I built it. The first couple of times I baited the trap, when I returned the bait was gone and the door was still open. Maybe we've got smaller squirrels. I hit upon fine tuning the balance point. I put a 3" screw in the back of the trap and started hanging large washers on it until a light touch would tip the trap. Bingo!
I was thinking the weight of the wood might vary. Maybe don't screw the handle on and put marks on the pipe. Maybe a set screw in the side of the handle.
I can see that this works by the weight of the squirrel, not so easily set off as most bought traps. The fact that he makes multiple trips inside is good, it gets his trust before he's trapped. Very good design, maybe some company will buy your design, hope you patented it.
Fantastic idea for the hardware cloth! I buy the rolls because it's handy to have, but honestly, I try to avoid buying stuff for "future me" because it ends up as clutter.
I MADE THIS!!! Very nice design and I also have an improvement. I made it with plywood, and the outdoor humidity made the wood swell and kept the door from closing. I fixed it by moving the washer from nut side of the pivot to the middle of the two plywood triangles, giving a stable pivot with added weather-proofing.
First, I agreed to your guidelines for leaving a comment. I've never seen that before.and I think it's pretty cool.😀 Anyway, squirrels are my fav animal. They are so cute in your video!!! I don't think I'd ever need to capture one. But your inventiveness is what tickles me every single time! ☺️ You def leave all the guesswork out. You think of all the details and make it easy for anyone to follow!
I totally agree with you that he takes all the guesswork out and explains things so clearly....but I am confused with your first sentence. Are there actually guidelines for leaving a comment or was this an inside joke I didn't get?
Love the simple construction and assembly. I've been trapping squirrels for years and most that get in my traps destroy them trying to get out. Metal or wood. They just don't care lol.
Use plexiglass for the rear plug on the metal tube. Being able to see thru the tube will get the squirrel to enter further and eliminate the chance that the squirrel is spooked before he gets to the bait past the pivot point. Trust me, it’ll make a big difference. (Wildlife trapper/relocator)
Another option for the closed end wood "circle" is to use a hole saw to cut a 3" dia opening in the center of the circle (that's high enough to prevent most other critters from easily stealing the seeds) so the squirrels with claustrophobia are not deterred. Then put ~ 6" dia piece of 1/4" x 1/4" hardware mesh (or similar), on the interior face of the wooden circle with 6-8 screws to deter them "chewing the wood.
Best ever squirrel trap to date!! The only thing i would add is coating the bare wood!! As i live in the UK Rains most of days this time of year, The fear i have water would make the wood swell somewhat impeding the trap door?? 🤔🇬🇧👍
Thank you for this excellent video with clear instructions. I have made a lot of money repairing squirrel damage on houses. Too bad you let that squirrel go free. If cooked right, squirrels are good tasting. However, judging from the damage a squirrel can do, some squirrels will bust out of this trap.
Love your videos and this one is going right to my private Help playlist! I fed the cardinals this summer and I had a very fun time watching a very piggish striped chipmunk eat a lot of it or haul it away in overstuffed cheek sacks. I appreciate that when you release an idea it's very detailed and usually fully developed. Next on my build list is one of those clear bird feeders that attach to the window. Have a good one, Chris!
I don't like to modify anyone's designs but I added a pump pellet gun and then pet the squirrel with it in the head area , Squirrel lays around for a while then let's you pick him up , then just take him to a new spot in the woods and release him , He gets lost and can't find his way back to your house ever again or second option you can invite him to dinner with some of his favorite vegetables and you play a joke on him by covering him in Flour .
Awe sweet simplicity at its finest. Too bad you didn't get that first one that black and white one look like a rare breed had a little more meat on it too. I'm glad you're very caring cuz that should have set you for the rest of your life until the Chinese get a hold of it
Let’s try this again. 3:37 only shows the screws and the 3/4 inch wood sheet. What size is the sheet to start out with before any cutting. 3/4 x ? Inches x ? Inches. And what size washers?
@@mas11ful@8:43 it's usually common knowledge that a 1/4 screw or bolt would require 1/4 inch washer and nut. Hope this helps. Find some scrap plywood big enough for the pieces needed.
Excellent build. The only thing I would change is to put a metal cap on the sealed end so they can't chew through it. I have a different designed trap made of wood and that's what the squirrel did was chew through the wood.
This trap is simple, yet effective and creative to say the least. I absolutely love your videos. I did have a question though....what would I need to modify in order to use this trap to catch rats?
Excellent video. Is that enough wood to keep it just below the surface in the pool?? 😜 I do love animals and would never do that, you could have saved me quite a bit of money many years ago when I bought live traps. You do have to drive them quite a distance or they will be back.
What sort of camera(s) do you use in the creation of your videos? The quality is exceptional and kudos to your editing and production skills. At least one of your cameras must be fairly small, to allow views from within the tube of the trap.
Thanks for that!! I used a GoPro Session 5. It is a small cube about 1 1/2" square. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore, but you can source out used ones.
Very ingenious and well explained. In the U.K. it is illegal to release a grey squirrel once captured so do you have any tips on how to humanely dispatch a squirrel, please?
How about a design that can catch many squirrels? I want to put it out overnight and hopefully catch many by the morning so I only visit the trap once per day?
Squirrels do not come out at night. Early morning to dusk is their active time. They are very territorial so they won't approach a trap that has a squirrel in it already.
He's correct about 1 thing. Squirrels come out twice in the day time. No night activity. They don't care about previous smells or human smells on traps. There main concern is getting bait from trap. They do make traps that will get several Squirrels at the same time. You can buy them pre-made or make them yourself. Very effective. Trust me, if you have a lot of Squirrels and they're hungry you'll get them all in one live trap. It's a wire type trap.
I really enjoyed the bird feeder and this video so much! I was just wondering why you need to trap squirrels? Is it to relocate them from your yard to somewhere else?
Looks like the critter has bent some of the wires in the mesh by the time you arrived. I think a more substantial screen material is warranted. Also I don't quite understand why the triangles have different sized holes in them. How does that protect the trapped squirrel?
Except for moving the trap with the skunk in it. There’s a skunk underneath my house right now. Not sure what to about him… certainly don’t want any baby skunks.
My 8 yo daughter has suddenly taken to trapping squirrels. She setup a basket with a stick on a string that she can pull and will sit there for hours waiting to catch one. She actually caught one a few weeks ago! But now it's getting too cold, so I'd like to help her build one that she doesn't have to camp. This looks like a great design! Do you have a rough estimate on the cost of the supplies?
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You could build it to scale for mice.rats and raccoons. Very nice trap,great job!
Actually that's what I did! I made small versions for mice using ABS pipe. Great minds think alike!!
I love the detailed descriptions, camera angles, and clarity. Well done!
I built it. The first couple of times I baited the trap, when I returned the bait was gone and the door was still open. Maybe we've got smaller squirrels. I hit upon fine tuning the balance point. I put a 3" screw in the back of the trap and started hanging large washers on it until a light touch would tip the trap. Bingo!
Perfect! Yes, sometimes to get it to balance just right you can do what you did. Good job!
@paddlepedal. Brilliant!
I was thinking the weight of the wood might vary. Maybe don't screw the handle on and put marks on the pipe. Maybe a set screw in the side of the handle.
I can see that this works by the weight of the squirrel, not so easily set off as most bought traps. The fact that he makes multiple trips inside is good, it gets his trust before he's trapped. Very good design, maybe some company will buy your design, hope you patented it.
The door is a very clever design.
Thanks for posting!
great done. You ate the Leonatdo da Vinci of this century
Fantastic. That is one of the nicest squirrel traps I've seen.
That is one cool squirrel trap, genius in its design simplicity, The squirrel seemed very nervous and suspicious though lol
Fantastic idea for the hardware cloth! I buy the rolls because it's handy to have, but honestly, I try to avoid buying stuff for "future me" because it ends up as clutter.
Heh I feel you. My shed is a reverse time capsule.
I MADE THIS!!! Very nice design and I also have an improvement. I made it with plywood, and the outdoor humidity made the wood swell and kept the door from closing. I fixed it by moving the washer from nut side of the pivot to the middle of the two plywood triangles, giving a stable pivot with added weather-proofing.
Thanks!
I really love your videos. It’s always a pleasure to find a new one. Thanks for sharing your ideas with us.
Shear genius and simplistic! Love it !
You do such a great job with your videos and projects. Thanks.
Thanks for that nice feedback!
First, I agreed to your guidelines for leaving a comment. I've never seen that before.and I think it's pretty cool.😀 Anyway, squirrels are my fav animal. They are so cute in your video!!! I don't think I'd ever need to capture one. But your inventiveness is what tickles me every single time! ☺️ You def leave all the guesswork out. You think of all the details and make it easy for anyone to follow!
Thanks for that nice feedback!
I totally agree with you that he takes all the guesswork out and explains things so clearly....but I am confused with your first sentence. Are there actually guidelines for leaving a comment or was this an inside joke I didn't get?
Always enjoy your videos ... in my neighborhood , a couple of them would be dinner. All the best!
Many have commented that they like to eat squirrel.
I thought at first you were catching them for dinner. Lol but I finished reading and was happy you released them. 😊
I was sad they went free. 😮💨
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing and caring enough to make it a live trap. 😊👍
Love the simple construction and assembly. I've been trapping squirrels for years and most that get in my traps destroy them trying to get out. Metal or wood. They just don't care lol.
Why would you do that?
@@odinata I don't destroy the animals. I take them to a great area and release them.
That's sheer genius right there!
Lol! It looked like a squirrel cannon when he let that tree rat go! 😆
Hey Chris your quite the craftsman when it comes to these traps I enjoyed this one. Much love from England
Back at cha from CANADA!!
Use plexiglass for the rear plug on the metal tube. Being able to see thru the tube will get the squirrel to enter further and eliminate the chance that the squirrel is spooked before he gets to the bait past the pivot point. Trust me, it’ll make a big difference. (Wildlife trapper/relocator)
That's a great tip! Thanks.
Another option for the closed end wood "circle" is to use a hole saw to cut a 3" dia opening in the center of the circle (that's high enough to prevent most other critters from easily stealing the seeds) so the squirrels with claustrophobia are not deterred. Then put ~ 6" dia piece of 1/4" x 1/4" hardware mesh (or similar), on the interior face of the wooden circle with 6-8 screws to deter them "chewing the wood.
Hey Chris Thanks for sharing the detailed dimensions. And the engineering behind it all ...
Thanks for watching!
My pleasure..Chris
They surely have tons of fun with you there! Great invention!
Best ever squirrel trap to date!! The only thing i would add is coating the bare wood!! As i live in the UK Rains most of days this time of year, The fear i have water would make the wood swell somewhat impeding the trap door?? 🤔🇬🇧👍
Best squirrel trap I've seen so far. 👌
A fun project that I hope to do. Nice clear instructions too. Thx!
Genius!! I can't wait to build one.
Thank you for this excellent video with clear instructions. I have made a lot of money repairing squirrel damage on houses. Too bad you let that squirrel go free. If cooked right, squirrels are good tasting. However, judging from the damage a squirrel can do, some squirrels will bust out of this trap.
You are a very good videographer.❤
Thank you very much for that great feedback!
If you got lot of tools,then it will be easier to make😅😅😅awesome Sir.
You are a madman! I like it, YES!
Just wanted to let you know this trap works. Relocated three squirrels from my backyard.Thank you
OMGOSH I just happened onto this channel....I LOVE IT!!
Thanks for sharing!! Many likes and subs to you!
Welcome aboard!
Great job! The only thing I'd change is modifying the center teeter on the bottom, putting two 45 degree angles on it so it teeter's a bit easier.
You'll find after you make one that that is not necessary. It moves quite easily with the squared off edge.
Genius. Thanks for sharing. Much respect.
Always love the squirrel traps👍
Excellent idea about the dollar store mesh replacement piece.
Now that is super creative. I'll take 2 please to help my little friends out of the area. 😁
Very nice. Thank you.
Excellent-going to make one this week-thanks
Great info and instructions thank you.
Awesome design 👍
Easy and fun DIY 👍
Thanks a lot 😊
Nice work, Chris!
I recommend lining door window with a sliver of that metal duct to prevent gnawing.
I love it when a bully chases the first one away and then gets trapped! 😂
Love your videos and this one is going right to my private Help playlist! I fed the cardinals this summer and I had a very fun time watching a very piggish striped chipmunk eat a lot of it or haul it away in overstuffed cheek sacks. I appreciate that when you release an idea it's very detailed and usually fully developed. Next on my build list is one of those clear bird feeders that attach to the window. Have a good one, Chris!
Geniale Konstruktion. Chapeau!
Brilliant Chris! Those squirrels are stinkers!
Simple and effective. I like it 👌
COOL trap. Thanks for sharing.
Simple and works!
I don't like to modify anyone's designs but I added a pump pellet gun and then pet the squirrel with it in the head area ,
Squirrel lays around for a while then let's you pick him up , then just take him to a new spot in the woods and release him ,
He gets lost and can't find his way back to your house ever again or second option you can invite him to dinner with some of his favorite vegetables and you play a joke on him by covering him in Flour .
Awe sweet simplicity at its finest. Too bad you didn't get that first one that black and white one look like a rare breed had a little more meat on it too. I'm glad you're very caring cuz that should have set you for the rest of your life until the Chinese get a hold of it
I heard that they have more zinc when cutting corners 😔😨😣😞
Do the Chinese eat squirrels or something?;
My problem is not squirrel but skunk, I think it might work, don't have the nose for alive trap. Your thoughts
Wife: hey babe what’s for dinner?
Me: watches this and grins 🤪🤪🤪🤪
very cool !
Love it! Very clever and useful. Keep. It coming!
Thank you! Will do!
Very good.The only thing you left out was the size of the wood sheet and the washer size. Other than that , very good instructions.
3:37
Let’s try this again. 3:37 only shows the screws and the 3/4 inch wood sheet. What size is the sheet to start out with before any cutting. 3/4 x ? Inches x ? Inches. And what size washers?
@@mas11ful@8:43 it's usually common knowledge that a 1/4 screw or bolt would require 1/4 inch washer and nut. Hope this helps. Find some scrap plywood big enough for the pieces needed.
Wow! Sold in 5 seconds!
Keeping It Simple Stupid - KISS!
Le meilleur système !
Oubliez tous les autres.
Clever, as always. Thanks
Thanks again!
Simple yet effective.
Pretty sure that you're an engineer. Nice plan
Actually I'm not.
@@chrisnotap Yes, you ARE an engineer! Not all engineers have letters after their names.
Well done
This was so satisfying and asmr
😂 I love catching vermin. Cool video.
What technique do you use to cook them after you catch them? Do you fry them or BBQ?
Excellent build. The only thing I would change is to put a metal cap on the sealed end so they can't chew through it.
I have a different designed trap made of wood and that's what the squirrel did was chew through the wood.
This trap is simple, yet effective and creative to say the least. I absolutely love your videos. I did have a question though....what would I need to modify in order to use this trap to catch rats?
I wanna know this also👍👍
I was thinking same thing? I would say use peanut butter for bait they always go for peanut butter.
Excellent video. Is that enough wood to keep it just below the surface in the pool?? 😜 I do love animals and would never do that, you could have saved me quite a bit of money many years ago when I bought live traps. You do have to drive them quite a distance or they will be back.
Grill em
@ 3:10 suddenly, "Akons" "Locked Up" song, ran through my head 😂
No squirrels were harmed in the making of this video. They were captured and released into Mark Rober's backyard.
What is the use of catching them and then relesing, just for fun ?
Very clever design! The best thing of this is that you do not hurt the squirrel. (i wonder why you hate these animals).
Does this trap works for mice?
What sort of camera(s) do you use in the creation of your videos? The quality is exceptional and kudos to your editing and production skills. At least one of your cameras must be fairly small, to allow views from within the tube of the trap.
Thanks for that!! I used a GoPro Session 5. It is a small cube about 1 1/2" square. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore, but you can source out used ones.
Great video
Very innovative
Very ingenious and well explained. In the U.K. it is illegal to release a grey squirrel once captured so do you have any tips on how to humanely dispatch a squirrel, please?
Also illegal in some US states. Place trap in large plastic bin bag, attach bag opening tightly over running car exhaust, wait 5 minutes.
Which trap works best, the stove pipe trap or the pvc trap???
Both are effective.
Looks like that will work great and I should have all the parts already. Now the question is how do I know how many are running around in my attic?!
I can’t get a “30” stove pipe. All I can find is 24”.
I drilled a hole on the left side to put a bolt in so the door doesn’t accidentally open.
That is fine engineering and quality construction. Too much effort to expend on a " tree rat " trap in my opinion, but I applaud your efforts.
The professional squirrel frustrater strikes again
How about a design that can catch many squirrels? I want to put it out overnight and hopefully catch many by the morning so I only visit the trap once per day?
Squirrels do not come out at night. Early morning to dusk is their active time. They are very territorial so they won't approach a trap that has a squirrel in it already.
He's correct about 1 thing. Squirrels come out twice in the day time. No night activity. They don't care about previous smells or human smells on traps. There main concern is getting bait from trap. They do make traps that will get several Squirrels at the same time. You can buy them pre-made or make them yourself. Very effective. Trust me, if you have a lot of Squirrels and they're hungry you'll get them all in one live trap. It's a wire type trap.
I really enjoyed the bird feeder and this video so much! I was just wondering why you need to trap squirrels? Is it to relocate them from your yard to somewhere else?
It’s another option opposed to killing them.
very good idea
Pretty clever!
Looks like the critter has bent some of the wires in the mesh by the time you arrived. I think a more substantial screen material is warranted. Also I don't quite understand why the triangles have different sized holes in them. How does that protect the trapped squirrel?
Yes he did bend it but it is very strong! The smaller hole keeps the edge of the metal more covered so he can't get to it and injure it.
Wow! Tell me something similar wouldn't be ideal for skunks! 👍
Except for moving the trap with the skunk in it.
There’s a skunk underneath my house right now. Not sure what to about him… certainly don’t want any baby skunks.
1:32 Uh Oh 😂
Very nice!
Other rodentia - will this work? Or would one need to size the hole appropriately to accomodate?
I think it would work for possum and skunks also and possibly rats if it weighed enough.
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Brilliant!
My 8 yo daughter has suddenly taken to trapping squirrels. She setup a basket with a stick on a string that she can pull and will sit there for hours waiting to catch one. She actually caught one a few weeks ago! But now it's getting too cold, so I'd like to help her build one that she doesn't have to camp. This looks like a great design! Do you have a rough estimate on the cost of the supplies?
Best tip was the Wire Mesh at the Dollar Store!lll I’m Cheap.
Great design and video as always!
Thanks!
It's more like how to make a squirrel launcher! 😄
Don't the seeds get wet when you lower the trap into the river?
Not when you put it in the freezer or shoot. 😂