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01-12-2010, 05:02 PM
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My garden shed is pretty well surrounded by undergrowth. Every night for the past few months I have been leaving a cream cracker beside it, and invariably the cracker is not there next morning. I would love to know what is taking the crackers but I don't fancy sitting outside all night with a torch. Can anyone suggest how I can solve the mystery by detection? The only clue I can give you is that there are never any crumbs left. Also, in the summer I saw a brown rat in the garden and also a field mouse. |
01-12-2010, 05:06 PM
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Most rodents would be interested in your cracker, but may leave crumbs. Do you have foxes near you?
Do you have snow at the moment? Good for footprints.
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01-12-2010, 05:06 PM
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Motion activated camera seems to be your best bet.  Cheers, Tony. |
01-12-2010, 05:12 PM
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soot or clay to get some prints
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01-12-2010, 08:20 PM
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Thanks for these suggestions. I hadn't thought of foxes, and we do have them in the area. We haven't had enough snow for prints but we may get more.
I'm afraid a motion activated camera is beyond me so I'll see what I can do about prints. For tonight I'll lean the cracker against the shed and put a block of new UHU White Tack in front of it. White Tack is quite soft so if it's rodents they will hopefully leave little paw prints in it. |
01-12-2010, 08:43 PM
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Its a rat....
I had one they take the food away to eat it hence no crumbs.. YouTube - Rat 1 |
01-12-2010, 08:54 PM
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Don't stop putting it out, I enjoy my little snack each night. I would try some sand or fine soil, raked flat. You may get some good prints.
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01-12-2010, 09:03 PM
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Don't put it out one night and see what taps at the door and says "Where's my chuffing cracker?" 
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01-12-2010, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder  Don't put it out one night and see what taps at the door and says "Where's my chuffing cracker?"
henrya | I shall quietly go on my way, a hungry man.
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02-12-2010, 11:34 AM
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I like the clip Kayleigh. My visitor could well be a rat. But he didn't come last night. The cracker was still there this morning and there are no marks on the White Tack. | | | |
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