Baby Squirrel Care

When the squirrel gets too greedy and grabs the hanging walnut attached to the rat trap, he gets trapped like a sucka fool!! Okay, eveyone has been asking for instructions on how to build this sweet automatic squirrel (animal) trap. First so you have some basic information about the trap, it’s dimensions are 3 ft wide, 3 ft long and 1 ft high. I made it that big because I was catching other animals in here also (possum, raccoon, cat, etc.). I built a small frame with wood dowels (sticks). I then covered it with chicken wire. I left a 1 ft by 1 ft opening for the door on one of the sides. I put a solid wood frame around that because once you catch the animals, they will try to claw their way out, if you just have chicken wire, sometimes they can squeeze through the small opening between the door bottom and the chicken wire if it is on soft ground. On the right side of the door (if you are facing it), I put a small latch (the type you use for swinging door into your backyard. The latch won’t open after the door closes unless you lift it. This prevents the trapped animal from leaving. The door was made out of solid wood and the hinge was at the top of the trap. So the door can swing down and then the latch keeps it closed. To make it automated, you have to add a spring mechanism. I used a rat trap because it’s super cheap. I tied the rat trap to the top of the cage near the far corner (from the door). I tied one string to the part of the rat trap that swings closed (the part …
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