re: How do I get rid of rats in my backyard?

It does. Look online, various modifications but all with the basic setup and premise.

Spray it with Pam

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They can climb up a metal pole to the feeder

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if you know an electrician and own a camera, this could end up being pretty fun

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Get a large glass or metal jar/container. Big enough to hold several gallons of water at ten inches or so deep while leaving another foot or more from the top. Like a large tall crawfish pot.

Dig a hole and place the top of the pot at ground level. Take and oil up a metal rod and secure across the center of the container leaving the middle section clean. Take peanut butter and heavily coat the middle section of the rod.

They will try to walk the rod to get to the peanut butter, slip and fall into container. The cannot climb out and will succumb to severe over hydration.

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Does this really work? Could you put a bunch of snakes in the jar instead of water? Or maybe burning embers?

a .22 rifle....as long as you don't have freaked out neighbors

you're gonna have to get rid of the bird feeder and clean up the ground

sorry

I periodically have issues with desert rats and Home Depot sells rat traps- which look like giant-sized mousetraps- get the ones for $1.97 in the attached pic. Buy a couple and bait them with a mixture of oatmeal and peanut butter, it will work like a charm.

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Yeah, don't lower the River, raise the bridge.

Make the bird food Unobtainium to the vermin.

I'll second the pro level bait station. There is a reason you see those outside most commercial buildings and restaurants.

If they are eating the bait they will die a few days later.

I would eliminate the bird feed and make the bait the only source of food on the property.