Genius idea if costly for controlling rats and mice

[Al Gerhart]

This is an expensive but likely very useful rat trap. The trap is around $200 and you need a $100 to $120 vacuum.

Would the rodents figure it out like they do most traps? Maybe.... only way to find out is to invest $300 plus.

Of course for that price you could buy three treadle feeders and the rodents would leave and not be there to trap.

Where it might come in handy is in flocks where a treadle feeder isn't advisable due to tiny hens. One would have to keep the chicks away from it obviously.

 

[McChooky]

This is an expensive but likely very useful rat trap. The trap is around $200 and you need a $100 to $120 vacuum.

Would the rodents figure it out like they do most traps? Maybe.... only way to find out is to invest $300 plus.

Of course for that price you could buy three treadle feeders and the rodents would leave and not be there to trap.

Where it might come in handy is in flocks where a treadle feeder isn't advisable due to tiny hens. One would have to keep the chicks away from it obviously.

Your idea sucks lol (I like the treadle feeders better using a vacuum)

 

[Al Gerhart]

Your opinion sucks. Not my idea, someone else's idea and I think they are clever as heck to come up with it. Expensive, not for me, but someone might find it useful.

 

[McChooky]

Your opinion sucks. Not my idea, someone else's idea and I think they are clever as heck to come up with it. Expensive, not for me, but someone might find it useful.

I was making a joke.I read a review from someone who actually bought one and he made a joke about the vacuum. Sorry it sounded funny at the time but no offense was intended.

 

[Sanderguy777]

I feel like that is way worse than the 5g bucket spinning log trap.

Also, they show a rat getting out of a trap, which means the spring isn't strong enough. It's also a tender trap, which is, frankly, dumb for mice and rats. You don't want them, and no one does. And they have plenty of population, so no one will care if they disappear (there might be exceptions to that for some field mouse or something , but most of them have plenty of population).

 

[tlcmurphy]

How does one empty the trap? Because, unless you’re speaking of outer space, things CAN live in a vacuum…

 

[Sanderguy777]

How does one empty the trap? Because, unless you’re speaking of outer space, things CAN live in a vacuum…

For that matter, they could chew their way out.

But you COULD put water in there so they drown.

My question is why they are going into a dark hole with lots of wind in the first place? Is there bait? Does the vacuum turn on somehow as they are halfway in?

 

[tlcmurphy]

For that matter, they could chew their way out.

But you COULD put water in there so they drown.

My question is why they are going into a dark hole with lots of wind in the first place? Is there bait? Does the vacuum turn on somehow as they are halfway in?

Yes there is bait, the vacuum turns on when they go in after the bait

 

[McChooky]

I encourage everyone to beef up their coops and runs with galvanized steel hardware cloth if you're going to be raising chickens for years. The peace of mind it brings is priceless.(its also cheaper than automatic feeders and other methods of getting rid of rats)