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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Comment from my son on masking scent on traps.
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Begin forwarded message:

If they're interested, both vanilla and anise extract also work very 
well, for just about any animals. They completely mask human scent, 
aren't species-specific, and will even attract some animals, such as 
beaver.

my $0.02.

> For rabbits I've had success with apple slices.  Get
> some apple cider as
> well because rabbits are very sensitive to smells.  I
> washed the traps, wore
> latex exam gloves when handling them, and then after
> baiting them with the
> apple slices, I sprayed apple cider all over the traps and
> near openings to
> mask any off-putting scents.