will it work?

[RossM 8,149]

my girlfriends maw says she saw a rat going under her patio and was going to poison them, i said i didnt think that was a good idea as they would only go back under, die and smell, i told her to leave it to me and got my hands on a couple of mk4 fenns? set them tonight at the only space i could see them getting out off and put a bit peanut butter on the plates, will this work and when can i expect results any help or pointers would be appreciated thanks

[tullfan 0]

pnut butter is good bait for rats and squirrels, but have you set them in the hole/tunnel or used a pipe etc. the reason i ask is fenn type traps cant be set in the open legally.

[RossM 8,149]

  tullfan said:

pnut butter is good bait for rats and squirrels, but have you set them in the hole/tunnel or used a pipe etc. the reason i ask is fenn type traps cant be set in the open legally.

 

they are set in an upside town plant window box with the ends cut off? is that ok? if not i'll go and shift them or make something else up.

[The one 8,535]

Should be fine mate as there in a TUNNEL

[cadno coch 1]

  codiethelurcher said:

my girlfriends maw says she saw a rat going under her patio and was going to poison them, i said i didnt think that was a good idea as they would only go back under, die and smell, i told her to leave it to me and got my hands on a couple of mk4 fenns? set them tonight at the only space i could see them getting out off and put a bit peanut butter on the plates, will this work and when can i expect results any help or pointers would be appreciated thanks

 

Hi there,

your mk4 fenns need to be set in a tunnel made by hand,with what ever you can get your hands on building material wise,I.E plywood,stone,brick,or logs,if you can try and locate the rat run,then look at making your tunnel on the rat run,ideally next to a shed or panel fence,the tunnel needs to be just big enough to allow the trap to spring up,and just wide enough so when the trap is set you can place it inside the tunnel and take the safety catch off with out catching the sides of the tunnel,also the trap itself needs to sit level inside the tunnel,by just taken a few scoops of soil from the run and sitting the trap nice and level,so that the rat runs across the trap,and not over the trap if you get what i mean,also the trap needs to be anchored as well,with the use of a peg,then the entrance of the tunnel needs to be just big enough for a rat to get through,just use dowel or something to narrow the entrance down and by doing so the rat is more likely to run nice and straight on to the trap,you don't need to use BAIT,just set and you should have a stinking brown rat in it next day,good luck.Oh i also hope that i have not been teaching you to suck eggs,if i have im sorry,but you did say in your thread any help or pointers.

Edited October 8, 2009 by cadno coch

[tullfan 0]

yep as The one said its in a tunnel that should do, hopefully gfriends mother will have problem sorted tommorrow ,good luck

[stubby 175]

dont expect an instant catch, although you may be lucky, rats are weary of new objects, so may take a while before you catch

[RossM 8,149]

txt this morning saying there was a rat in the trap, do you reckon it could just be 1 or do you think its worthwhile setting it up again? will go get picture after work.

[ratattack 111]

Get a pic of the area it was living in. That will let you know how many may be there.

 

Does she feed the birds? If so then thats the problem most likely, there may be a drainage issue under the patio if there are a lot of rats there though.

[stubby 175]

its not going to hurt re setting it

[ratattack 111]

Well not unless you are a rat...

[shotgun 0]

alright codie just mind safety catch /stick lol am glad you got one,gd luck stuart

[RossM 8,149]

she has a pet rabbit that has run off the garden/patio area, always food around for it, told her she needs to put an end to it