WCS Shorty Tube Squirrel Trap - Compact 7.5" x 4.5" Steel Tunnel Trap with Double-Torsion Spring - Zero Clearance Strike for Squirrels, Chipmunks & Rats - Professional Pest Control

It works. Easier and less scary to use than I thought it would be and thank you for the excellent safety hook. Somehow even though it's a cylinder it doesn't roll or push around if you set it on the ground to arm it. A big red squirrel may require additional measures in order to maintain your moral standing and peace within your soul, however that's as easy as pressing the ouchie bar down a smidge and re-releasing it, then the job is complete. (Firearms are not an option though I would prefer as that feels more humane but I have close neighbors). I hate to do this but these creatures mustn't be living in my walls and other measures such as peppermint and JBL speakers playing hawk, tiger, and dog noises were not doing the job. Luckily the trap can be heard from inside my house so the victim can be dealt with quickly. Pros: easy to use, good force behind it, safety hook, easy to trigger but not so easy that you can't look at it without setting it off. Cons: shape of ouchie bar - the actual action piece covers a small area which may result in unfinished jobs, however you can finish the job yourself using only the trap itself with little fuss or mess so it hasn't been a big issue for me personally. To be fair, the creature was very securely trapped and injured and would have passed on its own, however that would have taken time which I do not think is OK to knowlingly allow when I'm present and aware and can speed that up.

I live in an area where squirrels are taking over. They were getting on my house, & I was afraid they would make their way into the attic & then I'd have to pay good money to for an exterminator, so that led to this. I taped up one end of this tube, to give them one way to enter. I put shelled peanuts in the very back of the tube up against the tape, so the peanuts wouldn't move. I stuck a little peanut butter on one of the peanuts & I set the trap. This trap is not the easiest to set, but it's doable & takes some getting used to. Definitely use the safety hook! It is your friend. Be careful! This thing is pretty powerful. U can definitely hurt yourself if you're not careful. Now, the trap is set & I stick it below a tree where a few squirrels nest. After about 4 hours, I got the first squirrel. I set it again & exactly the same results. After 9 squirrels, it's safe to say that this trap works.. One week & 9 squirrels. I probably could have gotten more if I were quick to reset the trap. I take no delight in doing this at all. It definitely takes a toll on u. You literally have to move the trap mechanism all the way back to the set position to shake it so some of these squirrels will come out. The squirrels get caught in all kinds of different positions too. The truth is the trap works. Not one squirrel survived this trap. The only problem is depending on the position the squirrel gets caught in, that depends on how quickly they pass. In a perfect situation, this trap gets them at the head & neck for instant success. Sometimes the squirrels will get half way through or even less & it's takes them way longer to expire. That's a bit ridiculous & I have no idea how many weren't instant, but I know one for sure wasn't.. All in all, it will do the job, but sometimes it can be brutal. On an extermination factor, I give it a 5. On an easy to set factor it's about a 3. With that said, I give it a 4, but it will do the job for sure.

This trap is fantastic! I duct taped one end shut as someone suggested. I baited it with birdseed & sunflower seeds. I wired it to a fence post and set it on a patio block on the ground. Very effective for rabbits too! Highly recommend.

Extremely difficult to set, and I'm a fairly strong guy who has a lot of experience setting traps. It's hard to simply set it, but extremely hard to try to set it in the more sensitive position for smaller animals, like rats. The longer one would probably be easier to set because at least you could put your knees on it, and that would be worth the extra money.

This trap made short work of ridding my attic of squirrels, who had wantonly violated the unspoken compact I have with wildlife to leave the inside of one another's homes alone. These war criminals had been conspiring, and from what I can tell Irish step dancing 6 feet over my head starting at 4:00 every morning for weeks on end, causing general mayhem and wreaking havoc on my sleep patterns. It was time to defend the home front. Like some other buyers recommended, I used duct tape to block off one of the tube ends, then smeared the trigger mechanism and the area above it with peanut butter. I initially set the trap on a Sunday afternoon and by Monday morning (when they traditionally have been most active), after I heard some very unusual activity, I was able to positively confirm on the IR camera I put up there that there was indeed one less squirrel living in my attic. This is a powerful trap. I was able to witness the immediate aftermath of the squirrelicide and can confirm that there was no sign that it survived the encounter or suffered in any way; however, it was kind of sad to see the other squirrel investigate squirrel #1's death then get the heck out of dodge when he presumably figured out what happened. C'est la guerre. I emptied contents of the trap into a trash bag, confirmed there was still some peanut butter for bait, and reset the trap. I was unable to determine exactly when squirrel #2 joined squirrel #1 in squirrel Valhalla, but it was sometime later that afternoon. Again I reset the trap, but I have not heard a single peep nor seen any illicit activity in my attic since that violent day. The bottom line is that this trap has worked very well for me.