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HELP! - Squirrels stealing fruit – Goodnature A18 trap availability??
Epicatt2:
I'm having a serious problem with squirrels, and likely rats too, with them ravaging my avocados, mangoes, and other fruit even before they ripen, such that I have not gotten any of my crop for myself these last two seasons.
I have seen how effective the Goodnature A18 squirrel destroyer is, but only their model A24 (mouse & rat traps) are available in the US. (I know this because I've checked online everywhere I can think of without success.)
Can any of our TFF members explain why this A18 squirrel destroyer is not allowed into the US. It seems like an effective, humane control for these ravaging rodents.
Or maybe someone has found a way of getting the A18 into the US –short of traveling to the UK or Australia and bringing one back in their personal luggage.
Fingers X-ed!
Paul M.
Tampa – Zone 9b
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Ognin525:
I would guess since its marketed for squirrels and a kill trap it will be hard to get in the usa possibly some laws broken? Squirrels are game animals in the usa so in every state you would need a license to harvest game. Now that its targeting game this would be sold to trappers in the usa and that doesnt look like it would pass the dec's eye lol just another thing against it . If it were marketed for rats i bet you could prime that thing and have it in 2days!
Ognin525:
Forgot to add....Get yourself a tube trap they work great for squirrels, One by one but productive. My favorite style trap for squirrels by far.
Epicatt2:
--- Quote from: Ognin525 on October 14, 2022, 10:00:40 PM ---I would guess since its marketed for squirrels and a kill trap it will be hard to get in the usa possibly some laws broken? Squirrels are game animals in the usa so in every state you would need a license to harvest game. Now that its targeting game this would be sold to trappers in the usa and that doesnt look like it would pass the dec's eye lol just another thing against it . If it were marketed for rats i bet you could prime that thing and have it in 2days!
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Frankly I don't conceive of squirrels as game –at least not in Florida and surely not in the middle of a large urban city Llike Tampa.
And as far as I'm concerned squirrels are little more than fluffy rats, anyway. So since they are essentially vermin, I still don't get why these humane but effctive kill traps for squirrels are not available in the US.
Truly puzzling . . .
Paul M.
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Ognin525:
I would call the company and ask to get an answer that wont puzzle you .The research i did showed these wernt legal in english countries until they re-wrote the trapping laws. Being an avid hunter/trapper what i was reading made sense and sounded like thats more than likely the reason we cant get them. Truly puzzling is the ignorance of your response.
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