When 2 different species are caught out of the same spot, the first thing is to, go back to the beginning, see what the customer is hearing and when. you have to figure out what was/is the critter that the complaint is, both have to be dealt with but both need to be IDed. This will tell you your NEW starting point. you caught the squirrel first night coming out. so you had a squirrel! question 1, was it a female that is nursing? 2. was the squirrel fighting the trap more than average? 3. Was skin totally worn off down the meat on the forehead and nose? 4. Hair missing from just behind the front legs in the pit area? Rat was caught second day coming out. So you also had a Rat in there at the same time. Unless you missed a hole. Question 1 is the latest noise in the same place and time as the noise before the squirrel was caught? 2.is the noise the same in cadence and rythm as the first noises? 3. does it sound like more than one animal? 4. is the noise running or is it a chewing/ scratching in one place. 5. is the noise near the outside entry point or in area that leads to the entry point or is the new noise at a place where it is going into a wall? the 1st thing you are trying to do at this point is ID what is there NOW, Not what was there before you caught the squirrel and rat. the reason this has to be your new starting point is each animal is handled differently. yes you caught a squirrel and rat, you was lucky LOL because most of the time the rats and squirrels will not be used in the same entries, Flying squirrels and grey squirrels can and will use the same entry point many times. one thing that most likely can be assumed at this point is you don't have flyers in there as the rat will be a predator on those little things, also if you had young squirrels and rats are there, Most likely you do not have young squirrels anymore LOL
Last edited by Jonesie; 04/01/14 08:52 AM.