Box trapping - Hunter level 27+

Box trapping is perfect for trapping small creatures alive, and suits those animals that could be useful to you. This method allows you to trap chinchompas and ferrets, which can be later used as a form of ranged explosive.

To begin, you must first buy a box trap from a Hunter store. Next, you have a simple choice: complete the Eagles’ Peak quest, which will allow you to trap ferrets at level 27, or raise your level to 53 and trap chinchompas.

When box trapping, the first task is to lay the box near a clutch of box trap animals and then open it up, ready for catching the chosen creature. It is wise not to lay the trap and move away quickly, as the trap will not be properly set. Once opened it is possible to bait the trap - chinchompas love spicy mincemeat and spicy tomato (see Hunter - FAQ for how to make these dishes)and the ferret loves raw meat - and move away, awaiting the curious creature to walk inside.

It is advised that you visit the Piscatoris Hunter area to start box trapping - if doing so without completing Eagles’ Peak - as the chinchompa here are of a lower level than the red chinchompa of the Feldip Jungle.

This trap can be smoked with a torch to remove your scent, increasing your chance of success when box trapping. To do so you will need a torch, bought from the Hunter stores of Yanille and Nardah, and a Hunter level of 39 or above. Lighting the torch and using it on a set-up box trap will greatly increase the chance of snagging yourself a reward.

Additionally, being camouflaged will help to remove your scent and make you blend in to your surroundings; when in the correct area, of course. Wearing suitable camouflage gear, garnered from the fur of tracking and pitfall creatures and made into costume sets by the fancy dress shop owner in Varrock, will make it more likely that you are successful when box trapping. A complete set of the suitable gear (woodland camo-top and camo-trousers when in woodland, for example) will increase those chances even further.

A warning before you embark on boxtrapping adventures, though; attack the chinchompa at your peril! Once the killing blow has been dealt then the chinchompa will explode, causing you damage.

Only so many box traps can be laid at one point, depending on your Hunter level:

If you have reached your maximum number of traps then one will have to be dismantled before another can be laid. It is also possible to wait for a trap to dismantle itself, which will happen after a length of time.

Locations

For maps and detailed locations of the tracking creatures for Hunter, visit the Hunter - Locations page.

Box trap creatures can be found at the following Hunter areas around RuneScape: the chinchompa and the ferret at the Piscatoris Hunter area, just north of the Gnome Stronghold; and the red chinchompa in the Feldip Jungle, just south of the Feldip Hills and Gu’Tanoth.

Boxtrapping creatures

Box trap rewards

Chinchompas, those combustible little rodents, come in two varieties: normal and red. Once equipped, with the suitable Ranged level, these creatures can then be thrown at targets for a one-time explosion. They can also be stacked in your inventory.

The chinchompas have three different attack styles: short, medium and long. These determine the length of fuse, so a ‘long fuse’ attack style will have more chance of success at long distances, and so forth. This makes using the chinchompa quite a tactical choice, with a user having to shift attack styles according to their approach.

The ferret, lithe and vicious, is an ideal and reusable Hunter aid for snaring rabbits. It is best to use the ferret on a rabbit hole with a rabbit snare laid in anticipation.