You can free an animal from sticky traps by pouring vegetable oil on the trap.Mrs.H :I think ive seen online these sticky boards that you can lay down on the ground then when they try to cross them they get stuck. Good Luck!!If those are what I am thinking of, I wouldn't reccommend using them. What I'm thinking of will either cause them to rip their skin and insides off/out or starve to death. You really can't peel them off. But they may not be the same.