Rats, rats EVERYWHERE! ☹️

[MomJones]

I swear every time I find one of their entry/exit holes and I place traps around it, they dig a new hole to avoid the trap. I never realized how smart they were.

I know. They're smarter than some humans I know.

 

[589205]

Finally got him good last night:

Look at how fat he is!

 

[589205]

I had shoved a piece of corn into the metal wedge & covered it with peanut butter then set it up right outside his hole. He must have really wanted that piece of corn that was stuck

 

[aart]

Finally got him good last night:

Is that a rat or mouse trap?

shoved a piece of corn into the metal wedge

That's how I bit them too......works a treat!

 

[589205]

Is that a rat or mouse trap?

It's mouse trap. I haven't had to bust out the rat ones again yet but I do still have them in basement when needed.
I reset the mouse one by coop earlier today & just literally caught another one:

Bout to go reset it again. Will see how many more there are.

 

[aart]

It's mouse trap.

Not sure that's a rat.....unless it's a baby one?

 

[duluthralphie]

It's mouse trap. I haven't had to bust out the rat ones again yet but I do still have them in basement when needed.
I reset the mouse one by coop earlier today & just literally caught another one:
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Bout to go reset it again. Will see how many more there are.

Not sure that's a rat.....unless it's a baby one?

I am pretty sure that’s a mouse.

I found this on the internet, based on ear and tail I hereby declare it a mouse, most likely..

sorry the screen shot is so dark, but I had to work around one of those cookie notices/requests.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

Looks like a mouse to me. Small feet, thin tail.

The rat I caught was obviously a rat - probably 10inches from snout to butt, thick tail as long as it's body, huge feet.

I bought RatX throw packs, covered the outside with peanut butter and shoved them down every entrance I found. I don't know how active rats are in the winter, but I haven't seen as many footprints around their entrances/exits so I might be down to one rat.

Interesting to read about the cat waste being a deterrent because I noticed my one cat has been using the bathroom near one of the ratholes. Hmmmm... Maybe I should let my dog use the bathroom next to the other.

 

[duluthralphie]

Looks like a mouse to me. Small feet, thin tail.

The rat I caught was obviously a rat - probably 10inches from snout to butt, thick tail as long as it's body, huge feet.

I bought RatX throw packs, covered the outside with peanut butter and shoved them down every entrance I found. I don't know how active rats are in the winter, but I haven't seen as many footprints around their entrances/exits so I might be down to one rat.

Interesting to read about the cat waste being a deterrent because I noticed my one cat has been using the bathroom near one of the ratholes. Hmmmm... Maybe I should let my dog use the bathroom next to the other.

the dog would rather eat the cat poop.

I think, I remember my Grandpa saying mink and weasels will kill rats, if you can attract them and they don’t eat your birds first.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

My dog prefers chicken poop to cat crap.

A weasel killed my hens so I'd rather not invite them back to the area.