ANY TIPS ??

[Dan_Jones 7]

anyone know a succesfull way to set 1 of those rabbit cage trap things called big cheese or something lol . ive set it a few times and te rabbits keep runing in and pinching my lettace and carrot and running away a dont know what im doing wrong soo any tips would be very welcome thanks

[Holdaway 2]

Can you put a picture up of one?

 

H

[Guest little_lloyd]

Beacause its a big cheese LOL ,, I would suggest following this link wrote by woodga,, But make it bigger for rabbits,, Or Johnbs book has some usefull cage desgins!

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=49799

[Dan_Jones 7]

there ya go mate

[Dan_Jones 7]

noo ive got the trap just cant use it successfully lol

[Holdaway 2]

One or two things spring to mind. The treadle seem quite far back, can the rabbits get at the bait over the top of the treadle? Can you move it forward by 3 inches? How fine a setting are you using? Does the trap spring when the treadle is depressed? Is the wire that connects the treadle to the door too long? Of course the obvious one is have you tried springing the trap yourself?

 

Thats all I can think of for now, let us know how you get on.

 

PS. Do a search on this forum for trapping rabbits in cages, there are some VERY successful trappers, I think Chalkwarren is but one, there are several though.

 

H

[zig zag wanderer 0]

The Big Cheese make all sorts of different traps and they all have one thing in common;

 

They are all CR*P and not fit for purpose.

[stubby 175]

what are you baiting with?

 

have used these traps for the railways, 30 plus in a line, 20ft apart, with very good results, we used carrot chips, dont put whole carrot in, as they can go under the tread plate and stop it from being depressed, just chip a few bits of carrot with your knife, behind the tread plate

[Dan_Jones 7]

i was just shavin a carrot in and around the trap but could of had a stick or something stoping the plate from dropping never thought to check to be honest you just made me think when u mentioned the carrot lol thanks stubby.. *hero* lol