Strictly speaking, and I say this from experience, they come back but dead and half eaten dumped on the doormat.
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[Help] Can anyone recommend a decent rat trap?
- Thread starter TomandJerry
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our cat brought a rat in, let it escape in the kitchen, it got under the units , behind the kick boards. Stayed there for ages until we sussed out why the cat food was missing.
The cat wasn’t at all bothered.
Lovely dogs them
This did a good job, baited with bread and peanut butter. Only needed it down for one night.
Bought off EBay, £ 6.99.
Bought off EBay, £ 6.99.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
These work a charm, baited with peanut butter.
Make sure they're tied to something, as the back legs still have a bit of a wiggle on even when their skull is crushed
Make sure they're tied to something, as the back legs still have a bit of a wiggle on even when their skull is crushed
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
This is what I have been using for a couple of years after rats were getting into the loft. Had none since. Just plug it in.
slimes
Well-known member
I used to work for countrywide.. they sold 2 types of mouse/rat traps..
The main warehouse had a huge problem as we stored animal feed.
They brought in the dogs every month.
The main warehouse had a huge problem as we stored animal feed.
They brought in the dogs every month.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
You’d have thought Tom or Gerry would have known that
dadams2k11
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The Trump thread. 
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Rdodge30
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- Dec 30, 2022
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Rats up top- mice down low …. Bait box and bait …. Remove all access to any other food
If you find the entrance hole , mix up a bit of sand and cement AND bait to fill the hole
banjo
GOSBTS
Norman Potting
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We had a rat issue a couple of years ago. Wealden DC sent a gentleman round and the poison bait he used did the trick. Cost us around £60 or so.
He's a rescue and a bit big/tall for a proper rat catcher type . . . Stubborn as hell, so has all the Twatterdale attributes.
He is nearly ten now, but a good boy.
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We had rats at our last place (countryside, by a farm). These worked really well.
Edit: obviously, don't buy from Amazon of you can avoid it.
Edit: obviously, don't buy from Amazon of you can avoid it.
Love him
TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Thanks for all the advice and suggestions chaps I'll pass them on
Just be very careful…….its not as simple as just buying some poison & putting it down somewhere. There’s laws around it to protect other animals & wildlife, not only to stop them picking up bait but from eating the corpses of mice & rats. Think it has to be laid in sealed traps that the rat can’t escape from but not 100% sure on the ins & outs but pretty sure there’s plenty of info on line.
Had them in our shop as it backs on to a railway tunnel. Tried various things over the years but the best is poison. They eat it and then take it back to their nest where they feed their young. Refresh 2 or 3 times and then no more.
Traps - You then have to dispose of the trapped, maimed or dead animal. A few times, found a mouse leg in the trap where the animal had (almost) escaped.
Traps - You then have to dispose of the trapped, maimed or dead animal. A few times, found a mouse leg in the trap where the animal had (almost) escaped.