> There are a number of varmint traps that are available in hardware / farm
> stores that are a wire box (like possum or skunk trap)
> that the inlet door is a ramp that toggles and dumps into the holding tank.
> The toggle isn't needed - just a ramp that
> goes no where and the scented trap draws in the prey. Dead fish might do
> the trick. Or shell clean-outs if you have enough.
I've actually seen a large land snail (camaenid?) caught in one of
those in north Queensland-it apparently went after the bait for
mammals and crawled directly onto the trigger.
Chicken bones are recommended for attracting olives. Pet food, meat
scraps, etc. are likely to be attractive; you just need to come up
with something with a fine enough mesh to hold what you want to catch.
--
Dr. David Campbell
Visiting Professor
Department of Natural Sciences
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs NC 28017
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