Hi if people want to cover treadle plates with duct tape this might be a good option, the broken pattern should be more natural,
Hi I finally got hold of some of the 3M Scotch guard Camo tape
photo is a 200 with ramp and Camo tape on Treadle, the tape is cloth backed so easy to rip to fit and says the sticky backing is waterproof
Internal baffle left out for clarity
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That looks really good Dave. Please let us know how it goes.
I’ve got a hedgehog that refuses to cross the treadle on one of my unmodified DOC200. I really need to find the time to modify all my DOC boxes, but for the moment will move the modified trap to that location.
Hi unfortunatly it is going to be difficult to know what difference it makes, more a leap of faith that it has to be better. Only real way to get enough data for peer review is cameras on say 50 traps 25 std and 25 modified and monitor for a year to check the number of animals that turn around and come back out the entrance, which is really beyond financial means of most groups and emails outlining this to some DOC people have gone unanswered.
anyway one of the groups I work with who are always looking for incremental improvements have seen enough and this will now be standard on their 250 upgrade which is being rolled out and will be about 220 more 250’s and eventually about 300 of the current DOC 200’s will get the same treatment, Have about 90 of the 250’s done at the moment so will at least get an idea of how Robust the tape is
have a good day
I have just caught my 8th hedgehog in a month in my DOC200. I use peanut butter and an empty eggshell. Hedgehogs don’t trigger my trail camera looking at the trap! The animals are huge. I had widened the mesh holes by one grid on advice. I still have trouble removing the bodies.