Escaped ASFs

Just came home to find a tubaware lid off, once snapped on properly, I had 2 asfs in the tub, an adult female, supposeably not prego hopefully, hasnt been with a male in 2-3 weeks, and a baby weanlin male about 4 weeks old out and about in my house, where to look?? and how to get them back, Dont want to have 100 running around in a few months

They will come out at night and look for food. Get some live catch traps and you should get them back safely. If not just borrow someones cat for a few days.

My cat cornered my escapee, I threw a small blanket over it and got her out of the room. I got the tongs and got him back. He was then the next food.

I setup a ramp to a high tub that they couldnt jump out. I setup a sea saw trap ontop so that they would fall inside. A little food to make them go up the ramp (dont make the ramp to steep) and I cought both of mine the same night. If you need pictures I will get some for you.

http://roberttgasperson.com/articleb...e-mouse-traps/

or

http://www.homesteadingwithozarkguy....t_moustrap.jpg

Great vid.

YouTube - Building a Better Mouse Trap!! (ORIGINAL VERSION)

I am soooooooooo making that!!!

Make sure it's deep enough.. I've had a hopper ASF hit the ceiling from my hand..

My cat cornered one escapee, and my dog another. They won't be able to get them, but they'll whine until you do. :]

I used a 5 gallon bucket and they didnt escape from them.

The trap is pretty impressive!

I use snap traps. I have only had one escapee in the past, and the snap trap got him the first night it was set. Now I keep a few set up at all times just because....

Mike

We have had several would be feeder escapee's and luckily we were (though not easily or non-frustration inducing) able to catch them ourselves by cornering them and getting them with the feeding tongs....but we have 3 cats and a very playful Shih Tzu that would have been more than willing to help us catch them if it came down to it.

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I setup a ramp to a high tub that they couldnt jump out. I setup a sea saw trap ontop so that they would fall inside. A little food to make them go up the ramp (dont make the ramp to steep) and I cought both of mine the same night. If you need pictures I will get some for you.

http://roberttgasperson.com/articleb...e-mouse-traps/

or

http://www.homesteadingwithozarkguy....t_moustrap.jpg

Great vid.

YouTube - Building a Better Mouse Trap!! (ORIGINAL VERSION)

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someone obviously has been watching entirely too much tom and jerry :rofl:
if they are small enough i just use those live mouse traps(the metal ones without the plastic window) just put some bird seed in it.

Lol i've seen a trap like that. Except it was filled with a few inches of radiator fluid. The fluid kills the mice and preserves them so they dont stink.

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Originally Posted by nixer

someone obviously has been watching entirely too much tom and jerry :rofl:
if they are small enough i just use those live mouse traps(the metal ones without the plastic window) just put some bird seed in it.

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lol, i had a pregnant ASF that i didnt want to kill and the only live traps i could find was to small.

check the smallest hiding places you can think of.

ive had 2 get out at two different times, but found them both all the way down the hall in the back of my closet inside some old shoes..

I have six present loose in my house... Luckily all female. About to send the beagle on a hunt. my friends say no to the cat borrowing. But that trap looks interesting... I am worried about the live trap. We will see my shepard in a few days walking with the sticky stuff stuff stuck to his nose. Hes not always the brightest crayon in the box.

GOT BOTH OF THEM :D
Last night while on here at 3am, I heard some movement behind my computer, of the wires and waa-laa, found the female, took me an hour to catch her after moving half my room. Then this morning while cleanin all my tubs, the little one popped out my wall heater, I slowly grabbed some dog food and teased him with it, then placed the food on a tub lid until he got on it and pulled him away, little guy is scared of heights so he had no where to go, lmao, I moved all my mice and asf tubs up to higher shelves, just in case they do ever escape again, they wont leave the shelves


Im loving that see-saw idea, good stuff!!

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I moved all my mice and asf tubs up to higher shelves, just in case they do ever escape again, they wont leave the shelves

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Lol, that shelf better be 20 feet up in the air!!! Shoot, I would bet even if it were 20 feet in the air, they would still figure out how to get down without injuring themselves.

Glad you got them back, I would have gone straight for the snap trap in a heart beat.