I took our new havahart easy set trap into the attic and placed it near the boxes where we had previously seen our visitor.
Bait to trap squirrels in attic.
Typical rodent control bait for mice and rat control will not work against other squirrels.
However in certainty nut based baits are the best such as peanut butter or seeds.
There you can use some of these kinds of baits or foods to trap squirrels.
Moreover most people are unlikely to climb into the attic two or three times a day.
Then set the trap.
Trapping without bait no matter which of the baits mentioned above you choose to use to catch squirrels you will want to pay close attention to how you set the trap the type of trap and where you put it.
Squirrel can go into traps for a range of baits even others like marshmallows or bread.
Place the trap where you can check it at least twice a day.
Place the trap along a squirrel s route.
That can take weeks and it s not guaranteed to work if you overlook a weak spot or gap in your attic the squirrels won t stop coming and going.
Put the bait inside the trap far enough away from the sides that the squirrel can t reach in and pull out the bait.
When you select a squirrel trap you must take the bait that will entice squirrels inside.
Live trapping method of trapping squirrels is the only way to remove unwanted squirrels.
Bait the trap with peanuts or peanut butter.
The trap will be more effective if a small amount of the bait is sprinkled at the device s mouth which will attract squirrels.
Attic traps are seldom effective.
Catching a squirrel is really the only way to get rid of squirrels in your attic once they have chewed holes.
To lure the critter inside the trap put a bait inside through the vent hole in a rear of the trap so that the bait gets behind the trigger grid.
The squirrel should enter the trap to get the bait triggering the door.
In fact if you use a repeater trap or a one way door you won t even need to use any bait to catch squirrels.
We caught our squirrel on the first night.