Rabbit Magnet Trap

Description

Rabbits are one of Australia’s most destructive pest animals. They have a
significant negative and costly impact on agriculture and they endanger many
threatened plant species and ecological communities.
Rabbits impact our national parks and reserves by:

• reducing the regeneration of native plants, through grazing and
  ringbarking of saplings
• competing with native animals for food and shelter
• damaging historic and cultural sites, through soil erosion caused by over
  grazing
• attracting and providing food for other pest animals, such as wild dogs,
  foxes and feral cats, which can then prey on native animals.

Rabbits have contributed to the decline or disappearance of several native
animal species, such as the greater bilby, yellow-footed rock-wallaby, southern
and northern hairy-nosed wombats, the mallee fowl and the plains-wanderer.

Directions for Use:
You should take note of areas with high rabbit activity. These areas are where you will put
your trap. Be sure to place your trap on an even surface. A rabbit might push or knock over
the trap in order to reach the bait inside. Place a brick or weight on top of the trap to avoid
this.
Using the proper bait, such as leafy greens or fruit, will increase your chances of catching a
rabbit. The bait should be placed near the back of the trap. This ensures that the rabbit will
need to step on the trigger plate in order to reach the food.

Set the trap by pushing on the door lock and lifting the door plate. Keep the door plate lifted
while pulling the trigger arm forward to set it. You will know it is set when the trigger arm's
hook catches the door.
Traps need to be checked twice a day, preferably once in the morning and once in the
evening. Checking the trap more frequently may dissuade rabbits from approaching the
trap. Do not keep an animal trapped in the cage for longer than 24 hours.
Any non-target animals should be released immediately.
Replace the bait if necessary.