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EternalMoonChild t1_itqmvj5 wrote

Reply to comment by mrmoistei202 in Rat hunting with dogs in DC? by webbmoncure

I’m sorry… you catch them and then drown them??

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69sexterra t1_itrby92 wrote

I am laughing so hard at this. The madlad turns havahart into a death cage. I'm not even judging, just laughing.

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mrmoistei202 t1_itrieh5 wrote

It’s great to air this out with the Reddit community! The sounds of them clawing at the cage underwater does affect me.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_itqpd5l wrote

Sounds like Havahart is a misnomer...

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mrmoistei202 t1_itr9bw3 wrote

I don’t know what happened in the neighborhood but our backyard became Unlivable. This trap is the only trap that has had consistent results. Hopefully by next summer we can spend time in the backyard again

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mrmoistei202 t1_itr8s56 wrote

I’m open to other ideas but putting the whole cage into a tub of water then throwing it away Has been a clean solution

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BilBrowning t1_itr9jpf wrote

There's a reason why the trap doesn't kill them, my friend. Same reason it's called Havahart. You're not supposed to throw it away or drown them. You're supposed to, you know, have a heart and let them go somewhere else.

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mrmoistei202 t1_itrhwsk wrote

Are you saying I’m using the cage trap Against the manufacturers intention? Where should I release them, on Teddy Roosevelt Island? I don’t have a car, I can’t make it out to Eastern shore. It sucks to kill the little guys sometimes I fantasize about domesticating a little ones, but alas non

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