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[PatrikLundell]

I have the problem of getting unwanted bycatch in my Gremlin traps, so I'd like to keep the non Gremlins out.
How does a support cave-in work?
1) The gremlin pulling the lever on top of the support (and floor) falls straight down and then rolls stunned in a random direction to get caught in a trap.
2) The gremlin get tossed in a random direction and falls down onto a trap.

If 1) is the case I can protect the cages by covering them with drawbridges, whereas with 2) the Gremlin would still be stunned, but end up on a drawbridge rather than in a trap.

My trap design is fairly simple:
z-1:

wrwww
wcccw
wcscw
wcccw
wwwww


z:
wwWww
w..ww
w b w
w l w
w B w
wwBww

where
r=ramp
c=cage trap
s=support
w=wall
W=wall that' put in place last. Removed if a Gremlin is to be collected
.=floor
 = empty space
b=retracting drawbridge, but not hooked up. There for access
l=lever (standing on a floor) connected to the support underneath
B=raising drawbridge to the south. This closes the access when a Gremlin is to be collected, as well as during the construction phase.

In case 1) I'd just replace the empty space with unconnected drawbridges. With 2) hooking these drawbridges up to the lever ought to cause the stunned Gremlin to fall down onto the trap underneath when the bridge opens?