27 Rats Attacked my Birds and I TRAPPED all of them Alive

[@nahdigaming]

The dude was learning the behavior of them to catch them without killing them , respect mate

[@johnwking29]

U felt sorry for rats

[@jonny7392]

@@johnwking29life is valuable

[@jonny7392]

@@johnwking29even if they are nasty or ugly, still is life and u only get one of them

[@izackholmgren4686]

Tactical warfare

[@pagecarlee626]

​@@johnwking29 Like the whole point of this channel is that all creatures deserve compassion and life. Rats, birds, snakes, random mini horses this man buys from travelling shows... They are all deserving of our compassion including rats. Rats are insanely intelligent, clever, loyal and they make great pets - these guys are wild but they aren't evil or bad, they're just surviving.

[@EdwardJr2000]

You literally made a better trap than the best one on the market in like few hours. You've got all - a big brain and a huge heart.

[@MaylaWaterlelie]

we bought a likewise trap a long long time ago. only much smaller, meant for mice. it indeed works amazing but they did already exist. as a rat owner i was so happy he used a trap like this. only scared them as little as possible

[@hiphopka1462]

Most heartful way was to let them be in his place and not in forest where they have significantly less life expectancy..they would live up to 5 year in his bird cage but in forest maybe like 1-2 years before a snake or hawk eats them.

[@MaylaWaterlelie]

@@hiphopka1462 sorry but rats only become 2-3 years. A 3 year old rat is the maximum age you’ll ever see. Even pet rats in cages get around 2,5 years old and not much more. Rats can no way become 15 years

[@hiphopka1462]

@@MaylaWaterlelie i see but still they'll die anyways sooner or later XD

[@MaylaWaterlelie]

@@hiphopka1462 facts 😆

[@xXBallistic82Xx]

I worked at a pet shop years ago and we had a rat problem. We would come in in the mornings to find parakeets with no heads.wild rats can be vicious.

[@lopwr1212]

that's why I don't feel bat for them when they're getting ripped apart

[@AceBanana100]

We had 5 hedgehogs in our garden and then we had none but two big brown rats! Im making this trap but the ones I catch wont have a favorable outcome!

[@kryska367]

@@AceBanana100 Dej jim pokoj.

[@mikepower596]

Weirauch do the job 👀 wild rats are lethal with diseases from pee/defecation

[@janesgems7]

They are frighteningly like we humans.

[@jonskitch8082]

They will find their way back - they are very smart and have good memory!

[@michomitheo3752]

😅😂

[@ainhoahernancortes6876]

Y se vengarán por haberlas desterrado

[@busyaustralia]

They dont learn any lesson. So they will be back.

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

Unless he went many miles away, or they found a better place on the way back, you are indeed likely correct.

[@esshoul]

unlikely. Rats dont migrate far

[@Alias_Anybody]

It's really fascinating how, agile, versatile and smart those little devils are.

[@adab.3681]

I had pet rats, they are much calmer, cuddlier and dumber than their wild cousins, but still startlingly smart, and they will adapt to anything. They make amazing pets and dangerous enemies :D

[@johnwking29]

Those teeth 🤐

[@maddisonbarchus5227]

Wild and pet rats can run very fast if they are spooked, or scare, or getting chase by something. If a rat can fit there nose or head the rat can get though.

[@G053PH]

i have a massive fear of rodents. my sister owns a hamster 💀

[@a50ftfall6]

Fancy rats make great pets Smart, affectionate and easily able to learn tricks. The only downside is they only live for two years.

[@daftirishmarej1827]

I'm amazed at how humane you were about the rats, despite them hurting your fowl. Huge respect to you!!

[@AuntieHauntieGames]

He has a very mature and empathetic understanding of animals in general. Every single animal he keeps has the potential to be 'cruel' in the right circumstances. Squirrels (just like these rats) will also hunt and kill birds to eat if the opportunity arises. Pigeons and magpies will behave badly too when they must. He knows this about his own animals, which is why he forgives the wild ones.

[@samjohnson4846]

Rats are an invasive species in the America's brought by the white devil on his sailing ships. Kill the rats and stop releasing them. Stupid white people.

[@nightrider6830]

I don't really like this idea. Yah if someone is hurting me then I can forgive them. But after that if the same guy go to someone else and hurt them that is unacceptable. Wouldn't that be my fault that I let him go the 1st time? I see it this way.

[@laurenw4660]

@@nightrider6830 these are animals though, they don't know any better and act on instinct to survive. Humans hurting other humans is a different story as we are way more evolved and many other things play a factor into our actions.

[@nightrider6830]

@@laurenw4660 Well in a way you are right. But still I have a pet bird and it's like a family to us. Ain't no way I'm gonna let any other animal hurt my bird. But I guess this guy is just too kind 😅

[@meriumhasthephonebox]

I'm so sorry for the animals the rats hurt. But I am also so sorry for how much this video made me laugh. The editing, the music, the battle between your determination and the rats' tenacity... this is a cinematic masterpiece.

[@phoebeannakal]

watching this stoned is an experience

[@suchabadkitty1293]

​@@phoebeannakal 🙄

[@coolcatawesomesauce]

@@phoebeannakal what?

[@ocn2u]

​@@phoebeannakal I just watched it stoned but I am just noticing about the comments nobody says how smart the rats are

[@is2ken]

No, most of movies bad guys die at the end.

[@trevorstubblefield7652]

I had no idea that rats were capable of taking down a bird!! That's just crazy as f**k to me!! Thank you for showing people what the rat is able to do and I really like your videos!! Biggest heart and your kindness is overflowing!! Keep up the great work and God bless!!

[@janesgems7]

I saw one kill a young starling. Broke my heart.

[@r.mrangi4266]

Me too had no ideas she could attack bird

[@michaelbinney9913]

I used to have alot of chickens and ducks free range. The rats would come out as soon as i broke up the old bread and chucked it on floor but also alot of song birds also would come including pigeons. The rats got used to birds appearing when the was bread on the ground and stopped coming out for the bread they would rather ambush the birds. Night vision air rifles made short work of the rats though.

[@smiechu47]

@@michaelbinney9913 Those rats didn't want your lousy bread, ha!

[@tia283]

A praying mantis can take down a hummingbird.

[@talhaameen6245]

This man is the textbook definition of hard work

[@cring3studi0s]

And I'm the opposite

[@alfonsolorenteydecominges883]

heehehe, true, and good person :)

[@mpdaugherty8549]

💯 The content blows my mind. His talent in incubating, saving, helping and caring for these wonderful animals.

[@Johnny-sj9sj]

Absolutely! I found the whole thing quite touching.

[@kryska367]

Ano...😘😍

[@DelightfulDissident]

I hope the pigeon makes a full recovery 🙏 amazing work reclaiming your space without more bloodshed!

[@anyascelticcreations]

I agree. I hope his birds are okay, too. And his scared little squirrels too.

[@phantamanta4453]

Rats can leave behind nasty infections, and most rat bites end lethal for most animals, if not cleaned and disinfected properly, you could end up losing the animal who was bit, or the animal could end up crippled. Another reason people get rid of rats by killing them is the fact that once they know where to get food, there are chances of them returning, and rats can also give Rat-Bite Fever, which can be a mild fever, or in worse cases, death. Wild Rats are also animals that carry many diseases. That doesn't mean they necessarily have to have diseases with them, but if they are carriers, the animals in the sheds who were attacked could be infected with pretty much anything.

[@VVilde36]

@@phantamanta4453 yeah, but cats (and pet lizrds/ hamsters/ birds for seperate conve reasons) can also be nasty, they are just domesticad so cat scatch fever is less common in humans, and cats coextist better with fellow farmed animals so they simply don't bite/attack them which would give diseases. anyone who lost a cat to immuno deficiancy knows they sure can carry stuff too... Rats are always hunting or being offence/defencise to protect their food/territory / nest, and its no telling the the rat that stuck the magpie was scared or hungry. all that matters is that rats are incompatible with food storage, which farms are the crucible of because feed/harvests ect.

[@DelightfulDissident]

@@phantamanta4453 They also make amazing pets because they're so smart and social! 🫠

[@phantamanta4453]

@@DelightfulDissident You are correct on there, but only those who were bred to be household pets. Wild Rats never make for good pets, they only bring diseases and infections, as wild Rats will eat everything, even decaying flesh, and that decay stays between their teeth, necroting your flesh if they end up biting you.

[@beckyd712]

Good job! I am always amazed at how smart rats really are. I use peppermint oil on rags to keep rats and raccoons out of my house. It is labor intensive (as the oil has to be refreshed about once a week), but the odor keeps "the critters" from trying to live with me and I don't have to kill anything ! To me that is a win-win situation. *Thank you for sharing the video and for doing your wonderful work! Love and light to all who help you make these videos and help save the animals. Blessed Be!*

[@garymanuel4710]

Seems like that peppermint oil is working great, because if they did get inside your house you sure would have an very different outlook

[@Lastname_the_First]

I'm so sorry for the pigeon you lost, and the one that was injured... It must have taken a lot of patience and understanding to still be so compassionate to the rats. I hope your troubles with them are over!

[@MaridoDoFelps]

Well, they still have to eat, so it is still very easy to comprehend Extremely sad, but it's just nature. Poor guys have to survive, so they ate everything they found, which in this case was a pigeon and almost a magpie lol

[@8Ranjitha]

​@@MaridoDoFelps in the video he mentioned one pigeon gone missing and next day 1 injured and then he shown magpie attack video and realized rats can attack such big birds too

[@animatedmvs8818]

@@MaridoDoFelps then would you let mosquitoes suck blood from you? after all they are doing it for survival as well

[@MaridoDoFelps]

@@animatedmvs8818 if they don't give me the itchy juice? Sure. But since they do I continue nature's cycle and kill them, they'll be food for some microbes

[@devroRR]

@@animatedmvs8818 he would catch and release them some ware :)

[@theanonymousduck9479]

Your such a amazing person, to the environment. Your content is always so engaging! Thanks!

[@cinderellie8]

So sorry to hear your pigeons were injured. I love to see such a problem dealt with in wisdome and respect!

[@remi7039]

wat een mooie video zeg, ik heb genoten van je vastberadenheid en diervriendelijkheid :)

[@dyan785]

Holy cow this is not a YT video but a short documentary 😮 you are amazing 🤩 ❤

[@Anne_Onymous]

Thank you so much for doing it without torturing them with poison. I know the wild ones are pests, but rats are still amazing and intelligent creatures.

[@TheBatman-1989]

This! ❤

[@star9900]

Yes they are💜 i have 2 as pets

[@samanthawhang7498]

Plus it’s likely that a poisoned rat can kill a hawk or fox or something else that eats it. Poison is the worst. 😓

[@SilvaraHale]

And so sweet.

[@-R-.]

wait in a month or two when the rat will start to attack his daughter

[@RioTorxx]

I am one of your Patrons and have adored you for years, and I love you even more for being kind to the rats! I breed pet rats and rehab orphaned and injured wild rats, so they are quite dear to my heart.

[@OMG-ho8nk]

Fantastic interview!! It’s amazing how the Israel spokes person starts playing the victim because he is being asked difficult questions. 😂

[@Subhaangaming-qz6eb]

Wrong vid lol 😂

[@ScarletRebel96]

Your a good man , a prime example of how people should treat nature and animals with respect

[@AdhvaithSane]

He’s a furry 🤣🤣🤣 jk haha 😂

[@apollofell3925]

Incredibly clever! What a smart solution to your difficulties trapping. I'm always impressed by your resourcefulness no matter the situation.

[@amazingvideos15M]

Y❤❤

[@kiko7247]

Thank you for trapping and releasing the rats, they are so smart and cute! The teeth might be orangey because of the iron deposit, it makes them stronger too. I hope the pigeon is fully recovered!

[@debbiedobbs5800]

Yea, it’s so cute the way they have learned to attack and rip up birds. 😠

[@aardfay]

Yes, I wanted to say that this is a normal teeth color for a lot of rodents. They might look nasty to us because that's not a normal color for human teeth, but for rats that is a normal healthy color.

[@higstuff3140]

​@@debbiedobbs5800 if you look at what humans have learned we are far more cruel

[@chouseification]

Nope... these rats know about the bird cage and now have the habit of trying to get in there... there will always be more rats - these individuals would have met a pellet gun if this was my place, since they will keep trying to get back in.

[@aardfay]

@@chouseification dude just properly protect the bird cage against them, that's how you stop it from happening.

[@EbCeRe]

It's amazing watching the efforts you make to catch these very intelligent animals without harming them. You made the best rat-trap! Good luck!❤🙏🏼❤️

[@spiritcudaback7851]

Your dedication is insane it’s amazing how you legit came up with your own trap to solve this problem you even made the trap and it worked! All because of your love for animals and birds the patience you have gets you anywhere

[@debpatriot9557]

They carry diseases . Coyote food maybe.

[@Mellie_H]

This was action packed! You did a great job catching those guys! I too, had no idea a rat could (or would) attack a bird like that! Holy cow!

[@victoire4881]

Little tip that can help a bit if you want to trap rats : do not touch the trap with your bare hands. Use gloves that you would have rubbed in dirt before. It would reduce the scent you leave on it, and therefore they might enter the trap quicker

[@danathomas7870]

Bacon grease also covers human scent .

[@moralesj617]

He had gloves on.

[@aprilgopidolstvwonder6076]

One more thing,if you will use mouse trap,you have to burn or smoked this first to remove the human scents.😅

[@NavvyMom]

I don't think the rats care. They don't mind investigating and chewing and crawling on and into anything else we have touched. I think caution about entering a trap has more to do with just being cautious of a new thing than the fact that a human touched it.

[@theresafeeney2756]

The more rat scent on the trap the safer they feel. He did have gloves on and did everything right!

[@geoh7777]

11:37 "I released the rats batch by batch on a spot where they're harmless to nature" If you have any endangered birds which have nests in the release area ..."

[@AZ_actual_voter]

Excellent job designing your own humane trap, Alwyn! As always, you made the world a better place for everyone, even those invading rats.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋how're you doing?

[@FrozenVaIkyrie]

You are such a sweet dude. It's easy to kill the rats... but the little guys are just surviving (and they are so incredibly smart!) The idea of catching them and releasing far away where they are harmless to nature or your birds is your best effort

[@SeanTheDomesticTerrorist]

I mean there's a reason people kill rats. They're a pest, try having one in your workplace shitting & pissing everywhere. I mean Weil's disease must just sound like a fun time.

[@syedabaha105]

True

[@charlesstuart1119]

They are never harmless, they will kill all the little birds there capisci?

[@FrozenVaIkyrie]

Well, I don't know if you "capisci" that if he said he released them where they can't do harm it means he already thought on that and looked for the best place possible. But I guess there always must be a guy in the comments who is just angry with the world and can't stand people being happy with something while he/she is not... Hope you have a nice day ^^

[@FrozenVaIkyrie]

I'm not salty neither, just resigned :) Maybe the issue is that when my intention is just to tell someone a fact, I don't use terms like "capisci?" Which could sound like the person is angry/ being a little cocky (or at least in my country!)

[@LittleDreamer1412]

As a chicken owner, I know the horror of finding weird little holes and poop outside the coop, knowing something is going on. It's hard protecting our birds with smart little devils like these! I had no idea they would attack a bird the size of a magpie just out of the blue😱 I know that one of our neighbors has a rat problem, now I hope they stay there...

[@ProwlingTiger1]

its pretty Ballsy to attack a Magpie, but then again if an animal is hungry enough- they will take more and more risks. You should also hope your neighbours find a solution to getting them off their property, (this video shows that it can be done humanly), because its only a matter of time before their problem, can also becomes your problem as well... We had a neighbour who lets just say- nice person but lazy, they often failed to put their bin out for trash pick up and instead just threw the bags in their own garden- well it piled up and naturally attracted the rodents, (my cats soon learned the rodents were there and spent every spare moment- trying to get them), eventually I guess least someone must of complained because then the local authorities investigated and then demanded that the neighbour clean up their garden, as they were in breach of their tenancy with their mini Staten Island- so after many, many, many warnings- they eventually do clean up the trash. But- now there was a colony of rodents who now had to find a new home, they didnt have to look far- as neighbour also had many holes and entry points on their property too, so the inevitable happened- they moved in and when the neighbour couldn't take the invasion anymore, they just left the house and went to a relatives. Those rodents were fine for awhile but eventually food in the house ran out, so they needed a new source and because the neighbours property was attached to our property- those rodents started making their way over to our side- in search of food and loh and behold- they became our problem too and also the neighbour next to us on the other sides problem too and so on. Also because we had maintained our properties- those rodents had to do a fair bit of destruction in order to get around in the buildings, and boy were they destructive. Let me tell you- it was a hell of a job to remove them and clean up and fix all their destruction, they did an extraordinary amount of damage, theres nothing they don't chew...

[@susanmorgan995]

​@@ProwlingTiger1 My neighbor threw food waste outside. Yikes! Rats invaded my garden. I had to remove a roof & insulation & put wire & steel wool in every crevice of one structure. Not fun & yes costly. With a rat zapper, peanut butter & patience I eliminated them. I didn't use poison or glue. Relocating makes them a problem for someone else & helps decimate local bird & wild life populations. We all need to get educated about this problem. Rats are not in danger of extinction... Compost tumblers are a must.

[@sarahluchies1076]

Let's face the facts. If there are rats on your neighbour's property, they are already scoping out yours. I am fortunate to live in one of the few areas where there aren't any rats (google it, its obvious), but where we lived before we had to deal with a pair of rats. We caught one in a trap, but had to rig another one to outsmart the other. It wasn't a pretty sight, as we are inexperienced in dealing with wild animals and we were in a basement rental. My husband was traumatized by it (he loves animals and is so gentle he wouldn't willingly hurt a fly)

[@ProwlingTiger1]

@@susanmorgan995 Dumb move from your neighbour- they either don't care about consequences or they are underestimating how smart and resilient Rats are, they are expert food finders, unfortunately we had to eliminate the rats we had too because it illegal in our area to release certain wild animals once caught and rats are one of them, plus where we live- they would of just become someone elses problem. You did the right thing by not using poison and glue as those are horrible methods. Theres no pleasure in it but if it is unfortunately nessary to eliminate animals- then you want the quickest and cleanest method possible. A friend of mine has a farm and he has problems with Raccoons, they too are smart and resilient and also hugely over populated- which affects the natural eco system as well. To his credit- he tried everything possible and i mean everything possible to stop and deter them from entering his property- sadly nothing he tried worked and like Rats,- Raccoons are quite destructive as well and in the end, to protect his animals, his livelihood and his property- he had to go the elimination route too, there was no pleasure in that either but he would of ended up going bankrupt if he did nothing about it.

[@warior1195]

​@@susanmorgan995 my neighbors use poison and sadly it always makes the rats go to my roof and die there. Its annoying af

[@domenicoavizzano8841]

Beautiful video! My congratulations for your sensibility and respect for Life! Dom

[@helenebezencon8906]

Congratulations ! "Your" rats look very healthy ! I love your videos, always.

[@kariissmol9172]

I mean they ate a whole ass pidgeon.

[@tuliotonheiro]

As a tutor to 2 chubby little rats, I loved that you took good care of them. Rats can be awesome hunters and can do nasty damage with their teeth, so it's good to see you didn't get hurt, and I feel bad for the pigeons. Yet, they are nice animals, and very cute. If you try to have pet rats you would love them

[@tippycanoe6121]

Tutor?

[@laradavenport903]

​​@@tippycanoe6121 pet rats, duh.😅 They are intelligence than a average person.

[@tinatomaszewski6473]

I don't think anyone would have held it against you if you disposed of those rats. Not after watching them attack that poor Magpie. As I'm sure everybody knows, they quickly & efficiently multiply, they carry disease and it would have been a relatively short time before all the birds would have been killed. But, what great ingenuity, patience & compassion from such a handsome man, on the inside and out!

[@cynthcynth3544]

Quite right ✅️ 👍 as rats 🐀 are two a penny and reproduce before you can blink. They'll probably cause havoc in the area that they were released 😳😵‍💫😵‍💫 I can't stand them...

[@thebeardeddragonshow]

They don't carry disease though, it's a stereotype

[@syedhussainabbasnaqvi3985]

@@thebeardeddragonshow yeah so who spread Black Death?

[@loetare]

@@syedhussainabbasnaqvi3985 Fleas!

[@suchabadkitty1293]

​​@@thebeardeddragonshow They carry the fleas who spread diseases, so yeah they DO "carry diseases".

[@acgray1972]

I learned when you've got birds, first comes the mice. Then after that... Comes rats. I kept my food in metal sealable cans. But that didn't stop them from tunneling all over the property and coming out in broad daylight to eat the chicken food. Ughh pests I've had them as pets. They are clean and smart. Those wild ones are crazy.

[@teri6193]

Thank you for being so kind and compassionate to all animals. You're an angel.

[@AdhvaithSane]

No he’s not an angle actually he can become better than an angle but if he worships God in the right way without dividing him for he is indivisible and without believing he created humans based on his form for he is unlike anything he created and something humans could never even hope to imagine for he is incomprehensible but getting to the man being angle? Umm I mean he might be good but not good enough to be better than an angle or even act like an angle but he is good I’ll give him that.

[@HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM698]

​@@AdhvaithSane please don't bring up religion to this topic

[@DoingNothingKing]

@@AdhvaithSane name checks out

[@josie670]

@@AdhvaithSane I'm a right angle. What kind of angle are you?

[@AdhvaithSane]

CrazyCrispy thanks Craziness will be proud of you

[@anitapownall9556]

When I was a teenager, our neighbors bred Eclecus and African Grey parrots. They always had cats in the backyard to catch the rats all the seeds attracted. Those cats never caught the rats, but one year, they got a little terrier and that did the trick.

[@sailorskylar1]

It almost makes me cry when people treat rats or other “pest” animals with basic compassion -it’s not nearly as common as it should be. Convenience should not excuse cruelty; you should always exhaust every kind option (which, I promise, you will find one that will work) before even considering more drastic means of dealing with “”inconvenient”” animals. They’re all just trying to survive; they have no awareness nor malicious intent toward the trouble they might cause to people. I’m so glad you’re showing people that you can be kind to animals you’ve been socialized to devalue or even hate. I hope eventually more people can learn to be kind 💗

[@OhioCoastie94]

My grandmother had an island. Nothing to boast of. You could walk around it in an hour, but still, it was a paradise for us. One summer, we went for a visit and discovered the place had been infested with rats. They'd come on a fishing boat and gorged themselves on coconut. So how do you get rats off an island? My grandmother showed me. We buried an oil drum and hinged the lid. Then we wired coconut to the lid as bait and the rats would come for the coconut, and ...

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

What on the earth! I never knew rats attacked birds! That’s terrifying! You seriously made the best rat trap I’ve ever seen! Ive had some rat issues in the past and they are so smart, fast and usually get the food without closing the trap!

[@bellapeach5830]

Yes, they eat all my 4 quail's. Rats are greedy carnivorous at it best would leave human cupboard bare. withiut any emotionl attachment then it multiply even in winter. Rats will /attacking any creature that are slow moving. It probly thoughts, magpie was easy/ slow , if 2 rats at it, that magpie would be lunch. Especially if any caged up pets ,they be, all you can eat buffet. Rats are like coockoo nest. My niegbour chicken and peacock was eatern by rats.

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

@@bellapeach5830 That's beyond terrifying!!!! 😵💔

[@AuntieHauntieGames]

Rats, squirrels (like those he keeps), and a few other small rodents we think of as herbivores are actually opportunistic omnivores and they will absolutely eat birds if the opportunity presents itself. It is very normal behavior for most of the rodent order - those big teeth are not just for burrowing or gnawing through obstacles. If another animal is small enough to be taken down in a fight, then a rodent of any sort will take advantage. Remember that most rodents will even eat some of their own babies to regain strength as they recover from giving birth: mice, rats, squirrels, hamsters, gerbils, etc. One friend (poor girl) kept her pet rat and snake together in her room. The snake never bothered the rat because it was too small a snake and the rat was usually just curious about the snake. But one day the rat missed a meal or two overnight and ate part of the snake without even killing it. She had to have the vet come to her place to euthanize the snake because of the damage the rat had done. : (

[@Mothobius]

@@bellapeach5830 how do rats eat a full grown peacock it's so much bigger than them

[@jase123111]

A rat got into my aviary and killed my parakeet. It ate another one, and killed my quails. It was so hard to find how it was getting in. In the end my jack Russel dog caught it!

[@florinadrian5174]

I built my first rat trap when I was 13-14, the model you showed first. It worked like a charm, almost every night it caught a rat. So unless the species in your area is particularly smart, I suspect the bait you used was not appealing enough. But still, the final trap, catching multiples even during the day, is really smart and relatively simple to build. I would just line the interior with mesh or metal sheet because they could chew through the bare wooden boards.

[@TwizzlerGirl]

I’m sorry about your bird 😢 I hope she’s ok. Thank you for all you do. You are amazing smart and have the biggest heart out of anyone I’ve ever seen❤ Edit: ok I read the description and the Pigeon is gonna be ok yay! PS I love the video pic it makes me giggle 🤭

[@dortegladbjerg5733]

Releasing the rats - are not respekt for Nature and wildlife 😢 i am sorry about that

[@woae..]

@@dortegladbjerg5733 releasing the rats is respecting nature

[@JamesZaraza-wv3gt]

I am so used to rats living underground that I never considered they would choose to nest in a “deluxe apartment in the sky”.

[@bevanmudge867]

Your compassion and kindness towards all creatures is inspiring respect to you my friend ❤

[@Casiopea333]

That was amazing! You even improved a trap for rats 😄. Fantastic 😊👏

[@dmcentYT]

Rats are so smart and athletic is nuts lol thanks for being kind to them they just want to live too

[@junes8796]

Just stumbled across this vid. I can see how you're at over 4.4 million views. This vid was filled with everything from; Suspense, cheering for you, great editing, anger (at the rats for attacking your birds), protective nature, trial and error, talent, craft & carpentry, cleverness, compassion, etc etc. Great vid. Thanks.

[@x-istance-is-pain]

I absolutely love this man, so gentle an kind to Every living thing that comes his way🥰 this world really really needs more people like him!! Thank you man for all that you!!!

[@thorkunkelkunkelversum1512]

Rats are smart, they find their way back to your home. I did the same thing years ago in the mountains where I live. Clipped their tails to I could recognize them buggers. Took them half a year and one of them was back. Since then, no more Mr. Nice Guy ...

[@jimreilly6933]

Hitler said the same thing when the Angel Gabriel was giving him a second chance at life, listing all the countries he invaded, all the promises he broke and all the lives he cost. Adolph turned to him and said next time it will be "no more Mister nice guy"

[@aurynwestwield1682]

You can’t release them back in to the wild and expect them to stay there chances are they’ve already made a nest near your place and will easily return as it had good food source and most definitely had pups in one of their nests, sounds harsh but food poison and silent CO2 air rifle at night is best way to eradicate the adults then pups will starve or eat poison adults bring back.

[@ShweMyaukMyauk]

Exactly they will come back again

[@susand9296]

@@aurynwestwield1682 Poison is incredibly cruel, and secondary animals can suffer and die after preying on poisoned rats, I have had to euthanise foxes and owls amongst other that have ingested rodenticide, vile way to die, your really need to amend your ways.

[@adamwarlock3530]

I would've dispatched them the 1st time. Very destructive and invasive species. They caused 1/3 of all humans deaths with the black plague.

[@MP288]

Thank you for respecting their lives, and giving them another chance to live their best lives where they can't interfere with the animals you are caring for. ❤

[@rosewhite---]

so now they will eat lots of songbirds and frogs... he should have killed them all.

[@elevate32767]

The rats attacked your pigeons and you still say they're "no harm to nature". Their offspring will be back tenfold

[@gstan2066]

You are a true animal lover!

[@AnaraneSeragone]

I love the fact that you didn’t kill them!! Thank you so much for being so compassionate!!

[@msavina9129]

I love your videos!! You just don’t give up. You treat your animals like your own children, it’s an amazing thing to see. That being said, catching rats n mice is always an adventure. Ive had many battles myself with them and Ive got some really neat stories on catching them. I was going to say that rats cannot resist a freshly cut cucumber, but you caught them like a master trapper. 😂 And live of course. You are just an incredible person. Good to see the goats together. ❤️ They seem like good friends. I’d like to see a follow up on them. That sheep really was attached to you, so I’d like to see how he/she is now that she has her new friend. Yes give us a tour of your yard/zoo-your growing family. Do your lovely daughters help you to take care of the animals? I hope the birds made a quick recovery. If I could be a patreon I’d definitely help but if you only knew my dreadful situation…I just hope others who can support you will bc you are doing a wonderful service to all of God’s creatures you come in contact with.

[@MaylaWaterlelie]

indeed, so glad he saves All of gods creatures, rats who are so smart and cute don't deserve to be killed off. so glad he trapped them alive, as a pet rat owner that made me very happy

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Oh no! I'm so happy you caught them all. Glad you saved them.

[@truthhurts361]

This is why i Love this Channel so much. You learned their behaviour, and built the best Trap you can get with ease. Absolut Winner. Much love and respect from Germany 💚

[@noodlechild666]

You really do have to admire how amazing, resilient and intelligent rats are. I know they cause damage and can do hoffific things to other animals, but i will never understand the hate they get, nor the pleasure some people get over killing them or seeing them suffer.

[@ohnoes7032]

In the wild, a colony of rats can completely decimate a wild population of birds, to the brink of extinction. The same thing that is amazing about them, is also horrifying.

[@p505c587]

They carry diseases, that are harmful to humans. They also carry weils disease which can kill and paralyse humans. They are dirty animal's that will eat anything. Destroy crops, attack birds and other animals. They are nothing more than a horrible pest.

[@ramonajust8845]

Ich finde es so lieb das sie diese Tiere nicht getötet haben. Und sie nicht gequält haben. Sie haben sie frei gelassen. Ein Mensch mit ein Herz für Tiere. ❤wünsche Ihnen viel gesundheit und Glück 🍀

[@nordsee4009]

Sie werden sich jetzt stark vermehren und die Ufer durchlöchern.

[@peterlustig2143]

So tierlieb eine invasive Spezies am Leben zu lassen um damit etlichen anderen in den Tod zu schicken

[@ankitsitar]

I can't believe I am watching this. So interesting

[@lagerhausjonny]

We had the same problem. We have a shed that had a huge gap under the door and rats could just walk right under it. They made themselves a home last winter inside of a carton box that was standing around. They made a hole at the backside of the box (the side facing the wall - really clever!) and there was very little evidence that anything was going on. This year we had a really big guy who was camping under a hedge that divides our backyard with the neighbors. He was always running to the bird feeder and having a good munch - endless supply of food. Some time later I saw a second rat but only rarely at the same time. So we started patrolling the area with our house cats on a leash. That really must have made them nervous because we have not seen any rat for many weeks now. Can recommend that strategy.

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

Many years ago I had a cat that had 6 kittens. Before adopting out and fixing her, the kittens were 3 months old and some rats got into the house through a hole under the sink. The mom picked the rat up like a baby and gently released it outside! Ha! It must have been her motherly instincts over wanting food or teaching her babies how to hunt.

[@klauserwin9860]

@@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat That rat must have been confused for life!

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

@@klauserwin9860 Haha! I'm sure it was! It's also kind of funny because my cat I have now I found outside and before being exclusively inside he used to gently catch lizards and cuddle them and fall asleep and then let them go without any injury whatsoever! Haha! Both Lena (the mom cat) and Bobo Buddy (my current cat) are from the same neighborhood, so distant relations must have still bred a gentle side of some sort! Also ironic because Bobo Buddy used to get attacked by birds when I first found him so the presumed prey became the predator in this case! 😹

[@k.s.g7556]

@@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat That's really nice

[@Alepoudiitsa]

same! after foundin a kitty last year and adopting him i saw no rat or mice at all! i didn't know the will leave

[@katmandudawn8417]

In the US Joseph Carter ( the mink man) uses mink that he rescues from fur farms and trains to kill rats on farms and other places with a rat problem. He uses the mink’s natural hunting drive and the resulting meat to feed the mink. Mink will also go after muskrats and fish. He has a dog who helps flush and kill the rats. He has even trained a big lizard too. All his animals are trained to bring their kill to him for a reward. They can kill a hundred or more on farms with overwhelming populations. I know some on this channel won’t approve of killing but it’s done in a very natural way that is effective without chemicals or waste. Rats are very destructive and can cause heath issues. They can’t all be caught and released. I think The Mink Man has a good solution.

[@Ryoko53027]

i love Joe's channel !

[@johnjingleheimersmith9259]

The real "natural" way is often far more brutal. Anytime I hear people moan about how humane some ending-method is, be it for livestock or vermin traps, I recall any of the number of videos you can find on here of wild dogs in Australia/Africa that will eat a pregnant deer alive and give it a forced "c-section", then brutally devour the child while barely born. Mother Nature is far from the gentle sweetheart some delusional people think.

[@jbdbean]

@@Ryoko53027I so like Joes channel as well! So interesting 🎉

[@Angelface11]

I do love all critters but that's probably why we have such a problem with rats and mice in the US is that because their natural predators have been wiped out too because people are so selfish and so compassionless that they think everything that isn't their pet is a pest and should be harmed. But we would have nature and balance and beautiful creatures to look at if people would just stop being so terrible

[@SibylleLeon]

Rats are so cute and clever. And yes, they're fierce too, especially when they feel threatened. I have a rat problem in my cellar and still haven't found a way to safely get rid of them, so for now we just co-exist. Thank you for letting them live ❤

[@hefoxed]

There are programs that relocate outdoor cats from overcrowded areas that can't adapt to home life to places with invasive rodents issues. It means death for the rodents, but may be ecologically probably better situation overall. Both cats and rats have ecological impact, as rats can eat bird eggs /local species also, so instead of killing both, having one prey on the other to survive sorta balances things out (there's been studies (on Islands iirc) where they removed cats but not rats and the local ecosystem suffered due to increased rats /their impact, tho best was with either ). (Indoor cats and rats also have an ecological impact cause food, toys, litter, housing, there likely situations/areas where an average outdoor cat is less ecological impact that an average indoor cat [with significant rodent issues]). Rats are amazing tho.

[@joycegrieves7284]

I enjoyed that so much, Thank-you!!

[@donyab.e4767]

They are so smart to differentiate between the looks of a factory made trap and a cage made to keep other animals. So, he had to make a trap that looked like a cage for other animals! And, it was so nice of him trying and catching them alive. He has a kind heart.

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

I don't know if they knew it was made to catch animals. For one thing, rhe pens have been there for a long time. It's not some random new thing that popped up overnight, which they would notice and be worry of. This was an old piece of wood and probably some old parts of other pens that were made in a way the rats wouldn't mind as much. It was new, but it likely smelled like other animals, instead of a factory.

[@yaone8871]

Thank you for being so kind to the little guys. They are just trying to survive like all other critters! I love rats

[@thesilentmothtrapper4373]

Rats are crazy smart

[@theresafeeney2756]

I like rats too but I don’t want them in my house!

[@QYXP]

Rats have an excellent innate sense of direction, they'll be back at your property in no time. Sadly the only way to deal with them is the permanent way.

[@laradavenport903]

No need of your comment.😊

[@Average_Drone]

If you put them far enough away, that’s false. Take your bloodlust elsewhere.

[@QYXP]

@@laradavenport903 no need of your comment.😊

[@Nil_Bloxd]

BRO THIS IS LIKE A NETFLIX MOVIE U DESERVE MORE VIEWS FOR THE ANIMALS U SAVE

[@CailynMorningstar]

Those rats were huge! Glad they and your birds are now safe!

[@bitiboy786]

Love the quality of the videos. Keep it up 😊. It's very cinematic. 👍🏻 Great work

[@chosen1449]

I absolutely love your videos I'm binge watching them the last few days ! Your such a good person that I want to know more about you cause I think you're just as adorable as the animals ❤

[@senatorlainez]

Why the hell would you let them escape? They're going to wreak havoc wherever they go next.

[@kryska367]

Nepřeháněj

[@michomitheo3752]

😅😂

[@nyakwarObat]

​@@kryska367🙄

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

Btw releasing them is against the law

[@martinel2450]

It is “a chick called Albert” so…..

[@gillianbc]

Thank you for saving the ratties. I have some in my garden, and though they're unwelcome because of the damage they do, they are fascinating clever little creatures that are just as cute as squirrels. I wouldn't want to kill them.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi how are you doing?

[@alienfeline1279]

Thanks for showing us how to make a rat trap that works!! 💗

[@qwave1322]

It only works if they are dead.

[@Veldrusara]

@@qwave1322 Aren't you a monstrous charmer?

[@TherianThing]

It’s incredible how kind you are to every animal! I love rats! And have some of my own!

[@blaizechief2861]

Albert when he sees his birds getting assaulted by wild rats - Now this is personal.

[@tenebraeusfinsterbann]

I love their color. They look quite different from most Rats I have seen, others keep as pets. I know the more black-ish ones are quite common, but these look more brown and hazelnut like. I am glad you released them somewhere else and I hope your animals are now safe from them.

[@sam1812seal]

Urban brown rats tend to be more grey to hide in amongst the concrete and cement of our cities. The rural ones have kept a more brown colour because of their more natural environment. It’s a bit like Darwin’s finches or the speckled moth. If our cities keep providing such a nice, warm, and food rich environment for them they might eventually differentiate into separate sub species.

[@slappybagOG]

The brown ones are Norway rats or Rattus Norvegivus, the most common rat in Europe. The pet ones are most commonly bred from this line but after 400 years of breeding for science, and for pet domestication (and sadly for reptile food too as they are bigger than mice and just as easy to breed) the pet ones are basically a completely different breed. These wild ones live with many disease that would kill humans or even other animals (bad idea to eat one) and are pretty damn hard, cunning and quick. The pet ones are so tame and clean, cleaner than dogs and cats in fact. The black rats are less common, we have them in London, they are descended from a Chinese rat breed Rattus Rattus which came to UK on navy ships hence their nickname "Ship Rat". They are not the same as domestic rats that are black, they are a different breed altogether from Rattus Norvegivus and the different variety's of pet rats is all down to human breeding. Truly, the only bad thing about pet rats is that they only live for 2-3 years 😢

[@Mawww_MMD]

usually in pet rats you have 2 main color coat either black (black to grey to white) or a brown (brown to light brown to white). I had a brown and white girl she was my precious lil one, a grey with white spots on her belly and a black one with white spots too :). They are fun pets but they have really short life.

[@janwarriner6554]

You never cease to amaze me! I adore your channel! ❤️🐣

[@arjay9745]

We had a rat in our pantry. My daughter named him Ryan. He was a wiley one and evaded every trap we set. We had to take everything out of the pantry to make him hungry so he would take our bait. We set up a camera to watch where he went at night. We got lots of sweet pictures of him running around, doing his crafty things, sitting on the window ledge looking out. We couldn't let him leave that way, though, because it went into the neighbour's yard. Once when I moved the camera he jumped off a shelf onto my shoulder. Yikes! Eventually we heard a snap! on our camera monitor one night and saw that he had finally been trapped. We let Ryan go at a nearby river where there was a woods and a culvert and other hidey holes. We still wave to him every time we drive by.

[@Ralphkungfu]

Whilst I appreciate your care and respect for wildlife, rats cause millions of pounds of damage a year both in towns and cities but mostly in rural farming communities where they spread diseases and cost farmers a small fortune in destruction of farm equipment and livestock. Why do you choose to catch and release over euthanise?

[@yenquest]

Ooh, now that's an interesting homemade trap. My siblings opt for the typical cage one, but it only work for a couple times.

[@charmeleon3680]

They will be the perfect food source for hawks falcons eagles owls, coyotes foxes etc. Thanks for releasing them without harm. You’re a great guy

[@dailydoseofchaoslol]

Literally I feel the pain of this. We’ve never had rats here, so no need to do rat proofs until late end of summer. We rescused a pair of alexandrines! Both were over 16 y. o. and since it seemed like they havent had very lucky past (used as breeding birds, their babies were taken away to be hand fed), they were in the very bad condition when we got them, plucked, broken feathers, broken wings. Their condition got so much better in such short time when they were with us. Then we decided to make them an aviary outside for the summer, so we did. One night I could not to fall asleep so I went out in the middle of the night and I’ve discovered that something chewed through polycarbonate and wire mesh (10 & 3 mm) and it killed both of them. That’s my reason for not to let the rats just “walk away”.

[@hanniaedithmartinezadame794]

You talking like these animals killed them just to do evil. If you are the one of those people who would kill the predator who ate your dog, you gotta learn that its nature, blaming a carnivore just because it wanted to eat its something I will never agree with.

[@pnkkv]

What if cows took u hostage and started killing u for revenge

[@bambinaforever1402]

Why do u think your birds deserve to live and rats dont? U should have maybe fed the rats they wouldnt need to kill birds or shouldnt let the birds unsupervised in a cage outside

[@ab-kf9tc]

Justified dude, rats are pests and sometimes you need to deal with them, one way or another.

[@hanniaedithmartinezadame794]

@@ab-kf9tc Yes thats true, but we have to be careful, some people will use that justification to do evil stuff to rats. One thing is to see them as animals and kill them because its necessary, other is to hate them and see evil in them. Thats what im afraid for. There is already a lot of videos of false rat tramps that don't kill but make them suffer. Forcing domesticated mice to enter them. Sad videos. I just hope he is able to understand that they are just animals.

[@ilieandrei-marius6019]

11:43 I died looking at the second rat 😂😂😭

[@jesseibarra5539]

I was here at work and I caught your video I stayed looking at it thank you for being so nice so kind😊😊 Lord be over your farm and the things you need so that you be able to prosper and help out more

[@bwghall1]

Rats are not kind are they, if you fell over and was incapacitated . they will start to eat YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[@random_user6414]

The rats were smart but you were smarter! Really appreciate how you treat all forms of life with love, dignity and respect

[@TheSabre9901]

ahhh,ahh,ahh like my brother who doesn't want to kill snails , slugs and he throws them at the neighbors

[@JG-ph3xg]

Absolutely wonderful. Neighbors a few acres away cleared property and all the rats moved to our chicken coop. We tried so many things including that same expensive trap you tried. We never caught anything. Thanks for sharing...gonna try your method.👍

[@Sigridovski]

You seem to think they are trouble but still cute. Incredible.

[@Gherk16]

You're amazing! You have such incredible patience and love for all animals! I'm a big fan 😊

[@aurynwestwield1682]

You can’t release them back in to the wild and expect them to stay there chances are they’ve already made a nest near your place and will easily return as it had good food source and most definitely had pups in one of their nests, sounds harsh but food poison and silent CO2 air rifle at night is best way to eradicate the adults then pups will starve or eat poison adults bring back.

[@SergieXD]

A very good video! The storytelling, the camera movement and everything else is brilliant. This video will get at least a few million views.

[@catme13]

Rats are not nasty, it´s a very clean animal, and I think they look cute.Actually in some parts of the world rats are used for sniffing up landmines and are doing an exceptional job doing so, saving a lot of humans lives and limbs! You can find youtube videos about it.

[@imilcebarca842]

Eso sí que es atraparlas ingeniosamente. Y me gusta que las hayas liberado al lado del río. Muy divertido el vídeo, gracias

[@michaelb.42112]

The only "problem" is now there will be over 1,000 rats in the new spot in less than 3 months. Every female rat at only 8 weeks old can start having a litter of six babies or so every 8 weeks ! They need to be dispatched after being caught. They are NOT endangered. Brown rats carry SO many fatal diseases. Be nice to your pets, not pests... (I don't mean torture !)

[@VaupellGaming]

Remember, the rule is when releasing a rat, you need to release it more than 4 miles or 6.5km away from where you caught them, else they will find their way back "home" :D But nicely done.

[@ad-nf3wf]

Better not to release them,they would surely cause someone else trouble

[@Wisepati]

@@ad-nf3wf that is my thought as well. I think some of the people in these comments have never had to deal with rats in their homes or barns. They are terribly destructive and leave feces and urine all over.. they will get into your feed bins. Sure they are trying to survive, but humans have alter the rules of nature by creating homes and barns and holding other animals captive. I think pet rats are amazing but we need to control the wild rat population or we will be overrun.

[@skullrose8985]

I didn't want this video to end,it was brilliant..And I love the fact you released the rats some where safe.. I have got a small rat trap similar to the first one you used but what I did was disguise it a bit & put it along the side of the garden in with leaves & bushy type area's.. I have got a jack daw,an adult,I would love to build an out door area for him/her but haven't got a clue where to start?!?!..I will have to have a look in your description to see if you mention what wire/metal mesh you use,well it's not really mesh is it,but you know what I mean,I hope 😅😅.. I really enjoy your video's.. Thankyou for sharing some of your life's experiences with us really do appreciate it.. Could I ask did you do any courses in wildlife, biology,anything like that??.. Hope you,your loved ones & extended family(animals) are keeping well,stay safe & stay warm 🍄☮️🍯🌺✌️🐺🦜🐣🍄☮️🍯🌺✌️🐺🦜🐣

[@ChaoticPochi]

as pesky as they are, you gotta admire their tenacity

[@friendoffurby]

thank you for not killing them. they’re just trying to survive like all wild creatures are. i have pet rats (3 girls called muppet, goosebumps and indigo) and i love them to death. they’re very smart creatures

[@lalogreiner]

I appreciate the fact that you consider the rats living beings worth left alive. Thank you!

[@stinct1776]

lol

[@susand9296]

@@stinct1776 Lol what? Get a life.

[@stinct1776]

@@susand9296 lol

[@Wifgargfhaurh]

Definitely recommend using gloves on both hands when handling wild rats. They fear humans and can bite your fingers until they hit bone.