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Single hook rat stretchers #7343257 08/30/21 12:32 PM 08/30/21 12:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky K kytrapper OP trapper
kytrapper OP trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky	I bought some rat stretchers at an auction that just have a single downward prong instead of the three teeth. When we’re these made? I thought they might be rabbit pelt stretchers?

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7343494 08/30/21 05:25 PM 08/30/21 05:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,853 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,853 Frazee, MN	If I am thinking of what you are describing. I have few of them also. I have had them since I started trapping 40 plus years ago and they were old then. I used mine for rats.

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7343620 08/30/21 07:21 PM 08/30/21 07:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky K kytrapper OP trapper
kytrapper OP trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky	I saw a picture somewhere of rats stretched with the tail and belly side stretched in a V. I’m assuming they used this type stretcher.

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7343626 08/30/21 07:25 PM 08/30/21 07:25 PM
Joined: May 2017 Posts: 195 ontario K k9-hunter trapper
k9-hunter trapper K Joined: May 2017 Posts: 195 ontario	Originally Posted by kytrapper I saw a picture somewhere of rats stretched with the tail and belly side stretched in a V. I’m assuming they used this type stretcher. rats normally are streched this way

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7343649 08/30/21 07:51 PM 08/30/21 07:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky K kytrapper OP trapper
kytrapper OP trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky	I should have said a pointed V. Just one point where the single prong is. With the regular rats stretchers the tail is spread a bit.

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7348020 09/04/21 10:12 PM 09/04/21 10:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,739 Sumner, Mo. C claycreech trapper
claycreech trapper C Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,739 Sumner, Mo.	Newhouse rat stretchers

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7348077 09/05/21 12:26 AM 09/05/21 12:26 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,851 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,851 Wisconsin	Your losing money If you use those for rats. When they measure a rat they measure from the nose to the shortest part of the hide. So the longer the V the shorter the rat will measure. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Single hook rat stretchers [Re: kytrapper] #7348563 09/05/21 06:52 PM 09/05/21 06:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky K kytrapper OP trapper
kytrapper OP trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,883 SE Kentucky	Thanks guys.

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