Animal Trap 17 “x5″ x5 “for squirrels, rabbits, squirrels and rats.
October 5th, 2011 
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October 5th, 2011 admin
Useless for Chipmunks or Rats,
When I got these traps (I ordered 2), I was immediately impressed. They are sturdily made of a powder-coated metal, probably steel, and have a very nice trip mechanism. I bought them solely for chipmunks, and immediately baited them and set them out. For several days, I found the trap tripped, but empty. I thought the trigger mechanism was faulty, but the next day found a chippie inside. An hour later I got ready to take the trap out for relocation, and it was empty. Hmmm. I measured the door, and it is about 4″ wide, but the opening is 4 ¾”, and the door slides freely from side to side. That ¾” opening is plenty of room for chippies or rats to walk right out. So, with this trap, you give your chippies a nice meal, then they laugh and wave as they stroll out to cause other mischief.
If you are trying for squirrels or small rabbits, this should work fine. But for chippies, the poor door design makes it worse than useless.
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|Not adequate,
I bought this for squirrels that were raiding my plum and pear trees. It’s advertised for squirrels but it’s either not big enough or the door doesn’t shut hard enough because the squirrels were in and out w/ the bait, and laughing at me from the huge maple tree next door. I did catch a baby possum but only because he is sooooo slow.
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|Humane Small Animal Trap,
We bought this trap because we do not believe in killing animals, but we didn’t necessarily want them in our house. We have caught 4 red squirrels and released them back into the wild, far from our home. We baited the trap with peanut butter and peanuts out of the shell; it worked every time! This is a perfect trap for those of you who don’t want to do any harm to animals. The only issue I have, if you can even call it that, is that the door got stuck and we had to play with it to fix it. This happened just after we got it, so it was new, but we were able to correct it. Despite this, I would highly recommend this humane trap.
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