Guest ferret feller Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 they hibernate? Link to post Share on other sites
ellir0305 9 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 they hibernate? as far as i know i may be wrong but i havent seen any in a while since it got real cold Link to post Share on other sites
daniel8822 0 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 they still out i shot 6 the other day mate , nice trap looks better then the one i paid for Link to post Share on other sites
devonlad 0 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Looks good, but as mentioned earlier, change those cable ties to 1.5mm wire, or they will be chewed ! And take off those spikes from the drop door. best of luck, DL Link to post Share on other sites
rabbit tourmentor 29 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 squirrels dont hybernate but hey sleep more in the winter Link to post Share on other sites
kinderbeano 13 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 as far as i know the red squirrel hibernates properly but the grey squirrels just sleep for long periods at a time geting up to forrage evry now and again..hows that triger plate attached to the door? Link to post Share on other sites
froese11 1 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 red squirrels dont hibernate where i am, saw one this morning could be different in the Uk though... Link to post Share on other sites
wife 1 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 as far as i know the red squirrel hibernates properly but the grey squirrels just sleep for long periods at a time geting up to forrage evry now and again..hows that triger plate attached to the door? how was the trigger plate attached to the door after? Link to post Share on other sites
ellir0305 9 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 as far as i know the red squirrel hibernates properly but the grey squirrels just sleep for long periods at a time geting up to forrage evry now and again..hows that triger plate attached to the door? how was the trigger plate attached to the door after? the trap has now been modifed and is sprung and completely galvanised, the trigger plate is conected to the door via a thick wire (2mm) which is supported halfway, so when something hits the plate the wire is pulled from under the door and it slams shut. bingo, i ha\ve had a rat in it so it works but i havent seen the squirrel it was designed for in ages Link to post Share on other sites
wife 1 Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 as far as i know the red squirrel hibernates properly but the grey squirrels just sleep for long periods at a time geting up to forrage evry now and again..hows that triger plate attached to the door? how was the trigger plate attached to the door after? the trap has now been modifed and is sprung and completely galvanised, the trigger plate is conected to the door via a thick wire (2mm) which is supported halfway, so when something hits the plate the wire is pulled from under the door and it slams shut. bingo, i ha\ve had a rat in it so it works but i havent seen the squirrel it was designed for in ages any photos of the modified trap mate Link to post Share on other sites
ellir0305 9 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 as far as i know the red squirrel hibernates properly but the grey squirrels just sleep for long periods at a time geting up to forrage evry now and again..hows that triger plate attached to the door? how was the trigger plate attached to the door after? the trap has now been modifed and is sprung and completely galvanised, the trigger plate is conected to the door via a thick wire (2mm) which is supported halfway, so when something hits the plate the wire is pulled from under the door and it slams shut. bingo, i ha\ve had a rat in it so it works but i havent seen the squirrel it was designed for in ages any photos of the modified trap mate i will try and remember to take some as well as the ones of me ferrets for that topic lol Link to post Share on other sites
pandy 0 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 will a trap like this catch a rabbit aswell Link to post Share on other sites
ellir0305 9 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 will a trap like this catch a rabbit aswell works on sqigs and rats etc it might work on baby rabbit but id make it 9x10x30 for rabbits Link to post Share on other sites
lilpip1234 62 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 tidy that mate Link to post Share on other sites
harrisboy 0 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Lucky bugger. That looks good,I just have to find a metal folder.Have you caught any thing in it yet? Cheers, Peter my sense of priority went out the window a bit as i made it just before the squigs qwent into hibernation any chanse u can take a pick of the triger sistom Link to post Share on other sites
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