As long as your cat doesn't put her paw in to see fi she can get at the bait. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Whitehead" <voltaire@islandnet.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 9:34 PM Subject: [pbs] safer trap setting >I have an ongoing problem with rats eating my potted bulbs, especially > ones in hoophouses and the greenhouse. I caught #5 last night. > > I worry that my cat could be injured by traps, but I have just > thought of a way to diminish the risk. > > I bought a stack of large wire frames meant for making moss-lined > hanging baskets. I use them to plop on top of flowering trilliums, > erythroniums, tulips, and so on, that would otherwise be eaten by deer. > > Now I am using them over the rat traps. > > > Diane Whitehead > Victoria, B.C., Canada > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/