Gingbau Squirrel Trap Foldable Heavy Duty Humane Live Animal Cage Trap (Not for Mouse)

The Gingbau Heavy Duty Live Animal Trap is a must-have if you have a rodent problem. Don't get me wrong, I love squirrels, and they are adorable little jerks who are fun to watch scamper across my fences. But once they step furry little foot into my yard, they are little @-holes. They dug up my vegetable garden in search of the perfect place to bury nuts, only to dig up the garden again and again and again because they kept finding nuts and forgetting where they buried them. They raided my fruit trees and hurled down half-eaten fruit like grenades. I swear, I think I hear them partying in my attic one day with their little rat buddies.I initially tried giant squirrel snap traps only to find that they don't work. Squirrels are simply too fast and will duck out snap traps like furry little ningas. This trap, however, caught five squirrels over a period of four days. The efficacy of this trap is nothing short of amazing. I actually saw a trapping in action as the squirrel climbed all over the cage, slowly crept in, and got caught once he got a bite of the sweet, sweet peanut butter and walnuts inside. The trap is not easy to set off from the outside but has a light trigger from the inside, making it effective as heck. What you do with the squirrels after is up to you....you can either rideshare them over to make them someone else's problem or play mafia with them and let 'em sleep with the fishes. I can only say that the don here didn't appreciate these little rats with bushy tails trespassing on our territories, disrespecting the property.The trap is easy to set up initially, is very easy to reset, and the only issue that I found is that you might need a small dish to put the bait in. I used a take-out container lid, and it worked great - according to Mark Rober, walnuts are key. I found nut butter as an offering upped the ante significantly as well. Overall, this is a fantastic trap that was worth every single cent that I paid. If it happens to rust out or break, I would still buy it again because it's effective.

Updated after a week's use: I have relocated 12 squirrels since receiving this incredible trap a week ago. I trapped 3 last Sunday morning alone (granted the trap was positioned beneath my friends bird feeder, which had become squirrel central). I captured another 9 from my yard (two a day has been pretty common). Those reviews that say the trap won't close must have either received a defective one or, more likely, don't understand how to set the trap door's latch. I've added a picture. The latch (the instructions call it the "pot hook") slips beneath a rail on the door from the back. Very little pressure on the plate will trip the trap's door. Once closed there's a sturdy bar that keeps the door firmly locked. No way can it be forced open from inside. The cage is incredibly rugged. The medium size is perfect for the squirrels in my yard, but I doubt this size would work for chipmunks. Other reviews have noted that opening the trap door to release your "trappee" is a bit hairy since you need two hands to compress the spring that holds the door locked, then you need to keep the spring compressed while lifting the door. I created a "C" shaped clip bent from a length of finishing nail which loops around the spring locking bar and a rail on the door and keeps the spring compressed so that both hands are then free. I attached a short wooden handle to this clip. The opening in the "C" clip is around 1/2 inch. The handle allows me to install this clip with one hand while holding the spring compressed with the other hand. The release procedure, which, after 12 critters I have now gotten down to around 1 minute, goes like this:- carry trap in my IKEA bag to the squirrel resort I've started at a nearby pond (located 1.5 miles away which I assume is far enough?)- tilt trap to vertical position with door at top and critter on bottom- compress door spring. Two hands are needed to start, one to compress the spring and the other to slide down the spring locking bar. Once the spring is flat against the door you only need a single hand to keep it compressed.- Using free hand, install C clip on spring and door to keep spring compressed.- lift door lip slightly and attach large spring clamp (shown in picture. Home Depot sells these for $1) to provide additional handle when opening door.- tilt trap towards horizontal and, at about the 30 degree point, open the door.- at this point the trap will suddenly become unoccupied. I've only had one that needed only the slightest encouragement. The other 11 were furry gray streaks.So, the good news is this trap works well ... that's also the bad news since I'm getting a bit weary of this new career as a squirrel UBER driver. In fact, I just took a moment to check my trap to find yet another occupant. So this is the 5th day since starting this project that I've had a double occupancy day, ... so the count's now 13!Original review:This trap is the bee's knees, and the squirrels' scourge . Simple to assemble, a little tricky to set, but boy did it work FAST. Caught first of the obnoxious pests the first day out. A few peanuts inside near the back and a couple outside as lure. I haven't had a chance yet to transport and release my first victim so I will update this review a bit later with how this goes, I will also add a few pictures and comments regarding how to set the trap-door correctly since there are too many negative reviews that incorrectly report that this trap doesn't work. Most likely this results from not understanding how to engage the trap release arm. When done correctly then the very little weight is needed on the release plate. The negative review that says "hook holding door does just that... it holds the door open and the trap can not activate" has clearly not understood how to arm the trap. I'll add a picture showing the trap armed since the instructions included were not very clear on this point. The trap comes collapsed (in a flat carton) and assembly is simple. Only one side opens, and there are clips included which you can use to firmly latch the back fixed door in place. There's a locking arm that's used to keep the trap stable after assembling and I used some wire ties at the bottom to make sure this arm stayed put. I also have one of those large nylon IKEA tote bags (called FRAKTA) which is the perfect size to carry the assembled trap with it's occupant during the deportation process. Once the trap is occupied this bag also works to provide the incarcerated critter with some stress relieving solitude until it's relocation time. These bags come in bright neon orange too, but the blue seems more soothing.

We had a squirrel get into the engine compartment of one of our cars and caused $2200 worth of damage. I called my pest control folks and they said they only capture and kill rats and mice not squirrels. I didn’t want to kill the squirrels so I ordered this trap with the intention to relocate them to an oak tree area about 10 miles from my home. I bought one trap and caught six squirrels one each day. The traps performed perfectly. I ordered a second trap and now I’ve caught 10 squirrels within a three week time period. In case you were wondering the bait I use is a JIF peanut butter cup to go with a handful of pecans on top. I cannot recommend this trap enough. It’s easy to set up and works.

Worked well caught 2 nuisance squirrels the same day.The only complaint is when you release a squirrel your hands are close to the animal as the release is on the trap door, heavy gloves are a must.

Great trap for the price, easy to set up and use. Keeps in rabbits and squirrels.

1st use impression. Put it together, could not see from the paper that came with it very well how to set it up. Figured it out. Trying it for Pack Rats in AZ. Set it with nuts and dried fruit. Rat ate all food but did not trigger it.. The tilting platform part that the animals walks on to get to the food, is suppose to trip. It takes a certain amount of weight/force. So maybe too big of a trap for Pack Rat. So I set it so it was like a hair trigger, on the edge right before triggering. This worked a caught my first Pack Rat. Took it to release, but it is not easy to open the door, as it goes in and you have to push it in and up towards the rat. He did run out and all is good. I do recommend once you catch one, to put a towel over the cage so it is not scared while you move it.

I caught 10 squirrels so far. And an opossum. So far it's been working perfectly for my needs. It's a perfect size if you're looking to catch squirrels. Good catch rate: almost every time I put in nuts into the traps, I got a squirrel, and fairly quickly. One time the nuts were missing and the trap was triggered, but there was no squirrel. I suspect it was a chipmunk that was too light for the trap or squeezed through the holes after he was done with his meal. The trap comes with 3 clips for extra assurance that the door that lets the animals out stays locked, but I've found that at least in my case, those clips aren't necessary, as the trap seems to keep the squirrel in (of course there's a chance the squirrel could pull the door up and jump out, I just don't personally mind taking that chance, because those clips can be annoying to take out when a squirrel is jumping around).

We bought 2 of these traps, 1 to give to someone my husband works with but he decided his new property was better served by dogs patrolling than cages so he eventually returned it unopened. The other trap we had for a backup and our original "workhorse" of a trap worked for years perfectly but I tossed it when it started getting too rusty as we knew we had 2 brand new ones still boxed. We opened the first one from the sealed box and it was defective. The trap was set but it would not spring and we tried everything. Opened the 2nd one up and it was even more defective. We could not set the spring at all. It was not welded correctly to use. We had used 2 of these previously for years so we know how they work and they can be fantastic traps and last years. My husband is trying to bend the metal in some areas to see if we can get either of the traps to work. Word of caution, open them up soon after purchasing as we waited too long and probably cannot get replacements or our money back for probably worthless cages.

This was really easy to assemble and it works brilliantly. I have now re-homed 11 squirrels. The key is the bait - I put a small bowl laced with peanut butter and them some bird seeds in the trap. The squirrels seems to forage in the morning and this is the time I have found the trap occupied.

Material muy resistente y muy practica ya que para guardarce se dobla con facilidad sin necesidad de desarmar, ya llevo más 3 ardillas que capture y puse en libertad en el bosque sin lastimarles

Armado fácil y funcionan muy bienQuizá los ganchos para el cierre de la "tapa" trasera sean de baja calidad pero se pueden suplir con cualquier alambre sin problema