Havahart 1026 Small 1-Door Humane Live Catch and Release Animal Trap for Squirrels, Weasels, Chipmunks, and Small Animals,White

I had a chipmunk that was digging a hole next to my house, kicking little landscaping rocks into my grass, etc... and it kept making a mess so I decided it was time to deal with it. I picked this trap because the brand seemed to have a good reputation, and the size of the trap seemed ideal for something like a chipmunk. I saw some other fancier, larger traps have doors on both sides while this only has one door... so wasn't sure if it would be sufficient or not. Fortunately for me (not the chipmunks), it has been great.The trap comes packaged in a nice looking retail display box, which is nothing special, but did a sufficient job keeping everything intact during shipping.Having never used a trap like this before, I found the process of setting the trap slightly confusing for a few minutes. I didn't think the instructions were great, but watched a video online, and then it just made sense. Now I find it extremely easy to set it, and don't have to think about it at all.Anyway when I went to set the trap, I figured I'd put some nuts inside to attract the chipmunk. I actually was setting the trap with the chipmunk sitting 10 feet away watching me. I set it, stepped away, and literally within 30 seconds the chipmunk was inside and had been captured. It was shocking to me how easy it was.After that, I set the trap out with more food, and caught another chipmunk right away. Then I decided to skip putting food in the trap, and over 3 weeks I've caught 15 chipmunks. I never knew there were so many near my house, it was pretty shocking.Overall I am very pleased with this trap. It's performed very well for what I needed it for.

I've had this trap for about three days. The trap door has been tripped twice, first time the trap was moved around but no Squirrel inside. I reset it and put a 5 pound weight on top of it. The door was tripped again but still no squirrel inside. I think the problem is the trip tray is to close to the door so when it gets tripped the squirrel is not all the way in and is able to back out. I'm going to keep trying it for a few more days, but if I don't get some better results, I'm going to send it back. Most the other traps are of a similar design so I don't know if the would work any better. Getting a larger trap may be the way to go. If I actually catch one of the squirrels that enjoy hanging out on my patio, then I'll edit this review. I'm already editing this review, This thing actually trapped a squirrel, but not for long, he was able to force the door open and get out, now the trap is damaged, can't be used anymore, It really didn't work before the squirrel tore it up. Definitely sending it back!

The labeling of the Havahart traps leaves something to be desired. If you have a squirrel problem here is what you need to know: Flying squirrels are much smaller than the regular gray squirrels, and they can squeeze through even a half-inch hole. They are active only at night.So if you hear rustling in your attic during the day, you probably have regular squirrels. If you only hear that sound at night, then probably you have flying squirrels.This matters because this trap is small and works for flying squirrels. The next size up is more appropriate for regular squirrels.Why not just buy the big trap and then have one trap for both kinds of squirrels?Well, I did that, and then I had to come back here and buy this one. The mesh on the larger trap isn't tight enough to contain flying squirrels. They trigger the trap, then squeeze right through the bars like they aren't even there.On the other hand, this one worked immediately, the first night I set it out, and contained the flying squirrel safely. It is also a modest improvement over the earlier design of their smallest trap, which also worked but was a little fiddly to get right.I would buy this one for really small critters like chipmunks, flying squirrels, etc. It might be a bit small for full-sized gray squirrels.