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High Desert Museum
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Nikki Gough

High Desert Museum

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Posted By Nikki Gough 09-08-2025 18:51
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Hi Samantha, Thank you for your input. That is a great idea to get bigger traps and including food with more moisture. Having the time to check live traps enough is my concern as well. I will pass all this information along to my colleague! ------------------------------ Nikki Gough Collections ...
Posted By Nikki Gough 09-05-2025 12:44
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Hi Sarah, Thank you for responding! My Museum is in the middle of a forest so its not surprising that we have a mice problem. We have live animals at our museum as well as historic objects, so the Curator of Wildlife would use the mice from the live traps to feed the animals we care for (birds, bobcat, ...
Posted By Nikki Gough 09-05-2025 12:44
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Hi Madeleine, Thank you for your response, It is so helpful to hear from other professionals on this topic. At my Museum we have live animals like porcupine, fox, bobcat, otters, birds of prey, etc. as well as historic objects. The Curator of Wildlife often uses the mice he catches in live traps to ...
Posted By Nikki Gough 09-05-2025 12:44
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Hi Fran, Thank you so much for your response. I am glad I asked! I was told that snap traps were the most humane as well so I was hesitant when being told to use live traps. I will take your resources and bring them to our Curator of Wildlife. Thank you! ------------------------------ Nikki Gough ...
Posted By Nikki Gough 09-05-2025 12:44
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Hi Robin, Thank you for your response, I will look into those resources! Thanks, ------------------------------ Nikki Gough Collections Manager High Desert Museum Bend United States ------------------------------