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re: I have a rat/mouse in my house
Posted on 12/14/22 at 11:06 pm to Ghost Hog
Posted on 12/14/22 at 11:06 pm to Ghost Hog
1) old school victor rat traps.
2) Peanut butter is fine, but use Slim Jim beef jerky. Rats can lick off that peanut butter w/o springing the trap. W/ the Slim Jim, it has that membrane around it, so they'll have to pull at it eat it. Much, much higher kill rate. Make sure before you put it on the trap that you squeeze some of the oil out and use it like a paint brush all over the trap. Really get that scent out.
3) Very important; When you set the traps, make that it is perpendicular and up against the wall of where you're going to set them, even places like under your sink. Make sure that the springing action is going towards that wall, because rats run along edges, and this will mean a quick kill. A whole lot less likely that you either miss it or just get its legs.
4) 100% do not use poison.
I've had my own pest control company for 14 years and have been in the business for 20.
Hope this helps:)
2) Peanut butter is fine, but use Slim Jim beef jerky. Rats can lick off that peanut butter w/o springing the trap. W/ the Slim Jim, it has that membrane around it, so they'll have to pull at it eat it. Much, much higher kill rate. Make sure before you put it on the trap that you squeeze some of the oil out and use it like a paint brush all over the trap. Really get that scent out.
3) Very important; When you set the traps, make that it is perpendicular and up against the wall of where you're going to set them, even places like under your sink. Make sure that the springing action is going towards that wall, because rats run along edges, and this will mean a quick kill. A whole lot less likely that you either miss it or just get its legs.
4) 100% do not use poison.
I've had my own pest control company for 14 years and have been in the business for 20.
Hope this helps:)
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Posted on 12/14/22 at 11:11 pm to stuntman
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Rats can lick off that peanut butter w/o springing the trap
They can't on the electric traps. They get zapped and it's over. You keep using the same peanut butter over and over.
Posted on 12/15/22 at 12:09 am to stuntman
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3) Very important; When you set the traps, make that it is perpendicular and up against the wall of where you're going to set them, even places like under your sink. Make sure that the springing action is going towards that wall, because rats run along edges, and this will mean a quick kill. A whole lot less likely that you either miss it or just get its legs.
Also, two traps are better than one. I place them side-by-side, perpendicular to the wall/baseboard. I bait with a bit of Kraft Single pushed well into the trigger area, and cover it with a bit of peanut butter.
I use the spring type with the yellow triggers. They usually work, but sometimes I have a slick mouse that can repeatedly pick the trap. I have some of the traps with the metal trigger that I rigged to have a hair trigger, so much so that I can barely set the trap down in place without it throwing. They usually do the trick.
Don't throw the traps away after you catch the first one. A trap that has caught a mouse works better than a brand new one. Just wear some gloves when you handle the trap.
DO NOT use poison under any circumstances. If you know, you know.
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