tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post1577529070193155371..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Sprung!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-46810458203271330052014-12-30T18:38:21.482-06:002014-12-30T18:38:21.482-06:00The snareshop.com has a simple device that makes a...The snareshop.com has a simple device that makes a five 5 gal bucket into live traps. Our vet had made one that he lends out to his customers. We made on, also, when it was the only thing that would trap a pesky skunk. We also put out instant potatoes for the pack rats and mice under the house. They eat it dry and then go look for water and drink their fill and the potatoes swell up and.....well you get the picture. That was is a cat eats one, they will not be poisoned or bleed to death like with Decon. That stuff will stay in the body of the rodent and cause bleeding in anything that eats it. That's what my vet says.Tewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-51509811720819850422014-12-30T10:35:53.680-06:002014-12-30T10:35:53.680-06:00And let's not forget the Chipmunkinator! I ch...And let's not forget the Chipmunkinator! I chalked up 18 catches in that baby. Only one was re-homed (my tenderhearted sister was there....) the others were not. A couple of years ago we had a rat infestation in our area - two mild winters in a row, not a problem this winter - and I ended up trapping 27 until I gave up and baited. But it was with trepidation. I have two large, a medium and one small Hav-no-Heart traps.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-15284417844865574102014-12-30T09:32:37.904-06:002014-12-30T09:32:37.904-06:00I also have and use a Hav-a-Hart trap. Works very ...I also have and use a Hav-a-Hart trap. Works very well for opossum, cats, armadillo and raccoon's. Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-37303108363347524962014-12-30T09:27:44.637-06:002014-12-30T09:27:44.637-06:00We spent the greater part of late summer and fall ...We spent the greater part of late summer and fall catching rats. Ranchers around us burn off their pastures and so they come to the residential areas. I was shocked to find out just how many we caught. Our Hav-A-Heart is sized just right to set down into an oval washtub, so drowning the rat inside was quick and humane. Then we throw the body out in the field behind us and something always comes along and takes it. One time the rat was gone and a dead possum had been left in it's place. We finally had to bury the dang possum! Heh! If I ever see ANYONE letting a critter out of THEIR trap anywhere near MY property they're going to hear it from me! <br /><br />I don't agree about the D-Con being safe for animals. My vet tells me it can cause retinal bleeding in cats. I wouldn't take the chance. And back when I was using D-Con, I did find the dead rats still on the property. I've always heard D-Con made them thirsty, and if they can get access to water they will stay around. Just my two cents.RockWhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204125716550161500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-91184323750894310172014-12-30T09:03:12.341-06:002014-12-30T09:03:12.341-06:00We have, I think, three different sizes of the Hav...We have, I think, three different sizes of the Hav-A-Hart traps and have caught enough "bad" critters to cover one side of the house. (Remember seeing those old pictures of a trapper's shack covered on the outside with the pelts of wolves, foxes, etc.?)<br /><br />There was a time when after catching a mouse or squirrel or chipmunk who was doing damage, we would take turns driving the captured culprit several miles from home and releasing them. Dumb? No, just soft-hearted (okay, dumb) at the time. We got over that. Now . . . don't ask. Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-76210290497272713552014-12-30T08:01:38.488-06:002014-12-30T08:01:38.488-06:00Hey now that's down right mean. If I catch any...Hey now that's down right mean. If I catch anyone dropping more stray cats off up here I am gonna start shooting. We managed to find homes for seven this year I think and still ended up with a new one ourselves.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry about rat poison. Over the years they have really perfected it so it doesn't harm any other critters. It has mixed into it a regurgitate which causes other critters to vomit it back up but not the rodents because they cannot vomit. It also has a drug that induces rodents to go against their instinct of staying hidden and causes them to head for wide open spaces.<br /><br />It's that time of year again when the rodents invade. Even with all these cats I am still getting some damage from them in the barn on the grain sacks.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com