Feral cats and foxes are a huge problem on our property - they kill native birds, turtles and lizards etc.
We use a trap baited with chicken. The fox goes in to get the chicken and steps on a metal pedal which triggers the door. The chicken is hung by string from the roof above the pedal.
We have a spy camera we use to check what's been happening at the cage. It let us solve a puzzling problem -
Why is the chicken all gone, the string tied around the wires at the top of the cage, but nothing has been caught??!!
Oh dear, I'm sorry you still have the feral cat issue. Clever crows- are they the birds that have learnt how to kill Cane Toads by flipping them over and only eating the livers??
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Hi Jackie - I know Ibis have learnt to deal with the cane toads. But, it would not be at all surprising to discover that crows do the same thing - they are so incredible clever! We've accidently caught magpies and butcher birds in the traps but never a crow! Cheers Rob
HaHa! A nice story with photos. It is always something. I wanted to just catch one squirrel and relocate it but...I caught the wrong squirrel three times. I think the brown squirrels are smarter than the gray squirrels. :)
Awesome scenario. Those birds are so smart not to to into the cage and then to find the string. Hope you are still managing to catch some of the feral cats.
@gardenfolk Hi Cathee. Living with wildlife is sure engaging! How interesting that you think there's a different level of cleverness between the different squirrels. But then, I guess different breeds of dogs show the same thing.. Fascinating hey! Cheers Rob
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