WCS™ Tube Trap - Rust Resistant

This is one of those products that just works so well and is built so well, I had to review. If you want to eliminate squirrels, this is the one. I usually don't mind squirrels except we live in a place with insane number of squirrels and they chewed through and destroyed my plastic garbage bin, and I had to get a replacement, and then they are doing it again. I only place the trap near my garbage bin. The acorn eating squirrels have nothing to fear with this trap. The tree rats who are obsessed with my garbage are being eliminated. I tried smearing peanut butter on the wall of the trap above the plate on my first attempt but found a squirrel still alive with its hips pinched. So I had to drop the whole trap in a bucket of water to drown the squirrel. That is not a clean kill, and I wasn't happy. So since then my method is to smear peanut butter on the plate with a peanut or cashew stuck into the peanut butter. I also will have a few nut pieces just sprinkled around to lure them and also having some nuts under the plate makes them have to push on the plate to get under there. Since I've done this it is 100% clean neck kills and I never find the trap triggered without a dead squirrel. Exception is if you leave the trap baited overnight, invariably field mice will take all the bait and not trigger the plate. So, don't leave trap out overnight where mice can get to it.

squirrels destroyed a newly planted section of lawn. sprays/ spinners did not keep them away. First day four eliminated, two more shortly after. As other reviews say stake it down. My first one was either stolen or an animal carried it off. I believe it was a eco freak neighbor. This one is chained to a fence. peanut butter seems to be a good bait. Use caution setting it as it is very powerful,

Very powerful and well constructed trap. Did not use any bait and curiosity got the squirrel. Springs is pretty tight so it takes quite a bit of force to see the trap. Highly recommend.

This humane traps in a word is, efficient/effective. Would highly recommend this excellent trap.

Great Design easy to operate and highly effective! I have an Issue with Brown Rats during the summer months who forage In my vegetable garden, I used this trap which worked the first time I deployed It. I'm very happy with my purchase!

I purchased this for squirrels getting into our home gutters and causing damage! I placed it down and didn't secure it. A pesky racoon stuck his paw in there to grab the goodies. It ran across our backyard with the trap in tow! I was able to corner him and release the trap from his paw. He is fine. He scampered up the nearest tree without any problems. I now have it placed on the path that the squirrel takes to get on our roof! I have it secured with wire now.

The trap is reasonably priced, high quality construction and was quickly shipped. I have been having issues with squirrels chewing the wiring when making a nest in the engine compartment of my truck (so far I've spent over $2,000 on repairs). I put some peanut butter in the middle of the trap and sprinkled some sunflower seed on each end and have caught one critter so far.

The WCS Tube Trap is a well made and easy to use tube trap for pest control. This includes squirrels and other similar sized rodents, as well as weasels and mink. I’ve used the tube trap successfully in my barn and in the attic of my house. Once you’ve trapped the critters, then you can block their entrances.

These traps work great for squirrels as well as hiding them from peeping eyes. Highly recommended!

A squirrel was destroying my patio garden, emptying my bird feeder, and torturing the neighbor dogs when it ran along the tops of the fences. I knew where he was coming in and tried chicken wire and metal plates to try to block any access, but he kept evading whatever I did, including running around the front of the house and coming in the other side! It was a battle like between Bill Murray and the gopher in Caddyshack, and he was winning! So, I left up all my "deterrents" and then re-opened only his original, favorite path a few inches and put this right there, and it nailed him within 24 hours. Follow the instructions and it's really easy to use. Remember, set it in front of you with the pins/trigger AWAY from you and use both thumbs to push the bar forward and over the top of the tube to engage all the parts - it's not tricky. And USE THE SAFETY until it's set in place then gently flip that out of the way. BTW I used no bait