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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466  View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 14 Feb 2007 were can i buy a cheap trap to see what Mammals i have in my garden, thanks http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416  View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 14 Feb 2007 You can Make your own James. Burry a bottle at a steep angle into the ground and place bread in the bottom . The mice/voles will fall in but cannot climb out again. It's not wise to do this when very cold or wet weather is expected, and make sure you check your traps reguarly cheers, Al O-> O+> |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 14 Feb 2007 ok ill do it tommorow thanks :) will they be hibernating now. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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Alan Hyde Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1416 View other posts by Alan Hyde |
Posted: 14 Feb 2007 Good luck mate, You know, i'm not sure about hibernation. I'm pretty sure that most of our rodents do not hibernate as such , just hide away in extra cold weather. Cheers Al O-> O+> |
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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572  View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 14 Feb 2007 the rats under the staging in my greenhouse certainly aren't hibernating!!! tim |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 lol.ok thanks.any other traps i can do to catch any animal? http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 Check traps frequently, and put a drainage hole and dry grass in the bottom. Nervous high metab mammals like shrews will stress out and die fairly quickly in traps 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 yes.i read that.i will thanks http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 i know my local woods has foxes,anyway of attracting them to the garden, and incase i dont have mice etc hw do i attract them? http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860 View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 James, Foxes are now as much an urban as rural creature. If there are them in your local woods they probably wander round your town, at least on the outskirts, as well. Staggering back in the early hours from parties in Bournemouth in the early 1970s we used to see any amount of foxes trotting up people's drives and in through their gates. They probably had no idea what was in their gardens Where I live - small East Devon town - they will come in nightly but in larger towns they actually live within the town. We have lots of badgers in our town and I get them in my garden. Suz |
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Vicar Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 No. of posts: 1181 View other posts by Vicar |
Posted: 15 Feb 2007 They like cat biscuits...but so do the local cats :P I get foxes in front and rear gardens every night, and I live in a town. They sometimes sleep in the middle of the lawn, or under one of the cars. I've tried to take pictures of them by standing still while they hoover up a few cat biscuits, but its very hard to get a good night-shot. Their eyes are so reflective ! A water feature could attract them, they would remember a reliable source of drinking water, and it might attract the amphibians too ! (I guess they might eat the odd frog though?). Steve Langham - Chairman 
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 16 Feb 2007 thanks,were going to get a video camera anyway and il leave that running for a few hours looking out,yes.ill try and leave some cat suff out,but the cats could get them,its waiting for them to come to you thats the harder part. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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