Have you ever thought of painting cage traps? If you answered, “No.” or if you are thinking, “Why would I want to expend the effort of painting cage traps.” Then let me provide a few reasons why you should consider painting your traps.
Reasons for Painting Cage Traps
- Painting helps preserve the traps against rust and decay. You probably already thought of this reason.
- Painting helps protect the trap against theft and trap molestation. The fact is lots of people hate trappers and trapping. A portion of the anti-trapping community will take the extra effort and steal the trap. Some will simply molest the trap by knocking it closed, (so it won’t catch anything and thus waste your time) or they will release an animal that happens to be trapped (and thus break the law and waste your time). Of course, you must use the right paint. I like to use flat black paint. Flat black paint lacks a shiny sheen so it doesn’t catch one’s attention as easily as a bright shiny metal trap can. If you set your traps in the shade, and you should, painting a cage trap with flat black paint, will go a long way in helping to hide the trap.
- Painting helps the trap’s capture rate. Okay, I can’t prove this. But I think that a dark trap that lacks the shininess of an unpainted trap will allow the animal to focus on your bait and lure. A shiny trap may distract or even frighten the animal. Perhaps it will remind them of the time they were captured in the homeowner’s unpainted trap and thus avoid it. I think you get the point.
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