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Rat trap placement question
Posted on 12/26/20 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 12/26/20 at 9:13 pm
Sitting in my backyard and just caught, out of the corner of my eye, a rat climbing in through a small hole on the side of my detached garage. Live uptown in NO so I know there are always rats/mice around.
Is the best place for me to set a trap right outside the hole, or somewhere inside the garage?
Is the best place for me to set a trap right outside the hole, or somewhere inside the garage?
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Posted on 12/26/20 at 9:48 pm to tigahfan747
Inside by hole so other animals don’t disturb it. Peanut butter and sunflower seeds on old metal traps. Cheap and works.
Posted on 12/26/20 at 11:08 pm to tigahfan747
And tie the trap off to something. I've had rats not die right away and they will try to find some place to hide and drag the trap with them.
I use the big snap type rat traps and tie a piece of nylon string around the metal staple that holds the trigger arm in place and then around anything that won't be easily moved.
Place the traps along a wall since rodents like to travel close to walls.
I use the big snap type rat traps and tie a piece of nylon string around the metal staple that holds the trigger arm in place and then around anything that won't be easily moved.
Place the traps along a wall since rodents like to travel close to walls.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 7:37 am to tigahfan747
Personally I’d close the hole and then place a trap right outside of it. But you may catch a bird or some other animal if you place it out uncovered. I’ll take shoeboxes or others of similar sizes and cover them if I don’t have anything else.
Definitely tie them down
Definitely tie them down
Posted on 12/27/20 at 8:38 am to tigahfan747
Peanut butter definitely works but is easily licked off, especially by mice on the large trap. I jam some meat into the tube and have caught dozens without reloading.
Posted on 12/27/20 at 9:22 am to tigahfan747
Get a cat
Feed it every other day
Feed it every other day
Posted on 12/27/20 at 3:29 pm to tigahfan747
Just one bite poison, will kill them all, they make outdoor baitstations for them
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