RemyBolt 420 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Quick question, can rats see in the red light spectrum? Has anyone tried this and if so, any success? Quote Link to post
jocky 198 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 red always seems the best for me , but not to bright. Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't know if they can see colours? But it's certainly the light they react to and not the colour. I have tried all manner of different filters and colours. Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Tried a red LED but after 10 mins they saw the light and ran away 2 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I shoot a place regularly and after the second visit as soon as the red light hit them they were off and running ... So I now use a 410 they can run all they fukcing want they still get it .......... 6 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,816 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) On 10/12/2014 at 17:10, villaman said: Tried a red LED but after 10 mins they saw the light and ran away Are you sure they did not just smell you :tongue2: atvbmac :thumbs: Edited December 10, 2014 by bigmac 97kt 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 On 10/12/2014 at 19:02, bigmac 97kt said: On 10/12/2014 at 17:10, villaman said: Tried a red LED but after 10 mins they saw the light and ran away Are you sure they did not just smell you :tongue2: atvbmac :thumbs: cat ,black ,kettle springs to mind 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,816 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 On 10/12/2014 at 19:31, villaman said: On 10/12/2014 at 19:02, bigmac 97kt said: On 10/12/2014 at 17:10, villaman said: Tried a red LED but after 10 mins they saw the light and ran away Are you sure they did not just smell you :tongue2: atvbmac :thumbs: cat ,black ,kettle springs to mind :laugh: :thumbs: Quote Link to post
RemyBolt 420 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks guys. Not wasting my heard earned £5 on that red filter. Because I'm working enclosed, the back-lit screen lights everything up and the rats can obviously see me. So I was thinking of using an alternative lighting system to my NV system. I guess red light's not the answer then :-( Any suggestions? Quote Link to post
smecky 52 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 So what you saying you are using a lamp or say an ns50/200 with the red ir. Quote Link to post
meathumper 29 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Put a large sheet over your head and ns, just have the barrel poking out.You may look like a twat, but who cares if your killing them. Quote Link to post
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