Re: ----------Cage Traps:: Covered or Uncovered?
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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10/20/17 02:29 PM
10/20/17 02:29 PM
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I wouldn't say my catch ratios are any higher with the covered traps...I was using thin blankets to cover my cages for skunks and they would pull the blankets through the wire & into the cage and I had a heck of a time getting them back out! I tried to find a thin plastic or corrugated cardboard to cover them but had no luck. I painted my covers to help blend in with a job I was doing in at an apartment complex as I initially thought I had some tampering with my cages. The galvanized sheets were $10 per sheet, 3 sheets would cover 2 cages...so $15 per cage. And I don't have stinky dirty blankets with holes in them laying around.
David Belden, WCO Wildlife Pro Services
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Re: ----------Cage Traps:: Covered or Uncovered?
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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10/20/17 10:43 PM
10/20/17 10:43 PM
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Both for me-depends on the time of year, and also what species I'm after. Sometimes I have to cover because our temps are so high and the sun gets so hot-that no critter would go near a trap, they'd end up burned on the metal, so I do it to provide shade at times, at other times for I want the critter to only see into the entrance of the trap, other times for camo, etc. from non target animals. Skunks-I cover, if possible.
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Re: ----------Cage Traps:: Covered or Uncovered?
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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10/21/17 04:09 PM
10/21/17 04:09 PM
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Posts: 335 Northern Minnesota
webfootwhacker
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I use painter's drop cloth canvas. Can get three to five covers for $15 (home depot 4' x 15') and they hold up well. I use Wickencamp or Comstock cages (1 x .5' wire), so pulling the canvas in is rarely an issue. Never with skunks and occasionally with coons (through the door). I don't have theft issues so I leave them white, makes the cages noticeable to the critters, which we know like white objects. If/when a skunk sprays one, just pour a little of the peroxide solution on it and hang it out to air out - doesn't take long. I wouldn't go back to uncovered cages when a skunk is a possibility.
Last edited by webfootwhacker; 10/21/17 04:10 PM.
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Re: ----------Cage Traps:: Covered or Uncovered?
[Re: Aix sponsa]
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11/15/17 09:39 PM
11/15/17 09:39 PM
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I cover all traps with contractor bags. Only the top and sides held on with duct tape. They rarely pull through, granted I have mainly comstocks.
Aaron
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