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greeny
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What is this used for?

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Encountered a strange cage under a carob tree. What animal/bird is meant to catch?
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Rats
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Rats???? which rat would enter the trap in the middle of the wild with plenty of carobs and sources of food all around??

However I recall it was loaded with carob fruits (under a carob tree) Strange :?:
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Post by RB »

Ask the rat.

Maybe it was thrown away, not a big surprise certainly.

By the looks of it, it's broken. The flap in the middle should by default be closed, opening only with the weight of the rat.
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Post by IL-PINE »

Squirrels :D
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Post by RB »

hehhehe, yes that's why they're locally extinct :wink:
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