Rugged Ranch Rat Trap, Live Mouse Catch & Release Cage, Ratinator

I first heard about this trap on Tuesday ... ordered this model on Amazon on Wednesday ... received it by noon on Thursday ... and set/baited it in place (SO easy) that afternoon. When I first checked it at 7:45AM Friday morning I already had my first Squirrel.I released it (see below) far from my house Thursday late afternoon and reset/baited it the Squirrelinator trap back to its original location.This morning (Saturday) it was still empty when I got up. But after a quick shower I looked again. I had gotten another and there was a 3rd Squirrel roaming around the trap very interested. That squirrel seemed to love eating one of the oranges off my tree right in front of #2. But after a bit more picking up scattered pieces of bait, he left.I had breakfast and pointed out the trap to my wife, making sure she could see it from our kitchen. And guess what? Another squirrel was roaming about it. Candidly it's FAR more fun than watching TV car chases! Just as I got my binoculars totally zeroed in ... #3 gave into the Squirrelinator's temptations.Talk about quick, easy, and efficient! So right now it cost me just over $25 per squirrel ($70 divided by 3) to get rid of them. I'd certainly have willingly paid that much for a Professional Trapper. So this device is a good value AND investment. And I fully expect to catch more and very quickly.Fyi, I've read a number of reviews that talk about what type of bait to use, its cost, and blah-blah-de-blah. I first threw a small handful of nuts into it. Then, given the fact that the squirrels were feasting on my citrus, I decided to go a little bit off their comfort zone. I added a small handful of Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, scattering a few flakes around both of the trap's 2 entries.They LOVE it. And it is really fun watching one squirrel in the trap inadvertently kick a flake or two outside of it to the next victim. So try using Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal as bait. I figured they might like it as much as me and they DO !!A final note: While Squirrels are cute they are anything but nice. Watch some of the posted videos and you will witness very mean, dangerous animals that like to bite however "cute" you may think they are. Then think about YOUR kids or grandkids being out there wanting to "play" with or pet them. NOT A GOOD IDEA.I even read that "relocated" squirrels (up to 3 miles away) can find their way back. And those that don't return only continue causing the same problems for their new neighbors as they did for you. So I thought about what I should do.So I prayed on how I should remove them (permanently) from my yard. I sought the advise of my local clergy who suggested praying for their both our souls. And in the end he even baptized them for me. Whatever you choose to do, do the right thing for everyone.Suggestion: Try to find a Squirrelinator that has a "basin". Mine did not have one but not a big deal all things considered. But the basin allows you an easy way to relocate your nasty squirrels however you choose without having a big mess in your car or pickup that is not easy to clean up. The empty shipping box is a good alternative.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Squirrelinator !! Good luck.UPDATE AFTER TWO WEEKS:22 Squirrels ... but I repositioned the trap at the corner of my driveway trying to catch a couple of them at the front of my house. The trap was on hard cement. And I got one. But after about 3 hours in the trap he was able to escape! I think it was because it was on that hard surface and the squirrel was able to get its paw under the entry and pry it open.But I stand firm on how I rated it. 22 Squirrels in 2 weeks? WOW !!! I am So impressed !!!!! And they still love Honey Bunches of Oats for bait.

Well, let me tell ya, the Squirrelinator is the best thing since sliced bread on our ranch! We’ve got more squirrels than a nut factory, and they were wreaking havoc in our livestock holding pens. This trap is like a squirrel magnet! It’s easy to set up—just like my morning coffee routine, but way more effective. We’ve caught more squirrels than I can count, and I’m starting to think they’re plotting against us! If you want to keep your pens squirrel-free and your livestock happy, grab a Squirrelinator. It’s the only thing standing between us and a squirrel uprising!

I wish someone had tapped me on the shoulder a year ago and told me to get a live trap for the grey squirrels that were running amok in our crawlspace. I assumed that live traps sacrificed squirrel-catching ability in order to keep squirrels alive for the animal lovers, so I tried everything else first.Here's what DIDN'T work over many, many months of frustrating trial and error:- Conibear 110 traps (caught one squirrel which it failed to kill, and just whacked dozens of squirrels on the head without catching them, plus they are a pain to set and position).- Rat traps (LOL - utterly useless against grey squirrels).- Homemade poison some guy on Youtube swore would work (squirrels ate some, no effect).- Tomcat Brand poison chunks (squirrels ate them all and asked for more).- Large glue trap (doesn't work outside - gets covered with dust/insects within a day, then squirrels used it as a doormat to their entryway into our roof.- Hiring a wildlife control guy for a consultation (he failed to correctly identify where they were getting in and would have spent a lot of time/$ trying to trap on the wrong end of the house).I can't tell you how the "Squirrelinator" compares to other live traps. I read a lot of mixed reviews of this trap and of other ones like "Havahart". I can tell you that squirrelinator worked great for us, and it's so easy to use. I am dealing with grey squirrels, aka tree squirrels, not ground squirrels. But it still worked great - I put it on the ground beneath where they were climbing the trees to our roof, and within an hour or two there was a squirrel in there each time, until there were no more squirrels around and no more scratching/skittering/gnawing above our ceiling.Some reviewers have complained that they can lift the door open and get back out. All I can say is that never happened with the many squirrels I caught, at least to my knowledge. The trap works because lifting is not their instinct. Their instinct is to push as far toward freedom as they can, so they nose into the corners, which means they go up on top of the door.Ease of use is a bonus. You just drop this thing on the ground and toss some nuts in and around it, then give the furballs a ride to some nearby woods.$75 bucks seems like kind of a ripoff for just a wire cage. It does have a cleverly designed spring part for the doors though, and it's peanuts compared to what you can spend hiring someone. I'm not even going to bother covering the hole in our soffit where they went in, because I know I can just clear our whole area of squirrels in a few days if new ones get into our house again.