Rat Trap Surprise!

[Hunter4ever 0]

I have attempted to catch some rats spotted by my chook pen for the past week, no avail.

 

I use apple, corn and some seeds, although I'll put peanut butte down soon.

 

Earlier today after I came home from school my mother said to me "Keep calm, and go down to your Rat trap."

 

Naturally I was exited, hopefully I had caught the evasive bugger, yet when I got there I found a sparrow.

 

 

I put peanut butter in there. no rat. Dunno wnhat to do.

Edited May 21, 2009 by Hunter4ever

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

the reason you caught a sparrow whas that you did not put a cover over your trap. you will catch birds in your trap if you do not cover it up. a large pipe cut in half will do the trick, or simply a large sheat of coratgated iron put over your trap like an upside down 'V'. however you do it it's important that the rat can get in and the trap can go off. here this will give you some ideas: http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/section...r-rat-trap.html

Edited May 19, 2009 by aaronpigeonplucker

[Hunter4ever 0]

Tht's not the same trap. I have a large steel live trap, which the sparrow only got in because it's small.

 

Any advice on bait?

 

I've heard about:

 

Burnt toast

cheese

chocolate

goldeballs cereal

apple

marshmellow

corn

peanut butter

dead mice & rats

 

and have tried apple and corn. Will do peanut butter, but has anyone got other suggestions, or if some of these suggestions wrong?

[Foxy09 3]

the reason you caught a bird is because your baiting it with bird food... ie seeds, use something smelly like sardines in sunflower oil, bet you catch him in a couple of days.

 

Foxy

[kingkeeper21 2]

if its in a chicken pen id bait it with an egg or 2. iv caught sparrows and stuff in my fenn traps before when iv put sum corn either side of the tunnel.

good luck bud.

[Hunter4ever 0]

I have put egg in it 3 hours ago actually, and I'll put some sardine in there.

[Sighthound 49]

peanut butter.

[georgegml 0]

better to try a fenn trap in a tunnell where you,ve seen it as they dont like to break cover i never bother to bait rat traps

[georgegml 0]

better to try a fenn trap in a tunnell where you,ve seen it as they dont like to break cover i never bother to bait rat traps

[Hunter4ever 0]

I haven't seen it in a tunnel, and baiting trap increases chance of capture.

 

I've put some more egg in, and a bit of sardine, as well as drizzling juice all over it.

 

 

Hopefully gettim Post results tommorow.

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

I have attempted to catch some rats spotted by my chook pen for the past week, no avail.

 

I use apple, corn and some seeds, although I'll put peanut butte down soon.

 

Earlier today after I came home from school my mother said to me "Keep calm, and go down to your Rat trap."

 

Naturally I was exited, hopefully I had caught the evasive bugger, yet when I got there I found a sparrow.

 

I don't deem this normal, has anyone else caught birds in a rat trap?

 

I let it go.

 

Also, any ideas on catching this rat? What bait, where to place ect?

It's currently in the chook pen.

 

Caught a GREY SQUIRREL once in a rat trap on a chocolate flake.

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Tht's not the same trap. I have a large steel live trap, which the sparrow only got in because it's small.

 

Any advice on bait?

 

I've heard about:

 

Burnt toast

cheese

chocolate

goldeballs cereal

apple

marshmellow

corn

peanut butter

dead mice & rats

 

and have tried apple and corn. Will do peanut butter, but has anyone got other suggestions, or if some of these suggestions wrong?

 

STRAWBERRY flavoured luncheon meat is good 4 RATS and MINK! ! !

[MAIN MAN 277]

dried dog food mate! they love it

[stubby 175]

if its in the chicken coop, Its already feeding on chicken mash/pellets, why not bait it with what its used to eating, making sure theres no loose stuff elsewhere

[Hunter4ever 0]

No idea why it's not taking the peanut butter. We spotted 'em months ago, so maybe their dead or gone.