Abstract
Motivation/Background: Rat is cosmopolitan animal which means they can live in all type of places worldwide, including highlands, lowlands, rice fields, forests, and settlements. A high rat population can have an impact on losses in various fields of human life. The Liwa Botanical Garden is one of the areas developed for tourism so the presence of rats is important to note.
 Method: This study aims to determine the success rate of rat catching in Liwa Botanical Garden by different type of trapping location, namely bamboo groves, houses, river banks, and gardens. The traps were set every day for 10 days. The observations included the number of individual, the type of rat, sex and size of the trapped mice. All the data obtained were analyzed descriptively.
 Results: The live trapping resulted in 11 individuals of small mammals belongs to three species namely Rattus exultant, Hylomys suillus and Suncus murinus. Among the four trapping location, bamboo groves is the place that catches the most, and the females were trapped more than the males.
Highlights
Liwa Botanical Garden is a recreational and educational facility for the community, especially in Lampung Province
A high rat population can have an impact on losses in various fields of human life. mouse traps using a single live trap are practical and safe traps for the environment
The condition of the location of the trapping in the Botanical Gardens Liwa, West Lampung is located at an altitude of 800-900 m above sea level
Summary
Liwa Botanical Garden is a recreational and educational facility for the community, especially in Lampung Province. In this area, there are many types of animals, one of which is a mammal which is a mouse. The Liwa Botanical Garden does not yet have much data about the types of animals in it, especially mice. Rats are cosmopolitan animals which means they can live in all places such as in the highlands, lowlands, rice fields, forests, and settlements. It is suspected that the Liwa Botanical Garden will find mice. A high rat population can have an impact on losses in various fields of human life. Mouse traps using a single live trap are practical and safe traps for the environment A high rat population can have an impact on losses in various fields of human life. mouse traps using a single live trap are practical and safe traps for the environment
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