367 Ground Vermin. 



actual carcase itself or the maggots which may possibly 

 drop from it which is the attraction I am unable to say. 



If it be desired to take hedgehogs alive, a proceeding 

 sometimes not unprofitable in the neighbourhood of large 

 towns, where there is a demand for them as pets or for 

 household purposes, one or more pitfall traps may be 

 made and employed. The hedgehog is peculiarly fond of 

 working round and round certain fields adjoining woods 



Fig. 57. Cover of Pitfall Trap for Hedgehogs, etc. 



or plantations, and there are sure to be also one or two of 

 these fields more frequented by hedgehogs than others. 

 Fig. 57 shows the construction of the pitfall, and as it 

 is easily made and used, its employment is useful for 

 catching a variety of vermin, for it can be placed in the 

 covert or field, and left to take its chance. The measure- 

 ments given are suitable alike for hedgehogs, stoats, 

 weasels, and similar small animals, but for cats it must be 

 made larger. A marks the four sides forming the frame, 



