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Trapping is so much easier with the right attractants.

So you have an animal you want to trap. You have a good trap, but what do you put into the trap to attract the target animal? Well all animals have a variety of foods that they like. So you can always try a variety of foods that you have readily available to draw them in. This can be hit or miss, and you may use something that will attract a non-target animal into the trap. Sometimes this is a good thing, other times it can prevent you from catching the problem animal. Animal attractants is an art and a complex science that can take a lifetime to perfect. So if you have time, trail and error may be the method you choose.

When time is of the essence, trial and error is probably not the best route. Professionals depend on the experience of the professionals that came before them. Trapping pastes and oils have been designed over 30-40 years to create the best combination of attractants to catch your target animal. Depending on what animal you are trying to trap, asking one of the U-Spray Team for a recommendation is a good idea. A common situation that can happen when trying to trap a raccoon is you catch a cat or opossum instead. Raccoons will often become a problem when a homeowner is feeding cats in their yard. So the very food that is attractive to a raccoon is also attractive to a cat. Knowing what foods drive a raccoon crazy and are completely offensive to a cat is essential in this situation. This is easily resolved with our Loganberry Surprise trapping paste. Cats turn their noses up at the smell of this delectable raccoon attractant. The Loganberry Surprise is a proprietary(Top Secret) mixture of oils including loganberry oil. This paste combined with a common household ingredient sold at every grocery store will help you catch a raccoon overnight with no risk of trapping a cat that may frequent the same areas. If another attractant is used, you very well may catch the cat, and never be able to catch the raccoon as a result. You don't need 30-40 years experience personally to trap an animal, but it sure is easier when you have access to the people who do. If you have any questions you can call us at 800-877-7290. Don't forget the invaluable information at our website http://bugspray.com/

Noises in your attic.

During the winter a variety of animals can move into your attic for protection from the elements. Just like you protection from the elements is a must for their survival. The most common visitors this time of year are squirrels, roof rats, flying squirrels, opposums and raccoons. Any of these visitors can cause expensive damage to your home. Types of damage include wiring, pipes, HVAC systems, roofing, vents, and facia boards. If you are hearing noises in the attic do a visual inspection looking for the animal or any evidence that may help you identify the unwelcome guest. Live traps are a great way to remove the animals from living in your attic. Lower risk of harm to the animal, trap shyness is less of an issue and no risk of the animal climbing into an inaccesable area of the home and dying. If you are dealing with any of these issues please go to our list of articles at www.bugspray.com If the articles do not answer all of your questions, please give us a call at 1-800-877-7290

Use a good quality live trap.

This is an example of a good quality live trap. The front door is spring loaded with an additional mechanism for holding the door shut no matter what position the live trap is in. The trip pan is 3/4 of the way back. This insures the animal is far enough inside the trap prior to "tripping" the door that they will not be able to back out of the trap. The bait should be trailed into the trap from a point just in front of the trap and trail into the trap. The reward can be placed behind the trip pan. My preference is to use a small disposible plastic cup cut down to about 2 inches and zip tied to the bottom fo the trap. This will prevent the animal from being able to steal food from the outside edges of the trap. In order to get the reward the animal will have to figure out how to get in the trap. When this is not done, no matter what style trap, the animal can trip the door and steal the food without ever entering the trap. When this happens some people will credit the animal with extraordinary intelligence the animal just doesn't have. The opposite is actually true. The animal reached in from the side because they have not yet figured out how to enter the trap and instead reach through the mesh to get what they can. Please read more about live trapping at www.bugspray.com or call us at 800-877-7290 to order your proffesional live trap.