Re: Rear Release Doors
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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03/05/15 07:38 PM
03/05/15 07:38 PM
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They are easier to bait. The front door traps I have are spring loaded so it makes it easier. JMO.
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Re: Rear Release Doors
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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03/05/15 07:55 PM
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Paul Winkelmann
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All of my front doors are spring loaded too. When I set them I either drop or toss the bait inside. I'm not energetic enough to go to
the back, unlock the door, throw in the bait, close the door, and lock it again. ( Besides, if I have the option, the back of the
cage will be pushed against a tree or building so they can't get at the bait from the rear )
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Re: Rear Release Doors
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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03/06/15 12:08 AM
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I was not aware that skunks kept the rat populations down. What do they go, stink them to death? Nope, they eat the young. Mice too.
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Re: Rear Release Doors
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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03/06/15 12:31 AM
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I grew up in Kansas during the 1940s and 50s. Many of the local farmers kept a skunk or two in the barn along with a couple of cats. At milking time, the skunks would join the cats to drink milk from a pan put out by the farmer. The skunks never attempted to spray. Between the cats and skunks, mouse and rat populations were kept in check. I suppose the skunks ate quite a few insects too.
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Re: Rear Release Doors
[Re: Paul Winkelmann]
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03/06/15 01:42 AM
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Paul- Back then, the farmers knew how to maintain just a couple of cats around the barn. I had a pet spotted skunk which I had descented. I was working construction in a small town near Russel Kansas. I lived in a hotel and left my skunk with the lady hotel owner while I was at work. One day, she took the skunk for a walk in her garden while she did some weeding. The skunk ate some poisoned grasshoppers and died before she left the garden. She felt terrible about it.
Yes, skunks love grasshoppers and many other insects and grubs.
Note to self- Engage brain before opening mouth (or hitting the ENTER key/SUBMIT button).
Ron Fry
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Re: Rear Release Doors
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03/06/15 02:21 AM
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The skunk does eat many insects but small rodents maintain him year round when no bugs are to be found. If it wasn't for that scent bomb he would be a very good friend under your stoop. Unlike a feral cat who can climb anywhere and eat all your songbirds etc.
Sleep'n with an animal..I can help. Do not use both feet when testing the depth or temperature of the water Your Friend, Paul Brooker
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