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product_id: 715669
title: "Traditional Small Animal Trap"
brand: "havahart"
price: "€ 41.50"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/715669-traditional-small-animal-trap
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region: Germany
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# Quick secure capture One-door design Safety handle guard Traditional Small Animal Trap

**Brand:** havahart
**Price:** € 41.50
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> Catch with Confidence! 🐾

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Traditional Small Animal Trap by havahart
- **How much does it cost?** € 41.50 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/715669-traditional-small-animal-trap)

## Best For

- havahart enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted havahart brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Safety First:** Handle guard protects you from unwanted contact.
- • **Built to Endure:** Rust-resistant materials ensure longevity and durability.
- • **Gentle Transport:** Smooth internal edges prevent harm to captured animals.
- • **Effortless Trapping:** Designed for all skill levels, making it easy to catch critters.
- • **Swift Capture Mechanism:** Spring-loaded door ensures fast and reliable trapping.

## Overview

The Havahart 1077 is a professional-grade one-door animal trap designed for effective and humane capture of small animals like squirrels, rabbits, and skunks. Its user-friendly design, quick capture mechanism, and safety features make it an essential tool for both novice and experienced trappers.

## Description

For easy and humane pest removal, the Havahart Small 1-Door Trap is ideal with its durable and simple to use design. Constructed with galvanized, rust-resistant steel mesh, the trap is capable of withstanding outdoor weather conditions as well as small pests, and the spring-loaded door holds the animal securely inside to prevent escapes. To use, simply place, bait, and wait for a catch! Each Havahart trap is designed to be safe for both the trapper and the animal. A large steel plate comes installed on the top of the trap to minimize possible contact between you and the animal. Inside of the trap, the smooth, rolled edges prevent injuries, such as cuts and scrapes, to the animal during transport. A sturdy handle also allows you to hold the trap away from yourself when transporting the animal to further minimize the chance of contact.

Review: Sturdy and effective - DDT then windmills have greatly decreased our raptor population so we have an explosion of ground squirrels that are destroying our fruit trees and gardens. These squirrels are even eating the leaves off of our trees and stripping them bare. We tried catching squirrels with an old cat trap but all we were doing is feeding the squirrels as they ran back out of the trap happy. The cat trap was just not sensitive enough to catch those squirrels. For us, this small animal trap has been a great improvement. First of all, this trap is very sensitive to small critters and we have caught 5 ground squirrels so far. Second, when a squirrel was caught at night, some predator tried to break open the trap to eat the squirrel... and the trap survived without even a scratch (even though the predator made quite a mess for us to clean up). So this trap is very sturdy. Third, setting the trap was so much easier than any other trap we have. Fourth, when the door goes down there is a latch that keeps the cage shut so even the strongest squirrels cannot get out. Fifth, there is a hand guard near the handle so the critters cannot bite or scratch you while moving the cage. Lastly, we like that this is a LIVE trap because if we catch the wrong species, then we can merely release them back into the wild. Now here is my only caution - if you use a live trap, then you have to be prepared to dispose of the squirrel. You really need to think about what you can do in your state and what you are comfortable doing personally yo dispose of the animals. In California for example, you can only use CO2 gas to euthanize the animal or you have to use a pellet gun. It is absolutely illegal in California to relocate squirrels. So before you buy this trap, make sure you know what you are getting into and are prepared to handle the animals in a legal and as humane as possible manner.
Review: Worked fine... after some modification - I almost gave this 3 stars, but I can't fault the trap for the prowess of some squirrels. I had to out-smart them in order for this to work better than it did out-of-box. In the past few months I've caught 8 squirrels, 1 possum, 1 rat, and in one instance, 2 doves. "Modifications:" • As someone else mentioned, I slightly straightened the latch piece that holds the door open • Sprayed white lithium grease on/in the moving parts, including the latch • Set the trap on an 18"x18" paver • Tie a whole peanut to the bottom of the trap directly in front of the trip plate • Set a landscape block (heavy brick) on top • Trap placed with the door facing the wall of my house Reasons for "modifications:" • Lithium grease because I tend to leave this outside for days, and wanted to make sure the moving parts didn't bind. • The paver underneath is to prevent removal of the peanut from below the trap, as I saw squirrels and crows digging through mulch, dirt, etc. • Tying the peanut down forces a critter to mess around inside the trap for longer, thus being more likely to trip the door. I've seen squirrels run in & out, right across the trip plate, without tripping it. • The block or heavy brick on top is to keep something from trying to raise the trap to remove the peanut, now that the trap sits on a hard surface. Also in case something figures out that it might be able to open the door with the trap upside down, with the gravity "lock" no longer keeping the door from opening. • Door facing the house is to prevent birds from wanting to go in. I've seen many curious crows trying to get the peanut, but I think they're smart enough now to stop trying (they've seen enough squirrels trapped). Birds don't seem as eager to squeeze into a small space like a squirrel. I like the idea I read here of attaching an Altoid tin to the bottom of the trap in front of the trip plate. I'm also considering covering the outside of the trap with hardware cloth, to prevent rats from escaping. The one rat that I caught could almost squeeze through the bars. I was surprised to have found one that couldn't get out. I've had a few squirrels recently run all around the trap but never go inside. Maybe they've been trapped before and aren't falling for it. I've since angled the trap a little so it's not squarely facing my house, and sure enough one squirrel finally did go in -- at the corner closer to the house. I also left a trail of empty peanut shells to the trap, to hopefully entice them inside.

## Features

- Best used for rabbits, squirrels, and weasels
- Simple-to-use design makes trapping easy for trappers of all levels of experience
- Spring-loaded door delivers quick and secure captures
- Handle guard provides another layer of protection from contact with the animal
- Smooth, rolled internal trap edges prevent injuries to animals during transport
- Strong, durable, rust-resistant traps are built to last

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000IHDRXM |
| Brand Name | HAVAHART |
| Color | Silver |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,465) |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00036348010777, 00036348561033 |
| Is Electric | No |
| Item Type Name | Animal Trap for Squirrel, Rabbit,Skunk, and Mink |
| Item Weight | 1.82 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Havahart |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 1077 |
| Material Type | Alloy Steel |
| Model Number | 100061163 |
| Number of Pieces | 1 |
| Style Name | Classic |
| Target Species | Mink, Rabbit, Skunk, Squirrel, Weasel |
| UPC | 036348561033 036348010777 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** HAVAHART
- **Color:** Silver
- **Is Electric:** No
- **Item Weight:** 1.82 Kilograms
- **Material:** Alloy Steel
- **Number of Pieces:** 1
- **Style:** Classic
- **Target Species:** Mink, Rabbit, Skunk, Squirrel, Weasel
- **UPC:** 036348561033 036348010777
- **Unit Count:** 1.0 Count

## Images

![Traditional Small Animal Trap - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UzlEGE8oL.jpg)
![Traditional Small Animal Trap - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51-cR0Xt+TL.jpg)
![Traditional Small Animal Trap - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71V6pz4ypKL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sturdy and effective
*by S***R on July 4, 2019*

DDT then windmills have greatly decreased our raptor population so we have an explosion of ground squirrels that are destroying our fruit trees and gardens. These squirrels are even eating the leaves off of our trees and stripping them bare. We tried catching squirrels with an old cat trap but all we were doing is feeding the squirrels as they ran back out of the trap happy. The cat trap was just not sensitive enough to catch those squirrels. For us, this small animal trap has been a great improvement. First of all, this trap is very sensitive to small critters and we have caught 5 ground squirrels so far. Second, when a squirrel was caught at night, some predator tried to break open the trap to eat the squirrel... and the trap survived without even a scratch (even though the predator made quite a mess for us to clean up). So this trap is very sturdy. Third, setting the trap was so much easier than any other trap we have. Fourth, when the door goes down there is a latch that keeps the cage shut so even the strongest squirrels cannot get out. Fifth, there is a hand guard near the handle so the critters cannot bite or scratch you while moving the cage. Lastly, we like that this is a LIVE trap because if we catch the wrong species, then we can merely release them back into the wild. Now here is my only caution - if you use a live trap, then you have to be prepared to dispose of the squirrel. You really need to think about what you can do in your state and what you are comfortable doing personally yo dispose of the animals. In California for example, you can only use CO2 gas to euthanize the animal or you have to use a pellet gun. It is absolutely illegal in California to relocate squirrels. So before you buy this trap, make sure you know what you are getting into and are prepared to handle the animals in a legal and as humane as possible manner.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worked fine... after some modification
*by R***E on October 8, 2019*

I almost gave this 3 stars, but I can't fault the trap for the prowess of some squirrels. I had to out-smart them in order for this to work better than it did out-of-box. In the past few months I've caught 8 squirrels, 1 possum, 1 rat, and in one instance, 2 doves. "Modifications:" • As someone else mentioned, I slightly straightened the latch piece that holds the door open • Sprayed white lithium grease on/in the moving parts, including the latch • Set the trap on an 18"x18" paver • Tie a whole peanut to the bottom of the trap directly in front of the trip plate • Set a landscape block (heavy brick) on top • Trap placed with the door facing the wall of my house Reasons for "modifications:" • Lithium grease because I tend to leave this outside for days, and wanted to make sure the moving parts didn't bind. • The paver underneath is to prevent removal of the peanut from below the trap, as I saw squirrels and crows digging through mulch, dirt, etc. • Tying the peanut down forces a critter to mess around inside the trap for longer, thus being more likely to trip the door. I've seen squirrels run in & out, right across the trip plate, without tripping it. • The block or heavy brick on top is to keep something from trying to raise the trap to remove the peanut, now that the trap sits on a hard surface. Also in case something figures out that it might be able to open the door with the trap upside down, with the gravity "lock" no longer keeping the door from opening. • Door facing the house is to prevent birds from wanting to go in. I've seen many curious crows trying to get the peanut, but I think they're smart enough now to stop trying (they've seen enough squirrels trapped). Birds don't seem as eager to squeeze into a small space like a squirrel. I like the idea I read here of attaching an Altoid tin to the bottom of the trap in front of the trip plate. I'm also considering covering the outside of the trap with hardware cloth, to prevent rats from escaping. The one rat that I caught could almost squeeze through the bars. I was surprised to have found one that couldn't get out. I've had a few squirrels recently run all around the trap but never go inside. Maybe they've been trapped before and aren't falling for it. I've since angled the trap a little so it's not squarely facing my house, and sure enough one squirrel finally did go in -- at the corner closer to the house. I also left a trail of empty peanut shells to the trap, to hopefully entice them inside.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caught 3 squirrels in one week
*by P***3 on May 29, 2014*

In the past I've had a laissez faire attitude toward squirrels. Sure, they steal bird seed but a good quality tube feeder such as those from Droll Yankee will limit the amount of seed a squirrel can pilfer. And besides, squirrels need to eat too, right? So we've pretty much lived with squirrels at the feeders for the past few years. Our golden retriever loves to chase them... or at least try to. He'll go bounding out the door and by the time he hits the bottom step the squirrel is already 50 feet away at the top of a tree. He'll never catch one and a good time is had by all. ... That is, until the squirrels attacked our expensive Japanese Maples! I didn't know they could do this, but apparently it's fairly common for squirrels to strip the bark off Japanese Maple trees to use it to build their nests. Once the trees are stripped of bark they are as good as dead. We lost two beautiful JM trees this spring which will cost me hundreds of dollars to replace. Grrrrr.... Enter the Havahart. Once we got this trap, we caught 3 of them within one week. As others have pointed out, you have to bury the bait (birdseed) under the floor of the trap, or else they can walk into the trap, steal the bait, and walk right back out again. You also have to put a brick or some other weight on top of the trap because those little buggers are smart enough to pull the trap away from the bait. They use their teeth and tug at it just as a dog would tug at a toy rope. But with food set under the trap and a brick on top of it, this thing is a squirrel catching pro. I'd tell you to check with your local game warden because releasing animals is probably illegal in your area. I don't know what they expect you to do with the critters once you catch them, but I don't think anybody would really care if you release a squirrel at some random place in the forest. It might be a more serious offense if you were to release a skunk in your neighbor's yard. Don't do that.

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