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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Jeremy S on November 10, 2015, 06:15:37 PM

Title: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Jeremy S on November 10, 2015, 06:15:37 PM: I have a couple racoon traps out with the usual sweet, fishy, oily bait. Traps have been out for a week and everyday about 4 ounces of bait is missing. Does this sound like the work of rats/mice? All of my trail cameras are in the hills or I'd use them to figure it out.
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: ouchfoss on November 10, 2015, 06:40:36 PM: Mice, and spotted skunks are bad bait stealers around here. Rats are more common if your somewhere near civilization. Small birds can be a problem too if there is stuff like dry cat food in your trap.
Sounds like you have mice/rats eating your stuff if their not setting off the trigger.
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Trapper John on November 11, 2015, 10:34:09 PM: Change your bait to marshmallows. Raccoon love them. Put either aa small hand full of large marshmallows or even better yet use the small ones put 3-4 small ones in front of the paddle out to the door.. Put some sweet lure like mint on a v stick and hang it from the top of the cage trap on the backside of the paddle. Good luck
JC. :hello:
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Jeremy S on November 12, 2015, 04:19:41 AM: Marshmallows are their favorite.
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Trapper John on November 12, 2015, 09:36:10 AM: What ..... :yike: ........ damn little buggers. Maybe you need to catch all these guy first :chuckle:
There isn't to much of anything including meat that rodents won't eat. Hang in there.
JC :hello:
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Cultusman on November 12, 2015, 04:27:07 PM: You could try hanging your bait so the mice can't get at it. Hang that mouse in there, everything likes eating mice. :twocents:
Title: Re: rodents stealing bait?
Post by: Jeremy S on November 12, 2015, 06:11:31 PM: Quote from: frogger on November 10, 2015, 06:15:37 PM
I have a couple racoon traps out with the usual sweet, fishy, oily bait. Traps have been out for a week and everyday about 4 ounces of bait is missing. Does this sound like the work of rats/mice? All of my trail cameras are in the hills or I'd use them to figure it out.

I tried that for a few nights and they were pulling marshmallows off a hook at the top of the cage. I'm definetly using that mouse as bait!