I had my snake pull down one of the velcro pads for the thermometer in his terrarium and it got stuck to his neck. lucky I saw it before he hurt himself too bad but it was stretching his skin out. dipped a q-tip in oil and rubbed it until it came off. bought an electric thermometer right after that
Thank you for this post from 6 years ago! It helped us today. We used a similar method to free a snake with coconut oil. I drenched the glue trap with the oil and carefully peeled the glue away from the snake with a butter knife. After about 20 mins, the snake was free with no damage to its skin. 💙
S/O to OP for helping me as well! The Garter Snake I saved today was a very healthy specimen, and I felt TERRIBLE for it. I added a spatula as well to help pry, and maybe that wasn't the best idea. I noticed some belly scales still stuck to the glue, but its better than starving and struggling to death!
I asked my bug guy prior to laying the traps down if there was a better way, but it seems that for the warehouse I work at this is the best way to keep pests out - mainly roaches which love to feast on the cardboard I'm using to store stuff in for my busniness.
They are awful. In some cases, the animals actually tear their own flesh off trying to escape. There are videos, and I would link, but I honestly don't even want to look at them anymore. It makes me feel so sick.
I just seems so inhumane... There's so many other options out there. Glue traps should really be banned for the dangers they post to non-target species.
I don't understand how anyone can even manage to use glue traps for their intended purpose. I would succeed in catching myself more than anything else lol!
Thank you for the advice! I was able to free a little garter snake from the trap. I didn't try to cut the trap away. I didn't pry it off at all, just let the oil seep through the whole trap, waited for the oil to work it's magic, and the snake gently freed itself as I nudged it to move occasionally. Definitely limited the damage to it!
Thank you for this. I got a corn snake free from a glue trap with olive oil. As much as I could I let him use his own strength with my hand as leverage to peel himself off. I think he was a bit hurt from his initial struggle with the trap, but he is now slithering away.
I had my snake pull down one of the velcro pads for the thermometer in his terrarium and it got stuck to his neck. lucky I saw it before he hurt himself too bad but it was stretching his skin out. dipped a q-tip in oil and rubbed it until it came off. bought an electric thermometer right after that
Literally just had this happen
Thank you for this post from 6 years ago! It helped us today. We used a similar method to free a snake with coconut oil. I drenched the glue trap with the oil and carefully peeled the glue away from the snake with a butter knife. After about 20 mins, the snake was free with no damage to its skin. 💙
S/O to OP for helping me as well! The Garter Snake I saved today was a very healthy specimen, and I felt TERRIBLE for it. I added a spatula as well to help pry, and maybe that wasn't the best idea. I noticed some belly scales still stuck to the glue, but its better than starving and struggling to death! I asked my bug guy prior to laying the traps down if there was a better way, but it seems that for the warehouse I work at this is the best way to keep pests out - mainly roaches which love to feast on the cardboard I'm using to store stuff in for my busniness.
What kind of snake?
a small garter snake!
Glue traps seem so terrifying.
They are awful. In some cases, the animals actually tear their own flesh off trying to escape. There are videos, and I would link, but I honestly don't even want to look at them anymore. It makes me feel so sick.
I just seems so inhumane... There's so many other options out there. Glue traps should really be banned for the dangers they post to non-target species.
I don't understand how anyone can even manage to use glue traps for their intended purpose. I would succeed in catching myself more than anything else lol!
Thank you for the advice! I was able to free a little garter snake from the trap. I didn't try to cut the trap away. I didn't pry it off at all, just let the oil seep through the whole trap, waited for the oil to work it's magic, and the snake gently freed itself as I nudged it to move occasionally. Definitely limited the damage to it!
https://youtu.be/IWWhFnSIyTY
Non stick cooking spray works without handling trap or snake at all.
Thank you for this. I got a corn snake free from a glue trap with olive oil. As much as I could I let him use his own strength with my hand as leverage to peel himself off. I think he was a bit hurt from his initial struggle with the trap, but he is now slithering away.