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Help getting rid of rats
Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:27 am
Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:27 am
They are in the process of remodeling an old apartment complex behind my house and it’s driven rats and mice into my yard. Going on about two weeks and haven’t caught or killed a single rat. They won’t touch the poison and they just wait on the mice to get caught on the traps and then eat the mice. I know they’re around because I find rat shite all under my patio chairs. Any sure fire ways to get rid of them because these bastards are outsmarting me so far.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:30 am to Craigwest
I had a rat war at my shop earlier this year. The only thing that made a dent was the classic large snap traps. Once I killed 14 they disappeared.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 11:51 am to Craigwest
We had a major rat infestation when we had a bird feeder near our back porch. We were also hand-feeding squirrels that were in our greenbelt.
Our bad.
We removed the bird feeder and quit feeding the squirrels. They would come up to our screen door and be like, "WTF? where's the nut?".
Anyway, we set out glue traps (bought in bulk from Amazon) using peanut butter and caught two momma rats and their young offspring. 13 in total in one night.
A week or so later we were cleaning out around spare roofing tiles in the side yard and found two litters of pinkies.
We used two Ring cameras and reviewed footage from the night before to figure out there travel patterns then laid traps accordingly.
When they finally figured out how to bypass the glue traps we had to resort to the large wooded snap traps.
The newer ones with the yellow plastic bait holder are worthless- look for the older ones with the copper hook.
Neighbor lodger moved in with two cats and the rats disappeared.
Our bad.
We removed the bird feeder and quit feeding the squirrels. They would come up to our screen door and be like, "WTF? where's the nut?".
Anyway, we set out glue traps (bought in bulk from Amazon) using peanut butter and caught two momma rats and their young offspring. 13 in total in one night.
A week or so later we were cleaning out around spare roofing tiles in the side yard and found two litters of pinkies.
We used two Ring cameras and reviewed footage from the night before to figure out there travel patterns then laid traps accordingly.
When they finally figured out how to bypass the glue traps we had to resort to the large wooded snap traps.
The newer ones with the yellow plastic bait holder are worthless- look for the older ones with the copper hook.
Neighbor lodger moved in with two cats and the rats disappeared.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 12:05 pm to Craigwest
A pair of cats. My girl cat kills all the small mice, moles and snakes. The male cat kills the big deer mice/rats. I live in the woods and my cats hunt all of the time except when they're in my house sleeping.
About a week ago the male cat tore up a rat into pieces, so I couldn't make out too well the exact size but the tail was about 10" long. He wanders all over the woods and around my shop buildings like he gets paid to do it.
About a week ago the male cat tore up a rat into pieces, so I couldn't make out too well the exact size but the tail was about 10" long. He wanders all over the woods and around my shop buildings like he gets paid to do it.
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 10/29/26 at 12:42 pm to Craigwest
Try putting out traps with bait on them but don't set them for a few days. Rats are very skittish--you want them to get comfortable eating off the traps before you begin to "set" them.
Another options is to put them in some sort of box where they can enter without the threat of being seen from overhead predators (e.g. birds).
Another options is to put them in some sort of box where they can enter without the threat of being seen from overhead predators (e.g. birds).
Posted on 10/29/26 at 12:42 pm to Craigwest
Try putting out traps with bait on them but don't set them for a few days. Rats are very skittish--you want them to get comfortable eating off the traps before you begin to "set" them.
Another options is to put them in some sort of box where they can enter without the threat of being seen from overhead predators (e.g. birds).
Another options is to put them in some sort of box where they can enter without the threat of being seen from overhead predators (e.g. birds).
Posted on 10/29/26 at 2:02 pm to Craigwest
I like the gray plastic snap traps. Peanut butter works well.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 3:49 pm to guzziguy
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we set out glue traps (bought in bulk from Amazon) using peanut butter and caught two momma rats and their young offspring. 13 in total in one night
Holy shite!
Posted on 10/29/26 at 4:51 pm to Craigwest
rat snake 
Posted on 10/29/26 at 5:02 pm to Craigwest
Easiest thing to do is spread some peanut butter on poison.
Peanut butter on the middle of the glue traps works well also.
Are you using the right sized snap trap? The little mouse traps will be laughed at with a big rat.
Peanut butter on the middle of the glue traps works well also.
Are you using the right sized snap trap? The little mouse traps will be laughed at with a big rat.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 5:08 pm to Craigwest
Just One Bite rat poison. It's the best I have found.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:19 pm to Deep Purple Haze
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rat snake
I have constantly had a rat problem in my chicken coop/shed since that's where I keep the chicken food. I killed 10 one day with a pellet rifle, some corn fed rats. They were big
I've had 3 rat snakes show up and I haven't seen a rat since. They have tried getting after my eggs but I just pick them up and move them along.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:03 pm to Craigwest
Pit bull or Staffy. Or any dog with prey drive. We had an issue when an old shed next door was torn down and folks behind me had an issue bc of a chicken coop around the corner. They may eventually find their way into your house. Dogs are good at getting rid of.
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