Dicer 0 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hi I'm new to this forum hoping to pick up some tips on dealing with rats, I don't like poison especially as there is a healthy population of Owls around where I keep my hens and geese, I also thought I had just as well have some fun getting rid of them or at least keeping their numbers down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,482 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hello and welcome mate . loads of ways terriers and a smoker fen mk4 traps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.WARREN. 288 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 welcome to thl, get some live traps set,or smoker and terriers if you can or shoot them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,540 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dicer 0 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Cheers for the advice I've got a few traps out and have bought an oldish Daystate sportsman mk2 , haven't seen a rat since. I think if I want to shoot them I will need some sort of night vision. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Bamling 3 Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 We used to get paid for catching red squirrels they provided little cage traps what we baited with maize we got hundreds of rats with them they only a small cage aswell If you have them in a built up area such as a housing estate try using bread as bait as that's what they eat mostly when the people feed the birds Atb Jimmy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dicer 0 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Cheers Jimmy The traps are working had half a dozen now but with the numbers of holes everywhere they are probably breeding faster than I'm killing them. I think I'm gonna have to sort out some sort of night vision and shoot as many as I can aswell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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