MoorlandSafe 5001 Squirrel Trap 60 x 23 x 23 cm Humane Stable Rust-Free Wire Animal Trap Cage Live Trapping of Rats

This is a very well made trap, it works by the animal tripping a plate that’s connected to a metal rod which, until the trap is triggered, is held in place by the friction between it and a rod holding up the gate. As the plate is moved by the animal, it’s very sensitive, the gate is released and drops down by gravity. It moves quickly as the gate is a good weight.There’s absolutely no way the beast can escape unless you open the gate but, as it drops by gravity, if you turn the trap upside down, the gate would open again by gravity but with the carrying handle, there’s no way that it can accidentally be turned upside down.Most of the other traps use a spring to close the gate and keep it closed; this is simplicity itself because it just uses gravity.So, to conclude, it’s well made with what appear to be good quality materials, is simple to operate and should last for years.

Rather pricey, but a good sturdy design that works , good size for squirrels. No instructions, but easy to set once you find out how it operates. Better than the 2 sorts of wire style ones that I borrowed last year, for squirrels that were damaging fruit cage netting. I use pieces of fig roll biscuit ( better than anything that crumbles - which get eaten by ants or mice) with a bit of peanut butter to stop them sliding off the tipping plate, which moves easily. A heavy stone on a bit of board on top, provides shade & stops the squirrel rolling the cage around. Caught first one on day trap arrived.

I thought that the small plastic tag-tie holding the bar connecting the trap door was part of the packaging. It is NOT, it is part of the mechanism. DO NOT CUT IT when you receive this trap.Manufacturer- I suggest you re-design and replace this tag-tie with a more robust method of attachment.Nevertheless, once set up, this humane trap is easy to use and works excellently.

This is a sturdily made cage which should last for years. I caught two grey squirrels within four days.Clearly the tripping mechanism works well. There is however a design issue. There is no partition that you can slide into place halfway along the length of the cage in order to trap the vermin towards the back.So even when I very,very carefully open the door with my gloved hand covering 80% of the exit the pesky thing managed to squirm its way out and escape. This suggested partition also has the effect of confining the squirrel which it doesn’t like and on the video I watched on YouTube when the man on removed the partition from the cage of another design the squirrel shot forward into a waiting sack placed over the open door.(what a good idea.)

Although more expensive this trap works, easy to set up and well made.

The tag tie referred to in the review written on 30th May 2020 is definitely not part of the mechanism. It is there for packaging and transit. It should be removed!!A means of locking the door shut would be useful. To be certain the vermin was securely in the trap whilst moving it to a different location, far from my garden, to release it would be a huge advantage!

Quality good. Trapped a hedgehog first time out but he was unharmed and went on his way. Reset and caught large squirrel next morning.

Firstly, due to a mix up with the packaging, I had to wait over a month for the product to arrive. The address label fell off during transport and it ended up being left in a warehouse of the delivery company until I contacted them to try tracing it. The issue was resolved fairly quickly, although I kept being put on hold for prolonged periods while staff attempted to trace the package.Once it arrived, I was disappointed to see that the trap itself was not long enough for my intended purpose. I intended on using it as a feral cat trap to catch and neuter some cats in my local area. With no instructions as to how to set it up, I eventually figured it out by removing the trap door, turning in the opposite way and inverting it! The trap is not long enough and upon testing, i noted that if a cat were to go into this trap and the door was to close, the animals tail would almost certainly be seriously damaged if it were to get caught, possible even severed with the force of the closure.The paint on the trap also flaked off easily and left my floor destroyed! While I appreciatethat the description of the product states the size of the trap, I did say it was suitable to trap cats. This was not the case and I would strongly advise against it for cat trapping, it would be better used for smaller animals. As I cannot use it for what I intended and lack of instructions, I will not be using this product and that is why I have given it such a low grade.