Customer Reviews

Havahart 1040 Live Animal Two-Door Skunk, Muskrat, and Opossum Cage Trap

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This product works great. Superfast shipping. I have squirels in my attic and they were pulling down my insulation. I caught 3 squirels and set them free unharmed. This cage is a great idea.

It takes a few minutes to figure out how the thing works,
the levers had to be moved a bit after the shipment, but it does catch the bushy-tailed pests all right.
You must figure out how to dispose of them: if don't you have a heart to dip the trap into a water-filled garbage can, drive at least 5 miles away before letting them out. Spray-paint the behind to see if they come back.

Beware: it is illegal to release them in NJ, so whatever you do, avoid the public eye.

This is a great trap for squirrels. I use peanut butter on the trigger and smear some at the front of each entrance to lure them in. If you remember to put down the lock levers, it's very rare for a squirel to get to the bait without getting trapped. If you can't catch dozens of squirrels with this, your doing something wrong.

I probably caught over 300 in the past 10 years with my last trap before someone stole it on me. These hold up well to years of service.

I've also hung these out my window balanced on my gutter to catch a problem squirrel or two in my attic.

I doubt this would be the right size for a raccoon. The smaller squirrel traps are too small and squirrels can get out before the doors close.

I got the trap, set it up, and three days later caught the skunk that was making our house unlivable.

Took a bit of fiddling to figure out how to set it. The instructions could have been just a little bit more clear, but that's a nit pick. Also, the first night I set it, I forgot to close the catches that hold the doors closed after the trap springs, and it was sprung the first night, so I might have caught the critter sooner and let it escape, not sure.

Used kibbled cat food as bait. Seemed to work.

Compared the single and double door traps. Not sure how much difference the two doors make, but a couple of previous single door traps we had borrowed in the past were not as successful. Also, Animal Control took the trap with them when the took away the skunk and we had to drive 7 miles and go through some hassle to get it back, so next time I will use the second door to get the skunk out of the trap into a box that I won't care about getting back.

I was worried that the 7" x 7" trap would be too small for a skunk, but the skunk I caught was not an adult and was small enough to be able to turn around in it, so I think it would be fine for a larger skunk as well.

It was a little tricky covering the trap to carry it out of the yard (to keep it away from our dog, "Stinky"). I laid one trash bag over the top, and then slid the trap into another trash bag. It's like the old joke: How do you put a skunk in a bag? Very carefully! But it worked fine.

Rife with manufacturing defects. Trigger rods and bait pan do not mesh. Bait pan is not level when the trap is set which tells you something is seriously off. More importantly if you do manage to set the trap, it WILL NOT TRIGGER without heavy weight on the bait pan, which no small animal can deliver. Can't lower one of the door locks when set, because the roof is warped that side. TRASH. What a disappointment, I had heard so many great things about this trap.

it took about 4 days to try different ways,the cats we were trying to catch were shifty,1st we caught a big something as we found the cage across the yard upside down, so we staked the cage to the ground,then they dug holes under the cage & got the food, then we tiewrapped cardboard on the sides so they couldn't fish the food out & we finally caught all the wild cats to take to the shelter. We also caught opossums. Be careful & let them sit for at least half a day to move the cage as they are very angry . Good luck, it's nice without the pests, well, now the racoons are here. Here we go again, I might need bigger cages. I suggest you measure out the size so you can see exactly how big (or small) this is.The smallest one is very small. I got 2 sizes,& caught in both.

I initally purchased the Havahart 1025 and it was too small for squirrels (their tails stopped the doors from closing). This size works perfectly. It's easy to set up and peanut butter is a great bait--caught 14 squirrels in four days and counting.

The quality of this trap is not as good as I thought. The doors should open in a horizontal position, but because of misaligned trigger mechanism, it one door opens in a near verticle positon. I have to force it down a bit to make sure it would close if the trigger is activated. My neighboor has a different brand and it is clear the quality of this trap and the sensitivity of the trigger is not as good as his. After more than one month I have caught 0 squirrels with this.

Based on reviews, I purchased this product over the smaller 5"x5" version to catch squirrels and glad I did. I can see where the smaller version may not work well with long tail animals. I had no problem with the latch mechanism out of the box (as reported in other reviews). It took the the squirrels awhile to become brave enough to venture in, but within a couple weeks I'm down 4 squirrels and 1 rat. FYI, I use a half ear of corn as bait with an elastic band to secure it to the plate.

Have had it for several weeks. Squirrels were eating "ALL" the fruit from our trees and harassing our birds. To date we have had 100% success; 11 for 11. It's well made, very easy to adjust and set up. Best to go with a 2 door and a larger size. We feel the larger size and open ends is less intimidating. Cover the trap with a sheet and drive it away. We do not paint their tails. It's inhumane and reduces the squirrels ability to assimilate it its new milieu.