My own Havahart trap captured its 7th chipmunk of the season this
morning. But not before nabbing its second squirrel who, like the
chipmunks seem to be unable to resist peanut butter. This despite the
fact the trap is not designed for squirrels. They barely fit in there.
I think this morning's chipmunk was a young interloper who moved in
after I cleared the burrows of mom and her 5 pups a bit earlier this
year. I normally wouldn't bother with the little rascals except that
they prefer to burrow under my stone walls which eventually cause them
to collapse into their burrows. The last time it cost me $250 to get
the wall fixed.
I'm sure if I was one of several others on this list I'd have
photographed each capture for posterity. I don't know why it doesn't
even occur to me (at the time) to do that.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hermanson wrote:
> I bought a large Havahart trap yesterday (nice to see it was made in
> PA). Tried marshmallows and peanut butter last night, nothing happened
> but I don't know if he even came by. Will try dry cat food tonight.
>
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> On 8/17/2010 11:08 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> John,
>>
>> I can feel for you. I had three of the critters at different times last
>> year. A live trap baited with dry cat food will do the trick, but then you
>> have to find a place 15-20 miles away to release him.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Hermanson"<omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:15 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
>>
>>
>>> That is great news that it was still alive. Now if only I had a vacuum
>>> cleaner to pickup the raccoon that is messing with my pond every night.
>>>
>>> ___________________________________
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>>> On 8/16/2010 10:54 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> Good morning, Dean. I just opened the small hand-held vacuum cleaner,
>>>> and
>>>> there he was, curled up after a quiet night in seclusion. I deposited
>>>> him
>>>> in the top of a large boxwood outside. Thanks to you, Chris, and Chris
>>>> for
>>>> the suggestions.
>>>>
>>>> He appeared yellow after a night in the dark.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Dean Hansen"<hanse112@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To:<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:18 AM
>>>> Subject: [OM] IMG: Crab Spider
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Chris Crawford recently posted: "You shouldn't have killed it, Crab
>>>>> Spiders are cool. They change colors to match the flowers they sit on,
>>>>> so they can ambush bugs that frequent flowers, like bees."
>>>>> I agree with Chris on this. Crab spiders are a close second to
>>>>> jumping spiders as photogenic subjects, and one inside the house can be
>>>>> easily captured by placing an empty drinking glass over it, sliding a
>>>>> piece of paper or an envelope beneath the spider, and then releasing the
>>>>> spider alive outside. This happens often enough in our household. Less
>>>>> work, actually, than getting out the vacuum cleaner, and much more
>>>>> respectful of the spider.
>>>>> Dean
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