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Sometimes we have an unwanted amimal. We don't want to hurt it. We just don't want it where it is. There's a simple solution to that problem. A live trap will solve that problem easily. The trickiest part of the solution is to decide on the bait that tempts the animal to enter the trap. Let's say that you have a squirrel in the attic. We can all name the bait that will work on squirrels. Nuts! Use the locally grown nut to attract the squirrel into the live trap. If it is only squirrels that you are needing to catch, the Pied piper 8" X 8" will work fine. However, if it is likely that you may have feral cats or opossoms to deal with, You should consider the Pied piper 12" X 12" trap. It will catch the squirrel for now and will be capable to catch the cats or opossoms when the time comes. The one time cost is really a lot more reasonable than a trapping service whenever you have a problem. Feral cats! There seems to be more and more of them every day! They can really cause problems. They are pretty easy to catch though. Just use some of the cat food that they are coming around to eat and bait your trap with it. If they are reticent to enter the trap, simply wire the trap open and feed inside it for a while. Your own cats will make the feral cat comfortable with entering the trap. On the subject of oppossums, a good bait is cat food or sardines unless you have cats. If you do, the opossoms won't be able to get to the trap for all the cats that will be in there. So, if you have cats, you can use a fresh egg in the shell. Don't crack it, or the cats will help themselves again! Keep the egg in mind for raccoons too! Raccoons! Boy! If you live in a surburban or rural area, you know what kind of trouble makers they can be. They are strong too! You had better have the strongest trap made if you want to catch and keep raccoons. The only one that I have seen that can catch raccoons repeatedly and hold up is the 14" X 14" trap made by Pied piper. Those traps are really well built! They even have double braces on the door. There is no way that a raccoon can escape from a 14" X 14" Pied piper trap. There's even a small mesh wrapped around the bait area so varmints cannot reach through the side wall and trip the trap. If you are needing to catch a bobcat, you will need to go to a larger trap. The 20" X 20" or 20" X 24" would work for these varmints and others. You have an option with these traps- You can get them with a live box or not. Sardines may work for a bobcat but live bait is probably better. It shouldn't attract the smaller carnivore. You can also catch smaller varmints with these traps as well, although if you wish to catch bobcats and larger, you should consider the 36" X 36" X 60" trap. It is really heavy-duty and has a lot of room for a live box if you need one. We have larger traps available as well. One is perfect for trapping feral hogs. It has two doors that swing from the sides when the trap trips. Click Here to View! The doors close in a "V" shape, so if the piggys are caught in the trap, angry mama can push her way in. We have often caught 5 to 10 pigs and hogs in one setting. There's a secret to the bait for wild feral hogs. Soak the corn in water for several days until it gets really stinky. Then pour in some diesel fuel. Sounds crazy but the feral hogs don't care and raccoons, etc. won't have anything to do with the tainted corn and won't trip the trap prematurely. Sprinkling a little "HOG WILD" around won't hurt anything either. The other large trap with the top drop door works for feral hogs but it's great for other large creatures as well, but when the door drops nothing else is going to get in or out! It is being used to capture mountain lions, coyotes, bear, alligators, wolves and more! Do you have problems with pigeons? They can really be difficult to catch but we have a trap that works great. Scatter a little milo or wild bird seed around and inside the trap and they just walk right in and there they stay. You can catch as many as twenty at a time. Do you have sparrows? We have a trap for them as well. Scatter milo or wild bird seed around and inside the trap and the sparrows will go right in. |