what do you do?
#3250035
07/30/12 09:32 AM
07/30/12 09:32 AM
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Posts: 504 kentucky,usa
wacotrapr
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kentucky,usa
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what do you do when you are holding a snare that has been cut, chewed up, and hair on it ? then the client says there hasnt been anything in it.they have seen a thing!!!!
AKA "Stoney"
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Re: what do you do?
[Re: wacotrapr]
#3250475
07/30/12 05:10 PM
07/30/12 05:10 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 504 kentucky,usa
wacotrapr
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kentucky,usa
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clean cut with wire cutters.. i knew something was wrong when i called the and they didnt return my calls. i trapped an extra 2 weeks for free trying to help them
AKA "Stoney"
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Re: what do you do?
[Re: wacotrapr]
#3251229
07/31/12 07:51 AM
07/31/12 07:51 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,307 Western Michigan
Animals Only
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Western Michigan
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You've learned two things here. Always tell the customer up front "Animals that are turned loose from a trap, from any other person than me, will terminate the tapping program immediatly with no refund for early termination. The act of releasing an animal indicates that an animal was caught and the per animal charge is for animals that are caught not released. The per animal charge will be applied. Damaged or stolen traps are the responcibility of the property owner and a replacement cost of XXX will be added to the bill". Make this statement (or write it in your contract) befor you start trapping. This will spur questions from the customer and the both of you will come to common ground. You usually don't have an issue again and if you do you will not feel badly about pulling out. I think all of us at some time have an animal released. Sometimes you have that feeliing when talking to a customer that an issue may arise. So I make sure they know up front. As trapperforhire stated you are not making money if you are not trapping animals. The per naimal charge keeps you off the break even point.
AKA: Rusty Shackleford
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Re: what do you do?
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#3251758
07/31/12 03:33 PM
07/31/12 03:33 PM
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 44 Dayton, OH
trapper4hire
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In my contract that the customer signs it says they are responsible for any stolen or vandalized traps on there property. X2
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Re: what do you do?
[Re: wacotrapr]
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07/31/12 05:12 PM
07/31/12 05:12 PM
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DaveK
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DaveK
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Tampering fee that is greater than the capture fee.
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Re: what do you do?
[Re: wacotrapr]
#3251969
07/31/12 06:27 PM
07/31/12 06:27 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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I hate to even write this because tomorrow all my cages will be tampered with and all my animals will be released. But, because I'm in a good mood, I will say it anyway. Am I the only one who doesn't have to protect himself with signed contracts for all this stuff? Yes, there have been a few occasions where cages have been stolen and no, I did not charge the customers because they live in a crappy neighborhood. And yes, sometimes I have charged customers for released animals but only on very rare occasions.
By not having to chase customers down to sign all of these clauses and contracts ( And mainly because the older I get, the lazier I get) I figured I saved enough time to pay for these stolen cages and released animals myself. Do not take this post all that seriously. If you have a need to protect yourself from these kind of problems, by all means do it!
There have been times when a customer has moved my cage to an area that he had seen the animal in and caught it! What kind of tampering fee do I charge him?
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Re: what do you do?
[Re: wacotrapr]
#3251971
07/31/12 06:32 PM
07/31/12 06:32 PM
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DaveK
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DaveK
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I think you would have to cut him a paycheck.
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