rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
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Post by rocknrob on Nov 2, 2024 13:06:36 GMT -5
Another trick for the wooden rat traps is to lift the pan out of the way and drill a 1/2 inch diameter hole 3/4 of the way through the board exactly centered under the pan. Fill the hole with peanut butter and they can't get to it without pushing the pan out of the way. Good night Irene. That's a trick I'm willing to try, those wooden traps are much cheaper than the plastic snappers I get. - Rob |
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Nov 2, 2024 17:29:25 GMT -5
Predrill the traps and use a heavy board to prevent automatic fire.
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 2, 2024 19:29:18 GMT -5
I had a rat problem for over four years. I hired an inexpensive rat service with a two year warranty. They seal of entry points and set snap traps. A warranty means they keep coming back until the warranty expires. They did a half ass job of sealing and I still had a problem when the warranty expired. I did not renew. The problem came to a head when they ate the water hoses in my dishwasher. I hired a highly recommended service that was quite expensive. Only a one year warranty but an excellent job of sealing. A few days after the sealing I caught the entire litter with sticky traps. I have not caught any with the snap traps used by the service. One of the rats died because they quit having litters. The remaining rat would avoid the snap traps, sticky traps and a live capture that I added. I contacted my service and he recommended two other kinds; a T-rex and an electronic and if they didn't work he would put out poison bait. He said that remaining rat had been taught to avoid the other traps. After a few weeks I got him with the T-rex. I'm shopping for a new dishwasher during the Black Friday sales. I have been hand washing dishes for over a year.  |
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rocknrob
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If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
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Post by rocknrob on Nov 2, 2024 19:46:49 GMT -5
I had a rat problem for over four years. I hired an inexpensive rat service with a two year warranty. They seal of entry points and set snap traps. A warranty means they keep coming back until the warranty expires. They did a half ass job of sealing and I still had a problem when the warranty expired. I did not renew. The problem came to a head when they ate the water hoses in my dishwasher. I hired a highly recommended service that was quite expensive. Only a one year warranty but an excellent job of sealing. A few days after the sealing I caught the entire litter with sticky traps. I have not caught any with the snap traps used by the service. One of the rats died because they quit having litters. The remaining rat would avoid the snap traps, sticky traps and a live capture that I added. I contacted my service and he recommended two other kinds; a T-rex and an electronic and if they didn't work he would put out poison bait. He said that remaining rat had been taught to avoid the other traps. After a few weeks I got him with the T-rex. I'm shopping for a new dishwasher during the Black Friday sales. I have been hand washing dishes for over a year. The T Rex looks like the kind of traps I use. We'll see if squeakers has any more buddies tomorrow. I'm mostly sealed but the ancient garage doors I have might be a point of entry. - Rob |
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 2, 2024 20:00:05 GMT -5
I have an attached car port that could be converted to a garage, but would spoil the design of the house. The first service used foam to seal. The second service used wire mesh and sealed all the vents near the roof and the crawl space. For the crawl space it was done from inside the crawl space. The carport had three closets, one for the water heater and they were all sealed.
I also had rats using the engine compartment of my car as a toilet. I asked my mechanic and he recommended cayenne pepper. I got a powered sugar dispenser on sprinkled it on the engine block and tossed some on the floor under where the car was parked. I just had my car service and the rats were kept out. They have been known to eat the electrical wires and if they can get into the passenger compartment.....
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 2, 2024 21:14:05 GMT -5
amygdule I see you have mastered the art of scissor trap placement for moles, I did well with them in Vancouver. The round tailed squirrels just laughed at them and made new tunnels around them. hummingbirdstones showed me a gopher trap that could be an answer, but for now the cats have it covered well enough.
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ThomasT
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Post by ThomasT on Nov 2, 2024 21:58:39 GMT -5
Spring loaded with rotating door like they use in food warehouses... catch a bunch at a time... placed in a 5-gallon bucket of water to finish the vermin off works every time...
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titaniumkid
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Post by titaniumkid on Nov 5, 2024 20:42:00 GMT -5
I use an A24 trap that has a CO2 cannister. When the rat or mouse puts its head in this hole to lick some bait, it triggers and the critter gets a fatal blow to the head. It comes with some blue tooth thing that's supposed to let my phone know when it's made a kill (in case a cat or something makes off with the carcass) or needs more CO2, but it hates my phone. It works well and killed 5 mice and 1 rat that dug into the garden shed over winter, and it's used in conservation areas where they kill rats to save native birds. I like how relatively mess free it is and how it's about as humane as killing another creature can be, but it is expensive. I don't think it would be great if you had a plague of mice.
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