Something has chewed through the wooden slat at the bottom of a window shade in my garage. I'd bet a squirrel but I was wondering what you thought. Then, is a Havaheart the best trap for the varmint? I don't want poison or anything that mangles or maims. Help much appreciated! Frank
Hav-a-hart works well. I've trapped squirrels, groundhogs, possum, raccoon and skunks in mine. I bought the groundhog size trap but wish I had bought the biggest one for the larger raccoon pests. Peanut butter is a universal critter bait.
In that case I don't think you have any choice other than a Havahart.
Peeny butter's great, but I always liked to use pistachios... because I like pistachios. -----
- gpsman
I have caught numerous squirrels with Hav-A-Hart. Sometimes I catch one an hour after setting the trap. Cookie, peanut, graham cracker all work fine. I once caught a square-shaped possum in the trap--the possum was larger than the trap! There's a squirrel soup recipe ("The White House Cookbook") if you want it.
Thanks all for the yuks and advice. Hav-a-hart it is!
Harbor Freight has a similar trap at about half the cost.
One thing with live trapping is, what do you do then? In a lot of places, it's illegal to transport critters w/o a license. [skip long story about releasing a skunk, and having to convince some guy with a cell phone not to call the cops.] I just drown them now, but that's kind of a lot of work, and you might want to think about how big a drowning pool you have before you buy the trap.
G
That doesn't seem hard. Just figure out how to make square pine cones. (Pine pyraminds)
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