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  1. Matt
    It depends on where you intend setting the trap. Firstly, you will need a tunnel. Fenns by their very action 'throw' their victims upwards, and in order for the trap to kill effectively, a tunnel is needed. It is also a legal requirement (even in a loft). Providing you make the tunnel natural looking and attractive, there is no need to use bait. Squirrels are inquisitive by nature and will investigate any new tunnel in their foraging area. If you only have one trap, I would make several permanent tunnels, and move the trap about between them. You will be surprised how many fora
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    Why? Is this research for your book? If so, I'd have thought this was the wrong place to ask. Me too; which is why I always advise people who post on here with (genuine) pest problems to employ the services of a properly trained and qualified professional. Are you qualified? As I thought then. You wanted someone to post something which would make you look knowledgable. There must be thousands of householders who can rest easy knowing that if they think they have mice, you will pop along with your ferrets and purse nets and sort it out for them.
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    I think Mr JBS Wildlife is doing a bit of fishing here, so I'll give two sets of answers. If I was your average 'Mr Joe Smith' member of the public, I'd do the following, in the following order: 1. Ignore the problem until I went into the loft to find the item I wanted damaged (or investigated the reason for the 'scratching' noises my wife keeps nagging about) 2. Go to my local DIY store and buy some 'humane' traps (the wife doesn't like me killing things), and set them just inside the loft hatch using cheese as the bait. 3. After checking the traps a couple of times l
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    If you need advice on a good local pro, drop me a PM. I would advise you to have some AF rat boxes properly installed (screwed down), and use them to bait the existing population, combined with some burrow baiting. Once your existing infestation is dealt with, install some Kness break back traps in the AF boxes and remove the poison. These (maybe utilising some Fenns too) will pick up the rats as they arrive on your premises, and should you be unlucky enough to have a similar problem in the future, will provide an already accepted (rats are neophobic) way of baiting them. You shou
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    No, it cannot. Using the example you have given, another offence (Driving without Due Care and Attention?) would be commited. I think there have been prosecutions under PDPA, and it is more commonly used as an enforcement tool. I'm fairly sure BR where sued for allowing rabbits to damage land surrounding a railway embankment. I'll just make this clear for everyone: It is NOT illegal to release healthy rabbits.
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    It isn't. That is why there has never been a prosecution for releasing rabbits. Now, can someone please show us where any law specifically makes the release of healthy rabbits illegal? I doubt it. In which case, would people stop saying that it is.
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    The Pests Act 1954 does not specifically outlaw the release of rabbits. PDP 1949 is all about Local Authorities responsibilities to prevent rodent infestation, and again, does not mention the release of pest species. I will ask again; can anyone show us a law that specifically outlaws the release of healthy rabbits? I doubt it, because it is not illegal!
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    I think this applies to rabbit pens and enclosed warrens - not trapped rabbits. We have a long history of 'stocked' warrens in this country, and I'm fairly sure they wouldn't have legislated against stocking them. I still maintain that there is no law which specifically outlaws the release of the european rabbit.
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    Nope. Pests Act 1954 (Section One) says that the occupier of any land has a 'continuing obligation' to kill or take rabbits on his land.... Pests Act 1954 (Section Twelve) makes it an offence to use an infected rabbit to spread myxomatosis. The Rabbits act 1939? That's a new one on me. Are you confusing it with the 'Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932'? That is the law that requires the occupier to notify the authorities of the presence of mink, grey squirrels, copyu etc and also makes it an offence to release them. It does refer to 'non european rabbits', which is where I thi
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    Can you please tell me which law this is which you are referring to? I only ask because I am not aware of any law which prohibits the release of rabbits? Can you explain please?
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    Can you tell me which law this is that you are referring to? This topic came up recently - and I'm sure there is no law preventing the release of rabbits in the UK.
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    Even if you could snare them without causing physical injury, the stress caused may finish them off. Why do you need to 'relocate' bunnies anyway? As has been suggested, if live capture is essential, then cage traps, box traps or nets would be the way ahead...
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    As Chalkwarren suggests, the IMBRA (IMB after the Imba ranges on Salisbury Plain, where it was tested & RA for Rabbit) was the better of the two traps IMHO. The Juby is a bit too 'heavy duty' for my liking, and you need to be strong to set more than a few in a session. The Imbra was designed by Frank Sawyer and is similar to the Sawyer Rabbit trap which won the coveted RSPCA (they were into animal welfare in those days) prize. The rights to the Juby are still owned by MAFF (now DEFRA) and I believe that the rights to the IMBRA where aquired by someone at Blair Atholl. Neit
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    The 'Ground Game Act' of 1881 gave tennants and occupiers the right to kill ground game (rabbits and hares) regardless of who owns the shooting rights. Roadside verges are owned by someone (often the highways authority) who must give their permission before you can trap or snare. I would strongly advise against setting snares where you do not have permission - you will be found out sooner or later, and will give legitimate trappers a bad name. Remember that there are lots of misguided people out there who are waiting for us to slip up to give them ammunition to use against us. Keep o
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    I'm not aware of any law which specifically prohibits the release of rabbits (unlike 'alien' species such as Mink and Grey Squirrels), but there is the 'Abondonment of Animals Act'. It is also an offence to deliberately aid the spread of myxamitosis. I do not believe that it is illegal to release rabbits in general.
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    Seems it has all changed over the last year or two...this is part 2 which I have passed, 1 and 2 rolled together now so I understand! Whatever..I have passed Level 2! Don't ask...I really don't know why!!! Deker As I have posted elsewhere, congratulations! I knew you could do it.... Just to clarify, you have passed the RSPH level 2 certificate in pest control (RSPH= Royal Society for the Promotion of Health), which is produced and examined by the RSPH (they are the examining board). This qualification replaced the old BPCA Part 1 (a relatively simple multiple choice exam)
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    Bounce I think we may need a new judge................
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    What happened to the 'Biggest Rat of 2008' competition?
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    'Smear marks' Donky.
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    nice words my friend but utter bollox im afraid. the man is dirty old hermit who suddenly after years of staying in his house decided to become a pest controler......and the man has emotional as well as personal self esteem issues. i refer you to my previous post one word ....................................KNOB............................... Fine words from Chalky (as ever). I'm afraid it's not so good for fellman. Dirty? WTF do you know? Years of staying in his house? A hard working, decent fella who you obviously know feck all about... Well, all in all, I re
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    It depends on the situation. On the average trap round I wouldn't bother, but that is a poultry farm, so everything on and off has to be disinfected. I would advise anyone who comes into contact with Ratus Norwegicus to wear gloves and take appropriate precautions though. Veils disease is not a nice way to go....
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    Why live catch? Rats are 'neophobic' (have a fear of new objects) therefore are hard to live catch unless the trap is well established, and, the rats are hungry. In a situation like this, where you are likely to get continued re-infestation, I would recommend some well placed tunnel traps to pick them up before they get established. Or you could install some modified Pro Victors (see pinned thread above).
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    Or even HERE
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