Colonialgirl
Hawkeye
Well, I thought about posting this on the "Cook a Squirrel" conversation, but it didn't seem to fit there . So HMMM, much head scratching, pony tail twisting, and cups of hot tea, I decided to start a NEW thread : :? :?
So, Yeah I set a squirrel trap on the railing by the area where I feed the birds, I usually bait it with bird seed mixed into a cheap "crunchy" peanut butter and make a kind of a "Suet Block" bait. It HAS been quite successful and I've trapped 8 or 10 squirrels (SEE why I don't want to feed them; I CANT afford it !).
I have been transporting them 4 or 5 miles down the road to a "county horsey Park" and setting them loose in the woods; Hence wondering about Cooking Them .
BUT THIS MORNING, I discovered an animal I would have NEVER Expected to see in the Trap nor in this area !! A WHITE RAT !! :shock: :shock: :shock: You know the kind you use to have in school in the cage or a large fish type of glass aquarium (dry of course !!) Maybe you became acquainted with them in Biology class when you filleted them to see the internal workings. YUP!! That type of WHITE RAT.
Must be somebody's pet that escaped; Wonder how far it has roamed and where did it hear about the bird seed on the railing ??
I thought about dumping at the horse park, or even up the road at the local water catch pond (about 1/2 mile); But after sitting here cogitating (is that the right word?), I decided to wait until the school buses dump off their loads and see if anyone LOST a white rat and/or if someone would LIKE a pet White Rat, although he doesn't seem that friendly at the moment, but maybe that's thanks to the trap.
Any suggestions?
:roll: :roll: :wink:
So, Yeah I set a squirrel trap on the railing by the area where I feed the birds, I usually bait it with bird seed mixed into a cheap "crunchy" peanut butter and make a kind of a "Suet Block" bait. It HAS been quite successful and I've trapped 8 or 10 squirrels (SEE why I don't want to feed them; I CANT afford it !).
I have been transporting them 4 or 5 miles down the road to a "county horsey Park" and setting them loose in the woods; Hence wondering about Cooking Them .
BUT THIS MORNING, I discovered an animal I would have NEVER Expected to see in the Trap nor in this area !! A WHITE RAT !! :shock: :shock: :shock: You know the kind you use to have in school in the cage or a large fish type of glass aquarium (dry of course !!) Maybe you became acquainted with them in Biology class when you filleted them to see the internal workings. YUP!! That type of WHITE RAT.
Must be somebody's pet that escaped; Wonder how far it has roamed and where did it hear about the bird seed on the railing ??
I thought about dumping at the horse park, or even up the road at the local water catch pond (about 1/2 mile); But after sitting here cogitating (is that the right word?), I decided to wait until the school buses dump off their loads and see if anyone LOST a white rat and/or if someone would LIKE a pet White Rat, although he doesn't seem that friendly at the moment, but maybe that's thanks to the trap.
Any suggestions?
:roll: :roll: :wink:
