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Re: Millipedes/Dogs?

CWLee

2005-07-31, 8:21 pm

There may be an application here for the party who wanted to
keep dogs out of his yard. Tie one of these to a rock or
board, and rub a bit of meat by it. Dog takes a crap,
sniffs the meat, gets stuck, and goes home dragging the
anchor, thus creating an aversive memory about that
location. I wonder if this would work?

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> ... I recommend
> using glue boards. Here in Virginia, you can find them at
almost every
> grocery store. They are basically a piece of cardstock
(thick paper) with
> one side coated with a clear, VERY sticky substance.
>
> I use them for the crickets that flock to my garage every
fall. I've
> captured two dozen on a single glue board before. Poke a
hole in the edge
> of the glue board and tie a string through the hole, if
you want a way to
> pick up the board after all of the bugs get stuck to it.
It has no poison in
> it, but it does seem to have some kind of
insect-attracting properties.
>
> I've captured ants, a couple of mice, crickets, spiders
and even a few fruit
> flies with them. Very effective and functionally simple.
That's the way I
> like products to be.
>
> By the way, these things are really sticky. Try to keep
them away from cats
> or dogs. My dog doesn't bother them since he got his face
stuck once.

wkearney99

2005-07-31, 11:21 pm

> There may be an application here for the party who wanted to
> keep dogs out of his yard. Tie one of these to a rock or
> board, and rub a bit of meat by it. Dog takes a crap,
> sniffs the meat, gets stuck, and goes home dragging the
> anchor, thus creating an aversive memory about that
> location. I wonder if this would work?

LOL! It'd sure teach the owner to wonder about letting the dog run free
anymore. But I'd wonder about running afoul of animal cruelty laws for
deliberately setting it up. Still, it'd be funny as hell.

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