First Video of an Armadillo caught in an 18 inch Double Door Comstock Cage Trap

This is the first ever video of a strong armadillo being captured in an 18 inch, double door, Comstock, 9x11, wire triggered, powered door cage trap.  Skeptics who didn't think it possible, suggesting that the traps were just too short, have once again been proven completely wrong.  Not only did Nuisance Wildlife Specialist Stan in Georgia catch this armadillo, he also caught 6 others in the past few days in these short, but remarkable 18 inch long traps!  Adding fuel to the fire, there were no misses either.  These space saving traps take up far less room in a truck than their 30 to 48 inch counterparts and require less work when setting and placing.  Comstock 18 inch traps can be easily placed in tight areas where larger traps simply will not fit.  Even a tough armadillo is no match for the rugged little traps.  Armadillos do no damage to these "escape proof" super strong incredibly reliable traps.  Thanks to Stan for sharing this ground breaking video.  

More Armadillos, Stan and Jerry

"One night Stan" continues to catch armadillos in 18 inch Comstock Double Door Cages, another one today.  He has caught at least 6 in the past few days.  For those who might doubt or question, Stan had started out using 30 inch traps, which worked fine, just larger than what was necessary, taking up too much space in the truck and more difficult to place as they require more room.  Stan then went to 24 inch traps, easily taking more than 100 armadillos in them.

Stan is like many of us, always trying to improve and improve he did.  He pushed it to the limit with 18's for armadillos and has been catching consistently without a miss.  And though there may somewhere be lurking out there a 200 pound armadillo, 99+% will fit into 9x11x30, 24 and even 18 inch Comstock Double Door Traps.  Stan pointed out the shape of he armadillo, low on both ends and humped in the middle, configured exactly like the catch box on the 18 inch cages, a match!

We also make the most versatile, universal, "Multipurpose" trap in the world, 9x11x36 with double doors, with a den opening in the bottom of the built in 3-way nose cone.  Jerry in Louisiana likes them for armadillos too.  Just put it over a den and you're done.  

Carl Wilki of Carls Wildlife Control in Chicago area does it again

Another super day for Car Wilki in Chicago, 9 raccoons in his Comstock 9x11 cages.  I think he got some skunks too.  Carl has been using these wire trigger, powered door traps for several years in his ADC business and loves them!

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"One Night Stan" in North Georgia is Catching Armadillos in 18 Inch 9x11 Comstock Double Door Cage Traps, On Purpose!

More ground breaking by Stan in Georgia.  In the beginning we began using 30 inch Comstock double door traps for Armadillos with drift fencing to steer them into traps in blind sets without bait.  It worked great.  Mother-in-law in Louisiana caught 13 in short order.  We sent her a 24 inch double door trap to try out, a bit longer than the trap pictured, which also worked fine.  Some self proclaimed  "experts" had stated emphatically that a 24 inch was too short, too small, which was quickly proven to be incorrect. Mother-in-law caught 2 more in the 24's!  Shortly after, a trapper in Arkansas began using the 24's with great success, catching hundreds.

Over the past few years we have seen an occasional unintentional incidental Armadillo taken in an 18 inch Comstock double door trap, but Stan has ramped it up a notch, now actually purposely setting the 18 inch double door traps for Armadillos and doing very well at it.  It just took someone like Stan to see the potential and follow his instincts.  He took 4 Armadillos just recently, all in 18 inch Comstock double door traps!  Thanks to Stan, we are learning more of the capabilities of incredibly short, powered door, wire trigger Comstock double door traps.  Thanks again Stan.







 

"Minute Muskrat"

This muskrat had a newly made shallow den in the bank of a man made pond.  It was right at dark when I found the den, no time to waste.  I reached into the opening to level the spot for a 6x6x24 Comstock swing panel cage trap and clear out anything that might get in the way.  Needless to say it was a bit of shock to find the muskrat at home and then have the little bugger try to bite me.  I quickly set the trap, which took only a few seconds, then slid it into place, up to the den opening with the flush mount doors.  Even before I finished adding some leaves to cover the trap, the rat had already headed out of the den and was captured.  The entire process took less than a minute, while the rat was caught in less than 20 seconds after the trap was dropped into place.

      

Panless, swing panel, double powered door traps have no equal when it comes to versatility.  These taps are the same traps we use on land to catch squirrels, chipmunks etc.  Panless traps can be set on land and in or under water to catch virtually anything that will enter them at any angle.  It's nice to use devices that have multiple uses in ADC work and fur trapping too.

There are several sizes for the small stuff and several more for larger rabbis, opossum, feral cats etc.

Louisiana Beaver Trapper

Just received an order for a second beaver trap from Mike in Louisiana.  Will admit, when he was thinking about buying another brand I put on the hard sell, sure because we like to sell our traps, but most importantly because we know we have the best product on the market and know those who try one will be glad they did.   I have caught 23 of 24 beaver in the Comstock 12x18x39 cages this year for a total of 421 to date.  Mike just caught 6 beaver and payed for the trap already, so he ordered a second.  Quote of the day from Mike, "If I had a bunch of these traps, beaver would go extinct in Louisiana."  Mike is using hog panel sections at an angle to drift fence the beaver into his traps traps.  He says the Comstock traps work better than the conibears and we agree.

Fox and Gray Squirrels in Comstock traps.

Tim in Ohio sent us this great picture of a super day on squirrels, fox squirrels and gray squirrels.  Tim has used Comstock traps of all kinds for four years, since the beginning, everything from squirrel traps to beaver traps.  Before the advent of the squirrel traps, Tim used only the 9x11 double door woodchuck / skunk traps for baited for squirrels.  He now uses both the swing panel squirrel traps, 5x5x24 and the 9x11x18.  Tim really likes the large traps for fox squirrels since they are a bit larger than gray squirrels.

Choosing the Best Cage Trap, Revisted

Because our first business is and has always been Animal Damage Control, we not only produce the best cage traps available, we use them every day, almost exclusively.  Better than mere testing, we are in the field making a living with the same traps we sell.  Others produce traps, we use them.

The term best is subjective, so we like to quantify.  In drawing comparisons, our traps have undergone a metamorphosis, evolving from first using Conibear type trigger systems derived from the Conibear trap to invention an entirely new trap with unequalled stability, yet sensitive simplistic trigger system used in all of our cage traps in one form or another.

There are many subtleties that at a glance you could miss, lots to look at and understand when making comparisons.  In comparing, we spot weld the cage wire onto the door frames, no clips.  Where others use wads of small clips that can and do come off, we use heavy 12 gage clips and equally heavy wide metal banding.  Our cage wire for the beaver traps is a stout 12 gage, not 14 gage.   Some manufacturers powder coat cage frames, while we powder coat the entire trap, wire and all.  The large wide mouthed 12x18 beaver trap has no comparison.  No one else makes them.  Ours can be set in any position.  The 12x12 beaver trap is priced better than any competition, $20-$45 less!  Trigger pressure can be varied, unique to Comstock Cage Traps.  Even trigger travel can be selected at the time of manufacture.  Our traps have no hair trigger, no matter how the post an U bar are oriented.  The door system is free floating, which means even when sticks are in between the door and frame the doors lock as they should.  An added bonus is that all parts are internal, nothing to hang up on other gear in transit or catch on brush etc.  Since we use the traps ourselves we have taken the time to go part by part, feature by feature and line by line to compare and solve the pitfalls of cage trapping.  

New Option in Flush Mount Traps for all 9x11 Comstock Cages, http://comstockcustomcage.com

We have offered flush mount cages for several years to allow the 9x11 double door cages to be placed up against structure or at den sites.  Flush mount systems mean that cages can be set touching a wall with room for door clearance.  "External" doors on the original traps become "internal" doors on flush mount traps.    

The newest flush mount accessory provides the option to turn an original 9x11 trap into a flush mount quickly and easily to form a rock solid bond between the flush mount extension unit to the cage.  What this means is that it is not necessary to buy a new trap or fabricate a flush mount portion on site,  but anyone can now turn any of their existing 9x11 traps, single or double door traps, into flush mount units.

Pictured above is the flush mount extension unit with an original 9x11 Comstock Cage

This is the new flush mount extension unit that can be clipped onto an original cage to change it into a flush mount unit.  The reason we now offer this option was because I needed a flush mount trap for a raccoon job in my ADC business the other day and did not have one.  A short time later we had a flush mount unit and then a flush mount trap, making the job very easy.  We thought if we found a use for a flush mount unit, others might too.

These photo show the flush mount extension clipped into place.  It takes only a couple of small light clips on each flap to produce a solid "weld like" bond between trap and flush mount extender.

If for any reason you have a need to return to a non flush mount original trap, simply remove the clips and the unit.  Also, if you have a flush mount and decide you would like a double flush mount trap, you can add the additional flush mount unit.

http://comstockcustom.com Followup on Raccoon Family

As expected, the roofers called and said mama raccoon was in the positive set 6x11x36 Comstock Cage placed the day before, without worry from escape from the "escape proof Comstock Traps."   No injury to captured animal and no damage to the rugged trap.    

The raccoon babies, 3 of them, were huddled in the insulation as usual, with eyes opened, but moving in slow motion.

The 3 baby coon were placed in a swing panel trap initially.

Mom and babies were reunited shortly after.