Ready to find out what it is!

[CarolJ]

For the past few nights, an animal has been digging around our coop & run. So far they haven't been able to get past the edging we hammered below the surface all around the bottom edge of the run. Today my husband bought a live trap and we set it up with a few pieces of rotisserie chicken in it. Hope it catches whatever has been trying to get in. Should be interesting.

 

[bryan99705]

You might want to lay a sheet of plywood out, sprinkle a layer of flour on it, and put a bait in the middle. It should investigate at the least and leave you prints.

Suspect someone lets their dog out at night and it's visiting you

 

[noitulover]

we tried wet cat food and canned salmon in our traps, and it worked like a charm! good luck! I would also put some heavy rocks around the outskirts of the run if you can... that should deter the the digging a bit more.

Good luck!

 

[CarolJ]

The trap was sprung - but nothing was in the cage. We found out my husband had set it incorrectly - so the animal was able to get into the trap, eat the food and leave. So we will try again. Thanks for the ideas!