Any other hawaiians out there?

[k2panman]

I'm going to set out some traps to thin out the mongoose here - anyone know the best bait to use for trapping them?

 

[alohamade]

I'm going to set out some traps to thin out the mongoose here - anyone know the best bait to use for trapping them?

Old eggs worked for me. We caught 9 mongoose in the course of 1 week. My grandfather tried putting fish but our cats kept going in it. Eggs worked

 

[k2panman]

Old eggs? You mean, a whole egg - old but not rotten I assume? What kind of trap do you use?

 

[alohamade]

Old eggs? You mean, a whole egg - old but not rotten I assume? What kind of trap do you use?

Sorry, didn’t word that right hehe. I have a designated area for the hens to lay their eggs. But once in a while I’ll find a few eggs hidden somewhere else besides their normal laying place. I rule it out as a rotten egg just to be on the safe side, and it goes into the mongoose trap. Easiest bait to catch mongoose. Caught 3 more mongoose since last week, and 1 very big male mongoose this afternoon.

 

[k2panman]

So Alohamade, you must use a live trap like a have-a-heart trap? And you just stick the whole egg in there, uncracked?

 

[alohamade]

Yes, I have that specific type of trap and I place the uncracked whole egg near the back of the cage. In no time the mongoose will see food, trap will be triggered and less predators for the chickens

 

[k2panman]

That’s great to know! I tried putting some fresh scrambled egg uncooked in some snap rat traps, but didn’t catch anything. It makes sense that they are attracted to whole eggs, as they eat bird eggs. I’ll give that a try! Mahalo

 

[DUSTSTAN]

Plz join and share some manao I know how hard it is For Hawaii people to buy sell and trade Chickens when hatcheries in the mainland won't Ship to Hawaii
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2053397538066037/

 

[skgray]

Plz join and share some manao I know how hard it is For Hawaii people to buy sell and trade Chickens when hatcheries in the mainland won't Ship to Hawaii
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2053397538066037/

I read your intro post, where did you get your chickens from? I have been thinking about possibly trying to get some sumatras.

 

[DUSTSTAN]

I read your intro post, where did you get your chickens from? I have been thinking about possibly trying to get some sumatras.

Online very bad Shipping tho I have 3 black and 1 silver I started with 5 each the silver did not do well all 4 died whith in a week and the blacks are violent I have to keep them Separated from each other or else I'll pick at each other until the reach Guts