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Old 17-03-2009, 01:51 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Christina Websell Christina Websell is offline
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Default Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?


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On 16 Mar, 22:18, "Christina Websell"
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You'd do much better to get a catch alive trap for squirrels. Fenn traps
are best for rats and stoats.
Plan B if all else fails but if you're not good Plan A.

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I'd rather let the fenn trap kill the animal than capture it live and
have to look it in the eye and kill it myself. I'm just a great big
Jesse really.

Aaah. Now you have to examine your conscience. There is no difference in
setting a Fenn trap or killing it yourself except you excuse yourself and
pretend you didn't do it if the Fenn trap gets it.

Tina




I believe the live-capture traps are recommended where
there are other species (red squirrels in particular) that you don't
want to kill. The only other animals likely to get into my trap are
rats, and they're fair game.