Surprise Surprise!

[Rolfe 2]

Always expect the unexpected when checking rabbit cage traps.......this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage. It is a common problem when cage trapping rabbits, this is a fairly old picture and i now pin all my cages to the ground using a metal T bar to prevent them being rolled around or carried off by foraging foxes.

[ianrob 2]

Always expect the unexpected when checking rabbit cage traps.......this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage. It is a common problem when cage trapping rabbits, this is a fairly old picture and i now pin all my cages to the ground using a metal T bar to prevent them being rolled around or carried off by foraging foxes.

Nice pic Rolfe, I had a rabbit in a cage trap last week, and something had been tumbling the trap about to the extent that the rabbit's nose was bleeding, the trap was upside down when I got there, and the bale twine it was tied to a bush by was stretched like a guitar string.

[Rolfe 2]

Always expect the unexpected when checking rabbit cage traps.......this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage. It is a common problem when cage trapping rabbits, this is a fairly old picture and i now pin all my cages to the ground using a metal T bar to prevent them being rolled around or carried off by foraging foxes.

Nice pic Rolfe, I had a rabbit in a cage trap last week, and something had been tumbling the trap about to the extent that the rabbit's nose was bleeding, the trap was upside down when I got there, and the bale twine it was tied to a bush by was stretched like a guitar string.

I find metal T bars are really effective in pinning cages to the ground........about 18 inches long is OK for most cage trapping situations.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

.....this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage.

If you had allready caught a rabbit in the trap, how did the fox get in there aswell????

[Rolfe 2]

.....this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage.

If you had allready caught a rabbit in the trap, how did the fox get in there aswell????

The door to the cage can push inwards.........but has two lugs on the bottom to stop it being pushed outwards......as is common with most rabbit cages of this type. Badgers are another frequent catch also.

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Badgers are another frequent catch also.

 

Caught this one myself a couple of years back in my garden - gave him a firm telling off before I let him go

 

 

OTC

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

.....this fella simply couldn't resist the rabbit caught in the cage.

If you had allready caught a rabbit in the trap, how did the fox get in there aswell????

The door to the cage can push inwards.........but has two lugs on the bottom to stop it being pushed outwards......as is common with most rabbit cages of this type. Badgers are another frequent catch also.

I see, cheers rolfe.

The doors on my couple of traps open outwards. Looks quite handy getting two birds with one stone.

Regards

DNN

[Corky(amateur) 0]

I've got some live catch traps set for rats and i often fing them set off but upside down or out of place. i have seen a baby fox in the area very recently. should i assume its the fox doing this? and dunno whether thats why but have had the traps set for a week or or more now and still nuthing. am i doing something wrong. i'm pretty sure theres rats there, i check traps twice a day, bait regularly. covered em in surrounding debbri?! i mean on a rating of 1-10 10 being the most, how sensitive does it need too be?!

thanks

Corky

[gerjan 7]

Badgers are another frequent catch also.

 

Caught this one myself a couple of years back in my garden - gave him a firm telling off before I let him go

 

 

OTC

 

Isn't it verry dangerous if you let a bagder go?

dind't he attack you?

[john b 38]

Isn't it verry dangerous if you let a bagder go?

dind't he attack you?

 

In the UK Gerjan the risks and penatlies associated with not letting one go are much more dangerous.

 

On release most, if not all, animals will be focused on getting away not on attacking you. If you stand well back and not between the animal and it's escape route there will be no problem.

[Rolfe 2]

Isn't it verry dangerous if you let a bagder go?

dind't he attack you?

 

In the UK Gerjan the risks and penatlies associated with not letting one go are much more dangerous.

 

On release most, if not all, animals will be focused on getting away not on attacking you. If you stand well back and not between the animal and it's escape route there will be no problem.

Quite right John...........i must have released hundreds of badgers from rabbit cage traps over the years and each and every one has trundled off quite happily.

[gerjan 7]

Oww ok.

Here in the county sometimes people get attacked by badgers if the walk near their badgerhole(don't know the English word for "dassenburgth".

[gerjan 7]

The bagders here are only safe to handle if their dead

(And the razorbacks/wild pigs that kill i-dont-know-how-many-dogs-a-year do nothingmore than stroke your leg if the know you,ok that's 'cause my father knew that razorback since my dad was 6.)

[Holdaway 2]

Off Topic slightly.

 

Went to walk a female work colleague to work at 3.30 am the other morning. Got growled at by a vixen with 4 cubs. A stupid house owner has been feeding her and then she moved in to their garden, neighbours not happy...

 

I growled back by the way! She buggered off.

 

H

[gerjan 7]

gerjan where you are from can you hunt badgers legaly?

 

Nothing could be hunt without license here.... you can't fish(catch and release) without...

The razorbacks and foxes running trough my city.

Edited June 13, 2010 by gerjan