I think the baits worked. The buggers took 4 big baits. After the third
day, they stopped coming into the house and gnawing the doors. I pre bait,
and they didn't take them.
There is no smell. I read that the blood thinners would make them go
outside. Thank goodness for that.
I was told, we in Auckland New Zealand has a lot of volcanic rocks which
people use for walls in the garden. These rocks have lots of holes which
the rats love. My back garden had a volcanic rocks wall.
I will be vigilant and bait every now and then.
Would a strong aspirin work?
Thanks,
Ann
How To Catch A Rat
Summary: Catching rodents takes patience and some brains. Mice are easy to trap, but a full grown rat is intelligent and not easily tricked.
If you ever have to deal with trying to catch an adult rat you will find you are up against a clever adversary. With all the daily inherent dangers that a rodent must face in order to survive, it's no wonder that trying to catch one of these rascals is no easy task.
First, you must understand that rats are very suspicious of new surroundings. If they find their way into your property they will use utmost care when exploring their environment. Even when facing hunger or thirst a rat will not indulge itself on the first food or water it finds. It will approach any new food source with caution, often tasting only a small sample to see if it can be safely digested. With this in mind you need to know how to pre-bait your traps.
The next day return to see if any of the food has been eaten and look for fresh rodent droppings. Don't despair if you find fresh droppings, but none of the food has been eaten. Remove the old food and replace it with fresh. Rodents will only eat fresh, clean food.
Once you find that the rodent is eating the bait you must continue to repeat this process for another few days until you are sure you have noticed a set pattern of feeding. Then, and only then, can you set the trap with assurance of catching your prey. Trying a shortcut will result in a prolonged bout of hide and seek.
Comments
ann chin
05 Aug 2009, 05:32
05 Aug 2009, 05:32
mg
24 Aug 2009, 04:20
24 Aug 2009, 04:20
I have a pesky rat that I have been trying to catch for a week now. I have
done everything from prebaiting to actually setting my spring traps, as
well as baiting my glue trap. I heard my dog barking about 1 in the morning
and when I looked down from my window the rat was siting on the glue trap
eating the penut butter when I when down stairs to bag him up he was gone.
What other methods can I try?
Bill
24 Aug 2009, 18:51
24 Aug 2009, 18:51
I have a nice one.
ann chin
26 Aug 2009, 01:35
26 Aug 2009, 01:35
The Glue trap is useless. Snap baits are useless. They are not strong
enough. We used bait, a lot of them. They took thebait, 4 giant sized one.
They didn't come back.
Diane
28 Aug 2009, 00:15
28 Aug 2009, 00:15
i recently moved into a modular home and it seems to be infested with rats.
I have found lot sof droppings and cleaned them up. I put out poison and
even bought those electronic plug in thingys and I thought they were gone
but then tonight when i was watching tv i saw one climb up the side of the
garbage can. I am terrified of these pests getting on me and my children
while we are sleeping and biting us. How common is that? How do I get rid
of them? I have lived here a week and I am ready to move.
leo
04 Sep 2009, 23:03
04 Sep 2009, 23:03
about 2 0r 3 weeks ago we caught 3 mice on 2 traps. havent heard any thing.
Now out of no-where at this very moment as im typing this i hear a mouse
scratching under the lazy-suzy in the kitchen. the owner "re-did" the
kitchen and there's open spaces very small but small enough for a
mouse/mice. i have traps laid out what can i use to cover up the slight
opening?
Reina
17 Sep 2009, 11:46
17 Sep 2009, 11:46
We think it got in from the sliding door one late night (small hole in the
screen) was under the stove to an open area under the cabinet. Caught the
big rat, my husband though it was PG, sure enough when he was going to
clean out the caught big rat, he saw a smaller one running. Caught that two
days later on a glue trap. Then two days later, heard a regular trap go off
in the AM when I was getting ready for work and found nothing till my boys
got up to get ready for school and saw it run (even though I checked
everywhere!) Caught that small one too after chasing it that morning! How
many more do you think there could be if it indeed had babies?
Debb
17 Sep 2009, 20:08
17 Sep 2009, 20:08
i've got this lil mouse that obivous has grown an inch or 2 cause just
three wks ago i caught what i thought was the baby rat...turns out it was a
bigger one...so i know this one is smart because i have laid bait after
bait along w/peanut butter...i'm smearing and smudging the trap...when i
check back...the trap is so clean...got me thinking this mouse got
skillz...untensils or something.Now every now and then when i appear in the
kitchen(day or nite) it's like it's waiting for me and then it runs along
the counter's edge along the sink on this inch-size backsink as if to let
me know it's in control...well for some reason...i'm beginning to want to
just catch em' and study him as a pet maybe...any suggestions how i can get
it caged..?
Ray
02 Oct 2009, 11:39
02 Oct 2009, 11:39
I have trapped 3 rats (all of them - I hope, but I've come a substance
which is semi-solid & reseambles bird droppings rather than rodents - what
is it?
Lee
21 Oct 2009, 04:35
21 Oct 2009, 04:35
We have a problem. I have only seen one rat tonight but have heard it
before. I'm not sure how it is getting around but I did see it run back in
through a hole underneath my dishwasher. The problem is we live in terrace
level apartment. One half is underground and the other has windows/doors.
There is definitely a space between a wall where they get in. The rat is
large and I'm not sure what kind of trap to use to catch it. We once tried
to catch a something that was in the wall with a sticky trap, but I think
it was too big and got away. Any suggestions? The thought of rodents
running around makes my skin crawl. Any chance there is only one of them??
honghong
28 Oct 2009, 11:49
28 Oct 2009, 11:49
i m trying to cacth a rat at the night. have set a trap but not sure
whether should open up the light or close it.any idea? does rats come out
when it is all dark or the other way?
jennifer
24 Nov 2009, 20:51
24 Nov 2009, 20:51
One day last week I found a wet dead rat in my bath tub. I have been living
in this duplex for over a year and never seen or heard a mouse or rat. But,
since we found that rat in the tub I have been hearing them. And today I
found a hole in the bread. I set sticky boards out, they have been moved
and one is upside down. Are they coming inside because its getting cold
outside.
Stuart
26 Nov 2009, 17:26
26 Nov 2009, 17:26
Please Note when you manage to get rid of one lot of rats.......Another
crew will move in you need to remove any foods....remember what you call
food and what is food to them will not be the same thing.....I personaly
use traps and poison each time change the type of poison so they don't get
used to it.......Never listen to the Rats have rights mob rats can Kill you
it's not the Rat you need to feer it's what they leav behind wells diseas
Kills within a week..Good Luck
Darlene
20 Dec 2009, 21:24
20 Dec 2009, 21:24
I cought my rat this morning. He was about 5 inchs long (including the
tail) I used a snap trap!! Not the old wooden ones. I bought it at walmart
and its cost about $6. Three nights then we had him. We put peanut butter
in the hold on the trigger for the first two night no results , then stuck
bread to the peanut butter, put bread crumbs around the trap for samples,
it worked excelent. then we burned his body so nothing else get at him.
Darlene
20 Dec 2009, 21:33
20 Dec 2009, 21:33
Well if it's in your house or apt. I would either get a CAT. or Move. You
need to find where and how they are entering your home and seal it up.
Everyone knows why they come inside for food. I have 2 cats, a dog, and 12
chickens. We cought a rat cleaning the chickens outside run. There is snow
now so my cats won't go outside so we se a snap trap. it works good.
Sharon Wong
02 Jan 2010, 12:19
02 Jan 2010, 12:19
i didn't exactly do it slowly, but i went for a quick violent hunt. he's
been hiding in my kitchen and feeding on EVERYTHING. Should have tried this
before attempting hot pursuit =(
Ben Colla
12 Jan 2010, 21:10
12 Jan 2010, 21:10
I have covered a hole in my concrete floor with sand on multiple occasions,
only to find it uncovered again. My guess is rats. I lay down a big ass rat
trap only to find it cleaned everyday. Mice, must be mice... So I place
some mouse traps and I catch many mice... Today I find a dead mouse in a
trap a foot from where I set it, IN the hole. I pull it out and find only
the mouse head in the trap, the body is gone. Rats!
Chucky
25 Jan 2010, 06:42
25 Jan 2010, 06:42
We have giant ass rats at my work eating hundreds of dollars of dog food
each night. The rat Daleks came in and put down traps to exterminate them
but nothing helped so I bought in my own guns.I set up water in a barrel
with a false lid and food bait on top. Still awaiting results. Are there
any traps where they can walk inside, and it locks so they cant get out? Or
can you get mouse traps, that are the size of cars? Or possibly injecting
some food with the most lethal substance you can htink of. Or try the left
hand approach; if you cant beat 'em, join 'em. I will try putting a handful
of dog food out at night and see if they bother opening up the bags.
Anything is worth a shot to the bastards.
Ask the Exterminator
25 Jan 2010, 10:41
25 Jan 2010, 10:41
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Ben
05 Feb 2010, 12:39
05 Feb 2010, 12:39
I have a rat in the attic.
I put a snap trap with peanut butter and when I went to check it, it had been sprung with small amounts of blood on the trap so I'm assuming the trap injured him. Then a couple of days later I started hearing the rat again in the attic. I put the trap back with some peanut butter and a piece of dog food. Will the snap trap still work after the first incident?
Thank you.
I put a snap trap with peanut butter and when I went to check it, it had been sprung with small amounts of blood on the trap so I'm assuming the trap injured him. Then a couple of days later I started hearing the rat again in the attic. I put the trap back with some peanut butter and a piece of dog food. Will the snap trap still work after the first incident?
Thank you.
MOO
10 Feb 2010, 02:36
10 Feb 2010, 02:36
I KNOW FOR A FACT I SAW WITH MY EYES A NORWAY RAT IN MY ROOM UPSTAIRS..
DOWN STAIRS I SAW THEIR DROPPINGS BIG ONES AT THAT SO I KNOW THEIR HERE
HOW CAN I GET OR CATCH THEM
HOW CAN I GET OR CATCH THEM
bahdmus
13 Feb 2010, 11:18
13 Feb 2010, 11:18
How to catch rat