HELP. Where are there loads of rats near plymouth ?

[LUMPHAMMER 324]

Ive caught plenty of ''Rat's'' in the same trap,not very robust but will do the job ! just watch the terrier dont jump up & grab the trap like mine did & write it off

[sallie 67]

yep we have one of those traps and like lumphammer says its not the strongest but does the job.

[dytkos 17,793]

Maltesers and bird food balls work for me

 

Cheers, D.

[Xx-Mac-xX 8]

Picked up a couple of these traps myself for around a tenner each delivered off e-bay

 

Seem okay for the money & have had a couple of catches

 

The only problems I've had is I suspect field mice taking the bate

 

My young Pat pup managed to find a trapped rat at 01:30 one morning at the bottom of the garden & managed to wake the neighbours

with his excitement

 

For a few days after each catch he insists on attacking the empty cage when I attempt to reset the trap

[Rik 49]

Ive caught rats in them traps there not the best,Ive also found that mice can spring them,also the wind can some time,s spring them the other type are far better and alot stronger

 

 

Happy Hunting

[Nathan Baker 1]

Ive caught rats in them traps there not the best,Ive also found that mice can spring them,also the wind can some time,s spring them the other type are far better and alot stronger

 

 

Happy Hunting

hello what are the other types , i might try a stronger one many thanks

[sallie 67]

Ive caught rats in them traps there not the best,Ive also found that mice can spring them,also the wind can some time,s spring them the other type are far better and alot stronger

 

 

Happy Hunting

 

We have also had a black bird in ours that is not good.

[paulus 26]

Ive caught rats in them traps there not the best,Ive also found that mice can spring them,also the wind can some time,s spring them the other type are far better and alot stronger

 

 

Happy Hunting

 

We have also had a black bird in ours that is not good.

i had a well pissed off ferral cat in one it wasnt happy

[DAN.BOY 13]

they eat anything, smelly stuff works best to attract them

[Richie10 345]

There'll be loads along the tamar, but you risk losing your trap. i guess you are trying to trap them for the experience.

if you have a garden place them along the fence, sometimes rats will travel especially after harvest and they end up in gardens.

[wulf 32]

hi nathan, try using something on the trap plate that the rats cant carry away - as someone else has said, nutella, peanut butter, jam something like that - they will have to physically stay on the plate to eat it and will more likely trigger the trap. If you are finding empty traps with the bait gone it is possible that mice are springing your trap but they are small enough to crawl out through the mesh.

 

You wont have to put a load of bait on, a dollop the size of a 50p piece will do - keep it in the centre of the plate so that the rats won't try and get at it from outside the trap otherwise this could trigger the trap as well.

 

In a car park like has been described on here i have used bird seed soaked so that it goes like a paste - i then put this around the bins. The rats were coming from cover across open ground to feed at the bins and made it easier to catch them.

 

hope this helps.

 

atb

[wulf 32]

also forgot to say - try and make sure you remove any other food sources near to the trap otherwise they may prefer to eat that than go in to an unfamiliar trap and eat what is in there.

[wulf 32]

Can anyone shed ay light on what Sallie was saying about the european laws and farmers putting poison down? What exactly does the law state / require farmers to do?

Edited February 24, 2012 by wulf

[sallie 67]

I was told by our local farmers that the European law states that they have to put poison down to keep rats clear from the farm and so they dont get rats. I suppose it could be an excuse not to have dogs doing the job. If anyone finds anymore info i would be interested to know. I have found this on the NFU site. http://www.nfuonline...n-for-biocides/

so it would appear i have it wrong and that our local farmers have it wrong. I would have thought this an absolute reason for using dogs.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/pesticides.shtml

[paulus 26]

I was told by our local farmers that the European law states that they have to put poison down to keep rats clear from the farm and so they dont get rats. I suppose it could be an excuse not to have dogs doing the job. If anyone finds anymore info i would be interested to know. I have found this on the NFU site. http://www.nfuonline...n-for-biocides/

so it would appear i have it wrong and that our local farmers have it wrong. I would have thought this an absolute reason for using dogs.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...esticides.shtml

most farms lay poison for rats if your going to take the dogs just make sure they pickup all baitstations and then leave it a couple of weeks before you go