Hello Jim

[jinx]

Originally Posted by glatt

If the squirrel somehow can get the bait without setting off the trap, you might find yourself in a smelly situation.

Yeah that's what we would have to be careful of. Jim said he had the peanut butter in the cage in a way that it cant get to it from outside though. Not poisoned yet.

[xoxoxoBruce]

An advantage of peanut butter is it can't be carried off whole, like most baits.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by jinx

Yeah that's what we would have to be careful of. Jim said he had the peanut butter in the cage in a way that it cant get to it from outside though. Not poisoned yet.

i took one of those gladware containers that deli meats come in now, and wired it to the back of the cage tilted so even long armed tool using squirrels cant get to it from anywhere but the front.

another point made on that site is that squirrels may not be the only inhabitants. mice can get out of these traps even if they are sprung.

BAIT GONE, NOTHING IN TRAP
When this happens, you should consider the possibility that there might be MICE that are invading your trap. Mice will be able to escape through the cage grid of either the HavaHart 1030 or the 1040 traps. Some of the other models too. Mice can get through anything they can get their head through - that's just about the size of a dime.