RichardW
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TrapsI am looking for some Squirel traps. Need a few so must be cheap. Any one know of supplier that does ones that work but wont break the bank?
Or if you have some used ones to sell / loan?
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Rob R
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Or a design to produce your own? The squirrels are something we should get on top of here and then maybe we'll get some hazel nuts next year.
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Brownbear
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I'd suggest a box baited with nuts and a Fenn trap inside. Either that or equip a teenager with an air rifle and offer a bounty per tail.
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Tavascarow
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Fenn Mk4 in a tunnel baited with peanut butter under the plate.
I have some new chinese copies that I can flog for £5.00 each plus the postage.
Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.
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RichardW
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With the fens in a box /pipe I guess you only have a hole big enough for the target animal as we have cats & CHICKENS I would have to make them safe for them.
I have been taking a few with the air rifle but they now have suddenly gotten very gun shy & are around when I am not. Also we seem to have lots of young uns at the min.
With a fen where do they normally get caught? I fancy eating a few so would not want them spoiled by the trap.
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Rob R
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| Tavascarow wrote: | Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.
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Thanks, I'll buy some peanut butter and see what he thinks about setting them for squirrels, not sure if they've caught a rat yet. I imagine they leave a useable carcass? (Squirrels I mean, don't fancy eating a rat  )
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Treacodactyl
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I don't know how timid your ones are but I've caught a few in a live catch rat trap, that was set for a rat. The grey squirrels are very used to humans round here though so are not afraid of such traps.
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bodger
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Check out 'trapworks' posts on the other forum that you're a member of.
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RichardW
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Will do
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