Easiest way to catch a rat

[theobenmike 0]

What is the best way to catch rats I have got them from an old woman next door who feeds birds all hours of the day in her garden. She is feeding the birds bread and sh#t loads of it, even goes out at night in the dark to feed them. I have tried live catch cage trap (unset for a week) baited with bread,chicken,tinned sardines etc but they wont go anywhere near it, all I caught was a blackbird

I dont really want to use poison in case the dogs get in it.

Any ideas appreciated

[john b 38]

What is the best way to catch rats

 

With a pellet

 

If there's loads of food about it will be hard to get them into a trap unless you're bait is irresistable. Are there any signs of tracks your side ?

[theobenmike 0]

What is the best way to catch rats

 

With a pellet

 

If there's loads of food about it will be hard to get them into a trap unless you're bait is irresistable. Are there any signs of tracks your side ?

 

No signs of tracks my side unfortunately, if there was I would give that springing snare a go, looks good thanks pegandgun

Shooting would be ideal but every time I've seen a rat its gone when I get the gun out

[john b 38]

Have you tried chocolate ? Cheap, sweet chocolate like galaxy, smeared with a bit of peanut butter. They can smell it a mile off.

 

I am sure you'll get some other suggestions too, but that works for me and is probably different enough from there normal diet to be interesting.

 

Another important point is that as 'neophobes' rats generally avoid anything in their environment that's 'new' for quite a while. Get your trap out, leave it and be patient.

[Guest Bigbob]

Set a couple of fenmk4s in your garden in tunnels , i did that at my dads who's garden backed onto a wood and some fields set them 24/7 and you pick up vermin passing through

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Contact ye local Enviromental Health offices, mate. I'm a life long wild bird feeder myself. I support and condone the practice to the hilt. But this old dear's obviously lost the plot. She probably imagines the food which disapears at night is due to birds sneaking it. She's mad as a box of frogs and now endangering her own health, yours, ye families and those Dogs of yours. She needs to be spoken to and the best person to do that is a professional with some clout behind him.

 

There are laws in uk which make it illegal to harbour and promelgate rats Don't worry, she won't end up inside or anything. But they'll advise her and take care of the problem she's caused. Well, that's the theory anyway.

 

But that's what ye need to do. Inform the council. Don't go f*cking about trying to handle the overspill yeself. Expensive. Pointless. Risking the health of way too many.

 

Ye not 'grassing her up'. Ye calling in the Professional care she needs and is incapable of sorting out for herself. Because she's do lally.

[theobenmike 0]

Looks like I spoke too soon, well its one less anyway

Caught this fecker overnight with some bread with a sardine in it. Will keep trap set see if I get anymore. If problem persists probably try council action like ditch says.

"she's do lally" you're not wrong

[Guest billybob72]

Bacon(the fatty bit),always worked a treat for me,make sure it's cooked,that or mackerel.

[ratcatcher 0]

If the problem is as bad as you say you won't get on top of it with traps.The best thing to do is what ditchshitter has advised.Get in local autority or a pro.All measures will be taken when poisons are put down,and made sure that you,your family and pets are safe from harm.If you get the council to do it,it should'nt cost you anything.

[Ron Weasley 83]

Definitely call in the pros! A secure bait station can be fitted, so that your dogs- and non-target species will be safe, but ratty will be taken care of. And it can stay there, and mop up any others that come along!

 

Good work with the cage trap though!

[Lenur 0]

Interesting traps

Mousetraps and rat-traps - http://www.traps.net.ru/en/how-to-catch-a-...e-rat-index.htm

Edited March 30, 2009 by Lenur