Philproof ® Tracking Tunnel for mice, rats and mustelids

The Philproof® monitoring tunnel has an entrance hole is 60mm and floor has been designed to hold paper at either end and ink tray in middle. Or simply attach inked tracking cards with rubber bands, eg Trakka Inked cards. 780mm long from tip to tip Predators are encouraged into this tunnel by a lure at the end. The walk across the sticky ink on the tracking card to reach the lure and leave high definition prints on the blank section of the card. Prints on this section of the card do not smudge, so you can compare them to the reference print sheet provided to identify what type of predator has been in your tunnel. Pre-inked tracking cards are available from other suppliers, though you can purchase plain tracking cards and ink separately and make them up yourself Weatherproof and the shorter floor design allows room for placement of attractant bait at either end. Easy to set up, they are less prone to damage from possums and rats (than the corflute models) this can be particularly important when monitoring in non-treatment areas where there can be high populations of these species. Peanut butter is the standard lure used to attract rats and mice. A lure for ferrets, stoats and hedgehogs is raw red meat or uncooked eggs. There is an overhang at each end to protect the papers from rain damage. The ponding area to accommodate the sponge is indestructible so operators should not have problems with leakage from the sponge damaging papers. Place these where predators will use regular pathways in grass, along fence lines, down the side of the house, near compost and waterways. It’s best to space them no more than 50 metres apart You will need to source your own wire pin down pegs