HomGarden Live Animal Cage Trap 32'' Steel Humane Release Rodent Cage for Rabbits, Stray Cat, Squirrel, Raccoon, Mole, Gopher, Chicken, Opossum, Skunk, Chipmunks, Groundhog Squire

The media could not be loaded. Nice Feral Cat Trap here, this is the original "classic" design. Kinga like the old Victor wood base mouse traps that are the cheapest and most effective.I could have purchased this animal trap for $9 less on a certain ship from China site, but it would take 2 weeks to arrive and is way more at risk of being damaged from all the handling, so Amazon is the better choice.There are loads of defects in these flimsy, cheap Chinese versions of this trap, and many people without a good analytical sense just give up and return them.But, if you're accustom to using these traps then the hacks and fixes are worth knowing.1. Use a wood cloths pin to hold the door open while working on the trap.2. Install the back door bar and bend the ends to curl around the cage frame to hold it in place.Then use some lock wire to keep the back door closed permanently.If you think you're going to let a scared animal out by reaching in and removing the hold bar, then you're asking to be bitten. Just hold the front door open and tilt down.3. Install the release bar on the outside, use heavy duty pliers to close the circle on the hook that goes into the plate hole, this will prevent it from constantly falling off.4. install the front support U-bar, goes through the metal bands on the top and into the flat brackets on the sides.Then lock wire this into place on the cage, it also tends to fall out when handling.5. Then connect the release bar to the door catch and close the circle hooks with heavy pliers these will always fall off if you don't.6. The door catch can be easily adjusted to a slight pressure release by holding the release hook wire with a pair of heavy pliers and slightly bending the release hook with pointed vise grips to increase or lighten pressure needed on the step plate to close the door with just a slight pressure.Now the trap is parentally set up, CAN NOT be folded to put away, but it is sturdy and won't come apart.I like to cover the pressure plate and entrance with a Towel or T-shirt. This enhances the likelihood that a cat will step on the plate, as some kitties are smart and careful and will step over the pressure plate to get the tuna fish prize.CHECK OUT THE PICS AND VIDEO...

I have caught thirty three coons, five opossums, seven cats, one ground hog, and three squirrelsThe cage gets banged up, but it's easy enough to straighten out and reset the lever.We take them all to a creek bed across the county and set them free

A pain to put together, but successfully trapped opossums for relocating.

Easy set up, super affordable. Set it out and caught my feral cat the first night. Easy release with the back cage door. I highly recommend this product

This humane trap was the most economical offered so I was not expecting the best. I had more escapes than catches and it took a month to trap all the possums 3 out of 5. My niece left the door ajar when she walked outside for a smoke. The metal mesh is larger than I expected and the backdoor is difficult to secure so the animals don't push and work their way out so there were several escapes before I captured 3 with the trap, one escaped through the window screen after chewing a hole and 2 more were let out when I removed the screen (after having it repaired). This is better than having to hire someone or harming the animals, which were unharmed but unhappy. It was not difficult to release them, but I would not have wanted to tinker with the catch which has to be removed) if an animal that was bitey was in there. All and all, it works well enough and was almost $20 less expensive.

Worst company. I ordered this cage it was very flimsy and not good quality. I asked for a refund and sent the cage back using their label. Instead of giving me my money they sent me another one. I don't know why because I wanted a refund. Why would I want another flimsy -cheaply made cage? I asked again for a refund and sent back the second cage using their label. I have both receipts that I dropped the boxes to UPS. I never have received my refund. I'm tired of trying to get back my money. Just thought I'd warn others..Don't buy this cage!