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Using Comstock Swing Panel Squirrel Traps

With powered doors these versatile double door traps that work in single or double door mode, can be used in virtually any position, including vertical setting.  The other day I had a situation where the squirrels were climbing the corner of the house to access the soffit.  With holes, on opposite sides of the house, I placed two 6×6 swing panel traps directly below the openings, while adding some wire to join trap to the opening with makeshift nose cones.

A notable advantage to the Comstock Swing Panel Traps is that spring door pressure required to fire the trap can be varied as needed, more or less by adding springs, stretching springs or adding resistance.  Since the doors were heavier on the 6×6 traps I had with me, heavier than the doors on the 5×5 or the 3×5, vertical setting would require more pressure to keep the door in place, horizontal.   I had already added a spring to the traps, then stretched the 2 springs out another inch to add more pressure.  I put a small piece of tape on the trip rod contact point to add additional resistance.

Because of the design, these traps can be quickly altered to meet the requirement.  Again, the smallest traps with small doors require less spring tension when set vertically.

We regularly get requests for new traps and accessories.  Just this week we have started to make nose cones for the smallest 3×5 squirrel/chipmunk traps.

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