Jason explains in this video how to set squirrel traps and bait them to lure them in.
How to put squriel trap on a roof.
So you mustn t set traps out in the open sun on the roof.
Great trap locations include.
You can trap squirrels in the attic if you follow the correct approach.
Also remember to bait the squirrel with their food traps.
Trap shelves have holes drilled for attaching traps securely with spring hooks from doug fields.
The squirrels are inside the house and become trapped in the attic ceilings and walls.
Along a wall in your attic shed or crawlspace.
At the base of a tree.
When an active squirrel hole is blocked off one of two things happen.
For trapping gray squirrels you will want to place their traps along with their pathways or points of entry such as along the roof at the base of a tree or base of the building they are entering.
If squirrels are just running around on top of your roof that s no big deal.
Cage traps are inexpensive simple to set and use and work well for capturing nuisance animals such as squirrels.
If you re not sure where that is a good bet would be at the base of a tree or along a wall close to your damage area s.
In front of an entryway.
Place your trap on a flat surface along your squirrel s travel path.
Trapping gray squirrels use 1 inch or 1 2 grid traps.
But the best strategy of all is to not even trap the squirrels at all.
In this case you can trap the squirrels outside by putting the cage traps in areas of the squirrel.
When setting traps on the roof the great danger is that any trapped squirrel will die very quickly of heat stroke.
Learn how to set traps in your attic and keep squirrels out.
In this case you can build 5 x 5 x 14 cage and simply put it to the top of trees roof and fences.
One common mistake that many homeowners make is blocking off a hole in the roof or roofline of a house that is actively being used by squirrels.
Mount traps to the entry exit holes or set cage traps bolted on the roof in the shade.
Over many years of doing this business i have found the most effective way to place squirrel traps on rooftops or anywhere baited traps are used is by using trap shelves.
In that case it s not very hard to trap and remove them.
