rats

[dicky das 4]

just wonderd if anyone knows a good bait to attracted rats my girlfriend has got rats coming up from the river into her garden i can here them under the shed just wonderd what bait to put down to get them out from under the shed so i can get a shot at them with the hw80 thanks..

[daz1976 8]

ferret biscuits work thats what i used but rats will take anything

[dicky das 4]

will ferret bist not be abit small i put some jam on butties last night but they just ran out grabd it and ran back under the shed to fast coudnt get a shot ill still try the bist tho thanks mate

[Guest bullterrier]

will ferret bist not be abit small i put some jam on butties last night but they just ran out grabd it and ran back under the shed to fast coudnt get a shot ill still try the bist tho thanks mate

 

 

try putting some wiremesh around the bait mate that way you should be able to get your shot of mate ...john

[Guest king ratcatcher]

buy a tin of catfood and liquidise it in the blender, or get a tin of sweetcorn, blend it up and put some cake flavouring in

Edited August 31, 2007 by king ratcatcher

[Magpie 102]

Any old shite should do the trick. Last I knew rats weren't to fussy about what they ate. As BT says try putting some mesh round your bait, maybe popping it into a wire birdfeeder so as the rats have to work at it, giving you time for a clear shot and you'll need a clear shot too. Back in the dark old days when I still shot at things I'd have a pop at a few rats, unless you get a clear head or chest cavity shot you wont kill it. It's more likely to run of screaming to die a painful slow death underground. Now whether its a rat or anything else, it doesn't deserve to die that way does it.

Personally I think you'd be better off ringing the shed in chicken wire and slipping a ferret underneath and allowing someones terrier the opportunity to do the dispatching. There's no in between with a dog it either dead or it gets away, simple as really.

[Guest bullterrier]

Any old shite should do the trick. Last I knew rats weren't to fussy about what they ate. As BT says try putting some mesh round your bait, maybe popping it into a wire birdfeeder so as the rats have to work at it, giving you time for a clear shot and you'll need a clear shot too. Back in the dark old days when I still shot at things I'd have a pop at a few rats, unless you get a clear head or chest cavity shot you wont kill it. It's more likely to run of screaming to die a painful slow death underground. Now whether its a rat or anything else, it doesn't deserve to die that way does it.

Personally I think you'd be better off ringing the shed in chicken wire and slipping a ferret underneath and allowing someones terrier the opportunity to do the dispatching. There's no in between with a dog it either dead or it gets away, simple as really.

 

 

as above or buy yourself a rat trap mate ....john

[stubby 175]

are you sure they are rats and not water voles, very simular in appearance but the voles are protected

check shape of head,ears,tails etc, if they are too fast to get a shot, have you identified them correctly

[bullmastiff 615]

That's a good point Stubby

If it is rats then try smooth peanut butter, the little buggers will stand around licking at it for ages! and once they've got a taste it doesn't matter if you miss, they'll soon come straight back

[dicky das 4]

they are defenatly rats i have been down with my plummer terrier and ferret and court a few at the start of the summer but the rotwieler nearly hsd my plummer so wount be doing that again thanks for all your replies theres some good surgestions there

[woodchip 2]

old cooking oil realy crap manky stuff works like a magnet...

[marko 30]

buy a tin of catfood and liquidise it in the blender, this is a great idea and works plus the f***ers cant carry it off as easily and have to sit a bit longer giving you a better chance,have you tried a deben lamp on the gun with a dimmer.