Make a Simple, Humane Squirrel Trap

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on April 1, 1999
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Cutaway view of the trap.
Cutaway view of the trap.
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A simple, humane squirrel trap.
A simple, humane squirrel trap.

MOTHER’S readers send in their best tips.

I was recently faced with removing a family of squirrels
who had set up winter housekeeping in my attic. Attempts to
drive them off using the “ol’ mothball trick” failed
miserably. Mothballs allegedly possess some kind of

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