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v0.31 Talk:Cage
Can't release small creature?
I'm trying to empty my cages which are filling up with bats and hedgehogs, but when I un-assign them from the cage I get the message: X cancels release small creature: need empty trap. Does this mean I need traps to empty cages now? I would like some documentation on this--208.81.12.34 17:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
- That always happens when trying to release a vermin from a cage - rather than let them roam around, dwarves will insist that they be placed inside an animal trap. --Quietust 17:48, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
- I had the same problem. One way that I emptied the cages was by designating a pit and having them thrown in it. The dwarfs were fine with that.--Kwieland 16:32, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Animals dying
I have a fairly old fortress - going on 14 years. With military bugged, my current defense is a lot of traps. The trap caught animals. I didn't realize it, but animals do die after a while in cages. They never eat, but I have had several deer, groundhog, (other animals) corpse show up in my cage trap pile. Dwarfs have no problem taking the whole cage to the butcher shop and butchering the animal that way. Summary - 1. wild untamed animals in cages don't need to eat (dwarfs presumably do, though). 2. Animals have a lifespan, even wild ones.--Kwieland 04:41, 4 June 2010 (UTC)