Homemade Automatic Squirrel Trap by Rad Rysker Dude Video Code
Homemade Automatic Squirrel Trap by Rad Rysker Dude
When the squirrel gets too greedy and grabs the hanging walnut attached to the rat trap, he gets trapped like a sucka fool!!
Okay, eveyone has been asking for instructions on how to build this sweet automatic squirrel (animal) trap. First so you have some basic information about the trap, it's dimensions are 3 ft wide, 3 ft long and 1 ft high. I made it that big because I was catching other animals in here also (possum, raccoon, cat, etc.). I built a small frame with wood dowels (sticks). I then covered it with chicken wire. I left a 1 ft by 1 ft opening for the door on one of the sides. I put a solid wood frame around that because once you catch the animals, they will try to claw their way out, if you just have chicken wire, sometimes they can squeeze through the small opening between the door bottom and the chicken wire if it is on soft ground. On the right side of the door (if you are facing it), I put a small latch (the type you use for swinging door into your backyard. The latch won't open after the door closes unless you lift it. This prevents the trapped animal from leaving. The door was made out of solid wood and the hinge was at the top of the trap. So the door can swing down and then the latch keeps it closed. To make it automated, you have to add a spring mechanism. I used a rat trap because it's super cheap. I tied the rat trap to the top of the cage near the far corner (from the door). I tied one string to the part of the rat trap that swings closed (the part that kills the rat) and on the other end of the string, I tied a 3/4 ft. stick. I just drilled a hole in stick (bottom) and tied the string through that hole. I used the stick to prop the door open. I then tied another string to the rat trap area that holds the bait. On the end of that string, I tied the bait, which would hang down into the trap. Once the animal goes into the trap and tries to get the hanging bait, the rat trap goes off, the stick gets pulled (really fast because the rap trap is so strong), the wooden door swings shut (must use wood door because the weight brings down the door quickly), the latch keeps the door closed and BAMN! You got yourself a new pet!
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