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Offline Blacktailaddict

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tips for caging otters?
« on: September 07, 2011, 05:03:02 PM »
in one of the swamps by my house thers lots of good beaver and muskrat sign AND there's an otter toilet theres lots of info on beaver and rats but very little other then using fish scents..what does it take to get one of these suckers in a cage? and whats a good size to use?
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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2011, 07:43:36 PM »
 Hope you get some info on this one. I'd like to try that also.  :tup:
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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2011, 02:41:36 PM »
Find the runs and use one of bernies swim thru traps, will catch beaver and otter. Never tried a age trap on land so can't comment on that.

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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2011, 08:09:12 PM »
Ditto what bob said...I have used one of bernies swim thru' traps to catch both beaver and otter.
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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2011, 06:56:25 AM »
I have had great luck moving the toilet inside of the cage,,,,,,,,,,,,,


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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2011, 11:43:59 AM »
never thought about that! what size cage works best for you?
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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 01:01:47 PM »
14x14 or bigger..........

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Re: tips for caging otters?
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 08:42:26 PM »
cool, im assuming at least 36 long?
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