In reply to Post #15
I have a couple of the plastic boxes with the wax inserts on the go all the time 🐀
I have a couple of the plastic boxes with the wax inserts on the go all the time 🐀
In reply to Post #15
I've got 5 snap traps, 6 extra strong glue pads, had them for a week and no matter what i try i just can't catch the sod. Going poison next, just bit worried with 3 cats (which clearly aren't doing their job and a dog).
I've got 5 snap traps, 6 extra strong glue pads, had them for a week and no matter what i try i just can't catch the sod. Going poison next, just bit worried with 3 cats (which clearly aren't doing their job and a dog).
In reply to Post #17
Try one of those roller and bucket traps, have a look on YouTube, seem to be very effective
....though it sounds like you have the Moriarty of rats
Try one of those roller and bucket traps, have a look on YouTube, seem to be very effective
....though it sounds like you have the Moriarty of rats
In reply to Post #18
Would you happen to have a friend who has a jack Russell. Problem solved.
Would you happen to have a friend who has a jack Russell. Problem solved.
In reply to Post #17
Agree, you need to be careful. I asked the pest guy for some poison, proper serious stuff he is using, no cure if ingested, what you mention is exactly what he said, the downside is anything that predates on the remains is dead
Shop bought poison may be different, I would check the level if you get some
Agree, you need to be careful. I asked the pest guy for some poison, proper serious stuff he is using, no cure if ingested, what you mention is exactly what he said, the downside is anything that predates on the remains is dead
Shop bought poison may be different, I would check the level if you get some
In reply to Post #17
I've caught lots of rats in a snap type of trap, use a hard fishmeal boilie as bait and tie it on with dental floss. I use a baiting needle to pull a loop through the boilie then pass the two tag ends through the loop, then tie to the area the bait goes on the trap, ensuring the floss is to the rear and out of reach. Finally blob tag ends to secure them.
Set the trap so it's very sensitive , so just the very tip of the retaining bar is holding it together, also use strong cord to tie the trap to something solid , or use a bivvie peg if outside.
Also make a tunnel out of bits of wood with a roof to place the trap in, So the rat can only approach the trap from one direction, ie the baited end.
I've caught lots of rats in a snap type of trap, use a hard fishmeal boilie as bait and tie it on with dental floss. I use a baiting needle to pull a loop through the boilie then pass the two tag ends through the loop, then tie to the area the bait goes on the trap, ensuring the floss is to the rear and out of reach. Finally blob tag ends to secure them.
Set the trap so it's very sensitive , so just the very tip of the retaining bar is holding it together, also use strong cord to tie the trap to something solid , or use a bivvie peg if outside.
Also make a tunnel out of bits of wood with a roof to place the trap in, So the rat can only approach the trap from one direction, ie the baited end.
I'm not a fan of poisons. If I had a dog or a cat then there's no way I'd use them. The rat won't die instantly. If it dies outside under a bush or where you can't see it and one of your pets takes an inquisitive bite. It's bye bye pet. I personally don't think it's worth the risk when you can get some savage traps these days.
I had an issue with mice a couple of years ago. I had one or two then suddenly an explosion of them. It was vile. In the end I put six traps in the shed. I emptied and reset them before and after work. At first I was catching six a day and I thought I'd never get on top of it. But after about three weeks I noticed that the size of them was getting smaller. I guess I was killing off the breeding aged ones. Eventually after about a month I stopped catching anything and the traps have been clear since.
I had an issue with mice a couple of years ago. I had one or two then suddenly an explosion of them. It was vile. In the end I put six traps in the shed. I emptied and reset them before and after work. At first I was catching six a day and I thought I'd never get on top of it. But after about three weeks I noticed that the size of them was getting smaller. I guess I was killing off the breeding aged ones. Eventually after about a month I stopped catching anything and the traps have been clear since.
The problem with rats is that they're actually quite clever and traps will only work for a certain amount of time. The only way to get rid of them once established is to remove the food source - you're just fighting a losing battle most of the time with any other method.
In reply to Post #17
Rats are neophobic, which means that they are very wary of anything new in their environment.
Leave the traps, etc in stu but unset for a while so they get used to them being there.
Rats are neophobic, which means that they are very wary of anything new in their environment.
Leave the traps, etc in stu but unset for a while so they get used to them being there.
In reply to Post #24
Pre- baiting for rats. Makes sense really. Devious little bleeders, I hate them, been bitten 4 times, but thats my fault for getting too close. Never again.
Pre- baiting for rats. Makes sense really. Devious little bleeders, I hate them, been bitten 4 times, but thats my fault for getting too close. Never again.