Wilco 100046603 Ground Squirrel Bait Station,Green

Load this with bait and the squirrel walk right in... works really well. We have a massive ground squirrel problem as they're undermining the hill near us and I fear destabilizing it as well. This trap has helped me cull the population.

Simple and easy to use. Robust blow mold bait station. Bye bye, ground squirrels.

I was not expecting much from this bait station. I had tried many things to get rid of an infestation of chipmunks on my property. They dug holes and tunnels everywhere, they were killing my grass, destroying ornamental plant around the house, and compromising my home's foundation. I was about to give up when I found this bait station. Paired with the correct bait and a whole lot of hope, I set this bait station out - first near a particularly upsetting hole where I had been watching helplessly as chipmunks entered and exited without any concern that I could stop them. But after a week or so, their movements became less and less, and eventually they were gone! So with great expectations, I moved the bait station to the middle of the worst area of my yard where chipmunk activity was at its greatest. It has now been a few more weeks, and I can with gladness state that I have noted a tremendous decrease in the number of chipmunks that I have seen. This thing is working! I plan on purchasing a couple more of these bait stations and move them around my entire yard. There is finally light at the end of my journey toward having a chipmunk-free yard!

Excellent product, fast shipping, price should be lower

We have a huge ground squirrel population here at our home in the country. A friend recommended this and I bought 5 to cover our two homes. They were destroying everything and seemed uncontrollable. Tried the metal wire traps and got 1 squirrel in 4 months. Obviously those didn't work. But this does with the bait! Hardly see those pests anymore. Highly recommend! Super easy to use and well priced too. Check them once a week and add bait as necessary. I started with 3 cups. No more dozens of them running around tearing up things now.

I think this worked perfectly for ground squirrels in our suburban/wildlife neighborhood. I say think because it's not immediate -- you have to give it the time the instructions say. First, note that this is for ground squirrels only, not tree squirrels, which are a different animal. Here in CA tree squirrels are protected but ground squirrels, which are a terrible pest that destroy crops, flowers, trees, foundations and anything else they eat or burrow into, are not. This station is good because it has two small tunnels the animal must enter to get the bait; ground squirrels happily enter small tunnels but tree squirrels -- at least mine -- will not, so the box design excludes the good squirrels. Secondly, you have to use proper ground squirrel bait. This is a grain or seed-type bait the ground squirrels will be attracted to. Lastly, follow the instructions -- place stations near burrows but not right on top of them, and you have to give the squirrels several days to find the station and start eating. The baits are slow release -- this prevents a non-target animal from eating it once and dying -- so as the target ground squirrels return and eat continuously they build up enough, uh, secret sauce to quietly and peacefully go to sleep. I'm not fond of hurting any living thing, but trapping ground squirrels is impossible and many states do not allow you to transport or relocate them. So, it's a nice long sleep, and this station is the safest and most effective way to manage the problem.

Sturdy, easy to open, I have removed safety tab, I do not have kids to worry about and I am the only one handling bait boxes. I use Ramik 40 lb, as it is most cost effective. I could see the difference. They take bait to the nest, young ones. Squirrels had been chewing on tractors and cars and trailers wiring creating additional costs. I fill the bait boxes fully with loose Ramik pellets and leave them in the area of activity. Check on them every 4- 6 weeks. Removing the safety tab allows for easy refills. I use gloves handling poison and bait stations, needles to say goat leather gloves are part of my daily attire. An update:7/4/2023: 3 years later; sturdy, does it job, love top loading feature. Ground squirrels - not an issue anymore.

Item was purchased to hold bait for ridding my yard of ground squirrels. No squirrels have used it, so it will go back & I will now employ a .22. Other than that it's a sturdy item, but they could redesign the opening. A fair amount of bait fell on the ground & well, it's poison pellets. Try picking that out of your flower beds.