"Bruce in alaska" <fast@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <13uvo3d74v1gd94@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> "Robert Bolton" <robertboltondrop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I've been in this house for just about 6 years now and have more or
>> less
>> had a problem with shrews from day one (I just didn't know it).
>
> snipped for brevity
>>
>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
>> Robert
>
> Cats will do nicely, living on Shrews, and small varmints, but not just
> ANY cat, you got to get a GOOD Mouser type cat.
>
> Peanut Butter is the bait of choice, and if you plant a few M&M's in
> there, the varmint will try and tug out the M&M, and set off the trap,
> every time.
>
Thanks Bruce. It may be that I need to rotate the food type. I used to
catch half a dozen before clearing them out but now they've learned
something as I don't catch a single one.
Robert
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