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Small mammals

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I'm catching rodents in humane traps in my garden and surrounding wood and scrub -will post on this thread

First capture -wood mouse
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Another wood mouse in different location. Now hoping for voles of some sort.
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I have had a hedgehog tunnel out as well
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Off on a tangent, but dead rabbit freshly killed (not by me) on Moss Lane, WLW
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Third wood mouse in new location -shows they are abundant -unless it's the same one.
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Hi Paul,
I use to mark moths from the trap with a small dab of nail varnish, this was to determine if the moths came back to the traps the night after.
It would work for your small mammals ( if it's legal) Have fun asking for nail varnish in the shop :)
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Two pipistrelle bat (species not known without sound detector)last night

House mouse in trap today -still voleless!
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Not many people report house mice so thanks
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Hedgehog reported from neighbour's garden -they are obviously around but numbers appear to have fallen (as the local/national picture suggests).

Last trap caught only slugs!
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