Havahart 1030 Live Animal Two-Door Rabbit, Squirrel, Skunk, and Mink Cage Trap

by Havahart

Product Features

• Constructed of sturdy rust-resistant wire mesh with steel reinforcements for long life and galvanized for maximum resistance to rust and corrosion
• Mesh openings are smaller than competing traps of comparable size to prevent escapes and stolen bait. Two spring-loaded doors allow animals to enter from either direction
• Sensitive triggers ensure quick, secure captures that target the specific animal's size, eliminating undesired catches. Solid doors and handle guards protect users during transportation, while smoothed internal edges protect and prevent injuries.
• Ideal for catching rabbits, large squirrels, skunks, mink and similar-size nuisance animals
• Made in U.S.A.

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 24 x 7 x 7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000ES6P2
• Item model number: 1030
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,217 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #57 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pest Control > Traps

Product Description

Ideal for trapping rabbits, skunks, large squirrels, and similar-size nuisance animals. The Havahart two-door cage trap has been designed for the safety of animals. This humane trap, with its two spring loaded doors, has many features to allow safe, quick and easy catches. Constructed of sturdy wire mesh with steel reinforcements for long life, and galvanized for maximum resistance to rust and corrosion. Mesh openings are smaller than competing traps of comparable size to prevent escapes and stolen bait. Two spring loaded doors allow animals to enter from either direction. Sensitive trigger ensures quick, secure capture. Solid door and handle guard protect user during transportation, while smoothed internal edges protect and prevent injuries to animals. Made in the USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Humans 2, Rabbits 1, January 19, 2009

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Jim Rac (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Havahart 1030 Live Animal Two-Door Rabbit, Squirrel, Skunk, and Mink Cage Trap (Lawn & Patio)

Trap works great for catching rabbits.

First night we put it out, we caught a large rabbit. Second night we saw a small rabbit walk inside the trap, eat all the bait, and walk right out again!

Turns out that the trap was not sensitive enough to catch the smaller bunnies. But thanks to a review here, we found out that the trap's sensitivity is easily adjustable - the instructions are a bit opaque in this area. If you want to make the trap more sensitive to smaller animals, see the section of the instructions entitled "Correcting Over-Adjustment to the Trigger Rods". The steps are very easy & quick.

Would have given the trap 5 stars, but deducted 1 star for the poorly titled instructions. I don't design rabbit traps, what in the world is a trigger rod. "Correcting Over-Adjustment to the Trigger Rods" accurately describes WHAT you are doing, but a new inexperienced, maybe slightly dumb user like me with a problem to solve is looking for a section with a title that tells me that it contains the steps that will solve my problem.

Sorry for the rant.

After adjusting the trap, we caught the smaller bunny the next night. Highly recommend this trap.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good choice for squirrels, August 1, 2008

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Headphone Pilot (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Havahart 1030 Live Animal Two-Door Rabbit, Squirrel, Skunk, and Mink Cage Trap (Lawn & Patio)

I had a female squirrel chew through a gable vent and make a nest for herself (and babies) in our attic. This trap is a good choice for squirrels -- rat "snap" traps are too small. The model 1040 trap is a slightly better choice -- it has the same width and height, but is a little longer, making it less likely that the squirrel's "butt" will hold the door open.

Keep the instruction sheet packed with the trap. It describes how to adjust the sensitivity of the pan. Trip it a few times yourself to make sure you are fully familiar with it. If squirrels still manage to steal the bait, try smearing peanut butter on the underside of the pan -- it's harder for the squirrels to steal it that way.

Now, the part you DON'T want to know. You are not doing the squirrel any favors by relocating it. Many states (mine included) specifically ban relocating squirrels and other wild animals. At best you are giving your problem animal to some other homeowner. At worst, squirrels and other small mammals are territorial and will die if transported to unfamiliar territories where the current residents are unlikely to welcome them anyway. Also, all wild animals harbor diseases and parasites (fleas, ticks, bot flies, etc.) -- transport the animal and you spread local infections.

The animal really does have to be humanely destroyed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Know the trigger well, February 6, 2009

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Bird Feeder (reading pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Havahart 1030 Live Animal Two-Door Rabbit, Squirrel, Skunk, and Mink Cage Trap (Lawn & Patio)

The Havahart 1030 is a good trap for squirrels. Do not get one any smaller. The tail and butt will keep the doors from shutting if you do. At first I was frustrated that the bushy tail rats where eating and leaving because the arms where hard to set perfectly with the bait pan. If you set it to hard, the critters come and go. To light and it will trip with the wind. I tried rubber bands and twistys from bread loaves to hold peanuts to the pan(peanut butter gets to sloppy after a while)That didn't work. I found out by accident that the best way to bait this thing was to put the nuts (a few peanuts,cashews,or any nut will do) under the bait pan. Squirrels will keep nuzzling and rooting to get to them which flips the bait pan up instead of pressure down. This makes it much less sensitive to setting the arms perfectly with the bait pan. You still have to play with the arm settings to find a good spot. Once you get that down its a sure trap that holds up really well. Practice will get them every time. I have reduced the heard to almost zero.