Help to kill a varmint

**martinozcmax** · 1st September 2008, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gillie

If its a fox a fox trap is the go. These are a small cage with a trip floor in them. Once caught you can then shoot it, however if it is not a fox you have the thing captured and can let it loose many km away.

If it is a rat problem they are sneaky sneaky buggers and whilst I have managed to catch them in a trap they are hard to catch. I used Soaked dog nuts to catch them. I have found the best way if possible is to have a .22 with ratshot and then use like a shot gun. shouldn't harm the tank but if does you didn't get this info from me!

I thought wombat to start with as the neighbours have a similar problem under the house and under their water tank, but they are very destructive animals and will move a power of dirt.

You can always try and smoke them out by building a fire nearby and fanning the smoke down the hole. this is quiet a good option also and has worked in the past for me.
Best of luck,

Didn't the dogs object ? Sounds quite painful.

**spudboy** · 1st September 2008, 05:45 PM

I am cautiously claiming success tonight, after more than 24 hours of nothing re-digging in/out of the closed entrances/exits.

Looks like the several hundred litres of water may have done the trick.

Alternatively, the family may be visiting some other burrow on my property that I have yet to discover........

**spudboy** · 1st September 2008, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Stuuu

Has there been any other similar reports in the area?

None that I have heard of but don't see all that much of my neighbours, except down at the shops.

**Narangga** · 1st September 2008, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by spudboy

None that I have heard of but don't see all that much of my neighbours, except down at the shops.

Have you asked at the local produce store (was called Dalgety's back in my day

) - either there or the front bar of the local.

**long stroke** · 1st September 2008, 06:13 PM

Hope you can find out what the little bugger/buggers are!!

TIM.

**Gillie** · 1st September 2008, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

Didn't the dogs object ? Sounds quite painful.

Originally Posted by stirlsilver

It must just be me... But switching to immature mode...

That is a funny thing to say!

Anyway, back on a serious note. Maybe some photos of the burrows and tracks could help determining the critter?

Dog nuts, Dog Food, dry food, meaty bites. That sort of thing. You have to soak them so they are soft otherwise they are too hard to set on a trap. For whatever reason I have always called them dog nuts!

**Narangga** · 2nd September 2008, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gillie

Dog nuts, Dog Food, dry food, meaty bites. That sort of thing. You have to soak them so they are soft otherwise they are too hard to set on a trap. For whatever reason I have always called them dog nuts!

Yeah - just like the deodorizer things in public toilet urinals are 'toilet lollies'

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