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fenn traps
Topic Started: 18th April 2006 - 07:22 PM (1,174 Views)
bucko
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is it against the law to use these?
i know some traps are banned but wasnt sure about these ones :unsure:
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Ronnie
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no, you can still buy fenn traps from garden centres and pet supplies stores.
Great for rats. :D
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As countrysports said make the tunnel out of ply, the trap should be a good fit but not foul the top or sides when it is activated.
Most people put the trap in the tunnel so it works along the direction of the tunnel. This is incorrect, it is far more effective if you set the trap to activate at 90 degrees or across the tunnel. This grabs the prey across the shoulders. A trap set the other way can flick the prey away or catch it by a foot etc.
Always fix the chain on the trap to the tunnel and disguising the tunnel with stones etc This weights the whole thing down and helps keep prying eyes off.
ALWAYS use the safety catch when setting traps. I go one further and hold it from underneath even when the safety is on, in case it breaks. Place the trap in the tunnel entrance, gently flick the safety catch off and slowly slide the trap into place. If you are catching rats a couple of upright sticks pushed into the ground at both ends will help to keep blackies out whilst not stopping rats.
Keep all of your traps outside to get them weathered and handle with gardening gloves to keep your scent off. Use the same gloves to remove the dead rats.

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bucko
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Bought a fenn trap and got three rats in 3 nights!, no more rats around here *lol*
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Fenn mk 4's are great for rats and small vermin but the mk 6's are great for rabbits we've never had a live one in one yet.
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As the colder months approach rats are looking for warmer winter quarters, so now is the time to get those Fenn traps set. Don't forget if you are buying new traps leave them outside somewhere to "weather" then handle with gardening gloves. *good*

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Nov 16 2006, 01:46 AM
As the colder months approach rats are looking for warmer winter quarters, so now is the time to get those Fenn traps set. Don't forget if you are buying new traps leave them outside somewhere to "weather" then handle with gardening gloves. *good*

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You should handle traps with gloves for two reasons, human scent and Leptospirosis.

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Pro is quite right on this, gloves are essential. Do'nt think that Leptospirosis (Weils Disease) is just something that softies get, this is a nasty disease that can and does kill people on a very regular basis..
The symptoms more often than not get diagnosed as Flu or a bad cold, and it is not normally picked up until jaundis sets in, then it can be too late as the damage to your soft organs is done! It can not be undone most of the time!
Some people have even worse symptoms (In severe cases) and simply get a bad headache and collapse, this could be a few hours after contact or a week! BEWARE.. Like I said it KILLS..
If you would like a Leptospirosis Card to put in your wallet let me know and I will try and get you one.. Due to my work I carry one of these cards with me all the time, you just never know! :unsure:
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regarding "weathering traps" dont do what i did ( silly old git) bought five new mk4 fens, bury them in garden for a month or so i thought, then decided to rotavate me veg patch, u guessed it 5 knackered traps + 1 rotavater
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You would have laughed the other day, I was talking to a bloke, who like many believes that he is an expert with all things rural / pest related, he had been given some mole traps and thought that they were a bit stiff, so he soaked them in a tub of WD40 for a week.. *dielaugh* wondered why he was'nt catching any moles! -HB- PMSL..
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What a to*s*r !! *dielaugh*

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Apr 18 2006, 06:22 PM
is it against the law to use these?
i know some traps are banned but wasnt sure about these ones :unsure:

you can still use fenn traps mk4 and mk6 as long as there are used in tunnels ie mk4 wooden tunnels with a bit of meat at the end great for stoats,rats,squirrels same with mk6 same again meat at the other side of the tunnel great on mink also if u are using them for rabbits the mk 6 make sure there well inside the entrace of the hole dig away so the mk6 fits nice and steady set the plate to fine always making sure u have got the saftey catch on then cover with fine soil i use sand then slowly take the saftey catch off now its ready also u have always got to put 2 sticks at entrace to tunnel traps to make sure u dont catch non target species happyhunting silenthunter....... *aaaa*
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I have never baited them, once they have caught something another pest will always investigate. An old gamekeepers trick is to squeeze the pee out of any stoats caught onto the trap and tunnel it apparently acts as an attractor. **fert**

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