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in gardening •  5 years ago 

I noticed a hole leading into my hugelkulture row of watermelon and zucchini this is what it caught.
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The damn thing went up and sniffed the trap but didn't go in the hole. I guess I will be trying different baits until I can catch him. I have caught 3 or 4 little field mice so far this season but this is first time I have noticed a rat making my hugelkulture style rows into it home.

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That looks like a pretty good size rat! They seem to be smarter than chipmunks, you can catch those in a live trap pretty easily.
I'm guessing that you have one of those square frame kill traps over the hole. I've used those in the past when I was living in the country, they're quite effective if you can get the critter to set it off.

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