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04-07-2008, 08:16 AM
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| | | Humane rat trap
We have a rat that keeps on stealing our strawberries. Any ideas how to capture it and liberate it in a park ? |
04-07-2008, 08:32 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire
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| | | Re: Humane rat trap
Hi Southlonder,
You could make a Strawberry trail leading to the park! 
I'm sure there's plenty of humane rat traps out on the market or you could try the ole method by tying string to a prop on a big wooden box, obviously you'll need some bait. Or maybe cover the Strawberries with some garden netting but I'm not at all sure how effective that will be for keeping your rat off them!
That's all I can come up with. I hope you manage to solve your problem! 
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04-07-2008, 10:22 AM
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| | | Re: Humane rat trap
If you Google: Mink Cage Trap and click the 'Pages from the UK' button the one costing £12.99 will do the trick. However, if you release it, it becomes someone elses problem, and unless you let it go some considerable distance from your home it will be back in a matter of hours. ps Wear gloves and wash your hands, they carry disease!! |
04-07-2008, 10:56 AM
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| | | Re: Humane rat trap
Make sure you wash the fruit throughly as a precaution wear latex disposable gloves.
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04-07-2008, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade  Make sure you wash the fruit throughly as a precaution wear latex disposable gloves. | I definately second what nightshade has said, about wearing gloves and making sure all the fruits are washed properly, they carry so many germs and diseases tou cannot be too careful. Shoot the oeoeoeoeoeoe or poison it quick.  shei.
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04-07-2008, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: Humane rat trap
I am sure someone else here can clarify but I am not sure that it is legal to re-release vermin? |
04-07-2008, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade Make sure you wash the fruit throughly as a precaution wear latex disposable gloves. | you wouldn't catch me eating fruit that a rat has possibly peed on. |
04-07-2008, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh you wouldn't catch me eating fruit that a rat has possibly peed on. |
I bet you do it more often than you realise. |
04-07-2008, 09:18 PM
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| | | Re: Humane rat trap
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh you wouldn't catch me eating fruit that a rat has possibly peed on. |
Well that renders any fruit that may be growing in my garden TOTALLY inedibubble then   |
04-07-2008, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Susie I bet you do it more often than you realise. | Yes, but I don't carry wiles disease | | | |
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