Best bait for rats!

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Another vote for peanut butter here, used it in the T Rex type traps with great success. Even the cheap value stuff from Tescos. They can't seem to resist it!

[rogue male 8]

For traps i try and find out what they have been feeding on. In one case the client reported that

bags of peanuts had been targeted. 4 days of pre-baiting unset traps with peanut brittle, on the 5th

day set the traps, within the hour 1 dead rat. In general you cant go wrong with peanut butter, cheaper

the better.

 

If i'm laying bait to draw them out to shoot i use a satchet of cat food, small tin of fish and a glug

of cooking oil. Put this lot in a blender and make a soup like substance. Place blobs of this just off

a main run(not out in open ground but near cover to give them confidence)and then wait.

Due to the mixture being mainly liquid the rats have to stop and lap it up,instead of grabbing a chunk

and running. Basically, as previously stated, the smellier the better.

[beddylurcher 70]

iv been told smoked bacon works good.

[CarraghsGem 92]

hard boiled eggs (shell off) in a wire cage type bird feeder... irresistable to them

[BI9JOHNNY 25]

when we moved into our new house there was loads of mice and squirrels around and i trapped for ages with peanut butter it was like feeding crack heads worked fantastic

[hunter1989 91]

hi all

 

there best food is lead it gets straight to there head for some reason

[tx200hc 0]

chocolate spread

[rabbit stopper 0]

chuna fish is very good