i have found that if you sit on the floor and eat something tasty, the
escapee, being the nosy critters that they are will come and investigate,
and then you need to be quick and grab them! i always give them a bit of the
tasty snack afterwards, and have found that if it happens again they are
much easier to catch as they know there's something in it for them!!
regards,
joanne eliz.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 6:41 AM
Subject: Warning: Ketch-All trap
> A few weeks ago I posted here re: a humane trap, called a Ketch-all,
> available from Real Goods. Please do NOT use one of these to trap
> escaped gerbils.
>
> I bought one of these b/c I thought it would be useful in case of a
> gerbil escape. To test it out, I set it up and let Pippin climb in. It
> caught his back foot and tail! What was worse, I hadn't read the
> directions closely enough to open the trap quickly. I eventually got
> the thing open and rescued poor Pippin. He was smart enough to remain
> still, and he had no apparent injuries. He lost a little fur from his
> tail, but no blood. Quite possibly I was more upset than he was.
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to make sure nobody used one of these for
> gerbils! Based on my experience, I believe it could cause significant
> injury to a trapped gerbil.
>
>
>
> =====
> Julie & Michael (homo sapiens)
> Alex P. Kitten & The Little Rascal (felis catus)
> Reebo & Zooty; Pippin & Sparky; Bossy, Baby, & Goldie (meriones
unguiculatus)
> <Two humans with 2 cats and SEVEN gerbils>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger.
> http://im.yahoo.com/
>
