Letting a trapped squirrel suffer in the attic heat especially during the summer is inhumane and endangers your health.
Bait to trap squirrels in attic.
Trapping without bait no matter which of the baits mentioned above you choose to use to catch squirrels you will want to pay close attention to how you set the trap the type of trap and where you put it.
Then set the trap.
I took our new havahart easy set trap into the attic and placed it near the boxes where we had previously seen our visitor.
However in certainty nut based baits are the best such as peanut butter or seeds.
Live trapping method of trapping squirrels is the only way to remove unwanted squirrels.
Squirrel can go into traps for a range of baits even others like marshmallows or bread.
We caught our squirrel on the first night.
Place the trap where you can check it at least twice a day.
Reliable the only other solution to an attic squirrel infestation is to set up a series of fairly complex traps and wait for the squirrels to leave.
In fact if you use a repeater trap or a one way door you won t even need to use any bait to catch squirrels.
Catching a squirrel is really the only way to get rid of squirrels in your attic once they have chewed holes.
To lure the critter inside the trap put a bait inside through the vent hole in a rear of the trap so that the bait gets behind the trigger grid.
Moreover most people are unlikely to climb into the attic two or three times a day.
The squirrel should enter the trap to get the bait triggering the door.
When you select a squirrel trap you must take the bait that will entice squirrels inside.
Bait the trap with peanuts or peanut butter.
That can take weeks and it s not guaranteed to work if you overlook a weak spot or gap in your attic the squirrels won t stop coming and going.
The trap will be more effective if a small amount of the bait is sprinkled at the device s mouth which will attract squirrels.
There you can use some of these kinds of baits or foods to trap squirrels.
Attic traps are seldom effective.
I created a trail of peanuts leading into trap for bait pulled back the specially designed easy set lever i only needed one hand and the trap was ready to go.