Judas Rat Trap - Using A Pet Rat To Catch Nasty Invasive Wild Rats. Mousetrap Monday

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[@keithdosik]

Man the bait rat will never be the same after watching a rat get crushed right in front of it 😂

[@MissGreen78910]

It's his villain origin story

[@tenchraven]

Should put the fear of Shawn into him. :P

[@Koowluh]

The Judas rat may be swapped out from time to time. Catch a new rat alive, catch a few with the kill trap, catch a new Judas rat alive, "humanely euthanize" the old Judas rat.

[@nathanfisher6925]

"better keep suckering in your friends or you're next!"

[@jaycweingardt11]

Brutal (Sign of the Horns)

[@Elvan-Lady]

I recommend doing a quarantine period with your domestic rats after this, since you're switching to a wild rat in the Judas trap. If they've caught anything, you'll stop it from spreading.

[@ThatOneFDriver]

Good idea, because wild rodents and maybe other types are dangerous

[@PhantomAarantula]

Capturing a wild rat and using it to betray its own kind is pretty metal, ngl

[@anorphan5711]

yeah, I could write a death metal song out of this

[@ferbthe2gadgetguy]

It's also been done before, but with goats in the Galapagos. So-called "Judas Goat."

[@deadsushi4287]

​@@ferbthe2gadgetguy sooo... is judas priest supposed to do what I'm thinking?

[@glowiever]

it's classic colonials tactic

[@bigshaggy6742]

You know what else is metal? That big SPRING trap lol

[@chosen2030]

Like others have already said, I'd be worried about my pet getting exposed to wild rat diseases and parasites and then bringing that into my house (where I assume you keep your pets).

[@bensoncheung2801]

123rd 👍

[@markspc1]

@chosen2030 Remember, go WOKE go BROKE

[@chosen2030]

@@markspc1 what's that got to do with a mouse trap? Also, not true.

[@LeisureSuitLarry_]

USB mouse or ps2 mouse?

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

​​@@chosen2030 Pretty sure it was a joke (also, the person mentioned doesn't appear to be in the comments, so whatever it was a reply to probably got deleted)

[@MelkiorMonster]

Do make sure no nasty fleas jumped off the wild rat onto Judy! Better safe than sorry! I'm so glad you were wearing gloves when that one jumped up! So aggressive!

[@figuenew]

-------------------------------------------------------👆🏻

[@greatpretender83]

X2

[@cali2468]

It's not "aggressive" its just trying to defend itself. This would be a natural reaction for any animal being held against it's will.

[@c0ntriL]

@@cali2468 Its a invasive pest, needs to be unalived.

[@YuSooKey]

@@cali2468 I'm not concerned about a pest's will. It's gotta d|e

[@frmphxaz84]

Imagine chillin' in your new but cramped rat apartment and a friendly stranger comes along to say hello but gets smoked right in front of you.

[@chubbrock659]

😂😂

[@whatthebeepvideos]

A real rat lovecraftian horror.

[@TheJaqqour]

We take pest control seriously in NZ. Possums and rats are a huge risk to all our native bird life. Cool to see you trying the trap out, they are usually installed in boxes with very small openings and a length of travel before the trap so they are pretty safe really as pets can't get caught/set them off

[@vxy357]

How are possums a threat to native bird life when they are a natural native species in the wild? Rats, like the brown rat or the Norway rat, i understand because they are an invasive species.

[@pmvcallan]

@@vxy357 Possums are not native to New Zealand, they are introduced species from Australia. They like eating eggs and kicking birds out of nests. They also grow larger, nastier and breed faster, because NZ flora is tastier.

[@johnbrown1860]

No non-flying mammals are native species to NZ interestingly enough

[@TheJaqqour]

@@vxy357 as commented above possums are not native to NZ.

[@cparks1000000]

​@@vxy357 What's "the wild"? Different places have different ecosystems...

[@baksatibi]

That kill trap should have a safety mechanism like a latch to set it, I think we've seen other powerful traps with that feature.

[@Stambo59]

It's made in New Zealand, we still (mostly) understand personal responsibility here. We are still smart enough to know not to put our fingers in the hurty bit. 🙂 Having said that, a safety catch of some sort would not be that hard to engineer. Now to find who stocks it locally, I have chickens, and a rodent issue. I like Shawns thinking on the judas rat. I have used multiple traps that seem to work a few times then get ignored. Them Norway rats are smart.

[@jiveturkey365]

I think we should remove all safety warnings

[@markspc1]

@baksatibi Nah, men in New Zealand are real man

[@AlyxGlide]

yep that's a dangerous trap if you like opposable fingers

[@davidblake8612]

They do have safety clips. They are bought as a separate item.

[@jamesspinks716]

In NZ there’s no such thing as over kill, there is dead or not dead. We can’t risk rats having a near miss and learning to avoid traps.

[@mandowarrior123]

It's a fingerless trap.

[@123ezd]

You should try pairing the Judas cage with a self resetting trap like a walk the plank trap, so you could catch more than one rat a night

[@DaZebraffe]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@glenngriffon8032]

Yeah I'm not sure why he didn't go for that option.

[@jhenry48809]

This is the comment I was looking for

[@123ezd]

@@glenngriffon8032 He says it in the intro, he's copying the setup they use in NZ to catch invasive rats

[@copperdaylight]

9:20. Tried chloroform?

[@airplane6417]

For your pet rat, I would maybe put glass or a one way mirror so the rat will see the Judas rat, but the pet won't see the other. Make sure they aren't scarred for life and also more safe from disease

[@cparks1000000]

The pet was only used twice.

[@EverythingZen01]

Judas is gonna die anyway, it really doesn't matter what it sees

[@trainzguy2472]

I think that's why he used a wild rat for the actual killing one

[@MithrasX]

Hahahahahaha

[@Brainjoy01]

Just a heads up, Judy and judas might get PTSD and may develop some agression or fear from this. They could also be so social they get their fingers bit off. I've socialized rats in cages in cages before and they do remove whole limbs becuase they reach to play or fight. They also will develop PTSD symptoms like a human. Also, if she's pregnant, she could get sick from this brown rat. I'm sure you know all this but for others reading x

[@Lucysnamepending]

I think this is why he only did it twice before switching to a rat he's fine being given ptsd

[@Brainjoy01]

@@Lucysnamepending i definitely saw that but just so others know who try this. i also see he had a double fence situation

[@LegendStormcrow]

My thoughts as well.

[@sayonara5699]

who cares they are rats

[@CorruptedSpider]

Judas, he or she did not witness any killing, because he or she was used to get a different rat, and he was the one which witnessed that.

[@jrock2460]

They’re so trap cautious, but the buddy rat attacks their inherent sense of trepidation. Simply brilliant.

[@mandowarrior123]

A beautifully groomed blonde lady of childbearing age? He got ratfished.

[@RyeOnHam]

Reminds me of the sterile, tracking-collar equipped Judas Goats for catching feral goats on the Galapagos Islands.

[@scvcebc]

They've also used Judas goats to round up the feral goats on the Hawaiian island of Kaho‘olawe.

[@ryanroberts1104]

I love the broken finger warning on the trap. You know at least one person has caught a finger or 3 in that thing!

[@DanMorgan-bh5fv]

Ouch and just knowing you have to pull the trap off with a broken finger still in there man.

[@DaleStLouis-xb5mx]

How do you protect your pets from parasites? It looked like that nasty wild rat was close enough to share.

[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

Thank you so much for watching. I hope you like the longer content.

[@MegaCyberleader]

ya know i hadnt seen my brother in 15 years! but we both seen your awesome rat videos! That Rat was a big one, and he knew, He was fkd.

[@carypyke935]

Yes ..very much.

[@crescentwind1032]

I always prefer nice long videos over many short ones.

[@Savage3OO6]

This format is a total upgrade! Nice work!

[@eamonahern7495]

I enjoy this format. I'm curious to know what happened to the wild judas rat. Did you humanely dispatch it or is it to be used in another video?

[@brandon4949]

All that rat screeching made my terrier go nuts.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

1:08 One look at that trap and I audibly went "holy shit!" That looks like one nasty trap. And it is.

[@piggypoo]

If you used your domesticated pet rat constantly as a bait for a kill trap, I wonder if that would affect your pet rat in any way? Like would it traumatize your rat because it keeps witnessing death of other rats?

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

Thats what im wondering

[@roygbiv9038]

He didn’t use the domesticated rat for the kill trap, he used them for the live catch trap and than used the wild rat he caught as bait for the kill trap.

[@theyoungconservation]

That's why he only use his pet rat for life trap, get a wild rat for the new judas, and use it for kill trap version.

[@symphony-of-the-mint2008]

I think whats being asked is "what IF you used the pet rat for the kill traps over and over," not necessarily saying thats what is happening

[@smoore8807]

they're rats. the wild bait one would probably eat the dead one if it could. stop anthropomorphizing rodents.

[@MrCardeso]

Why not adapt a bucket-style kill trap with a judas cage to use as a lure? That way, you can catch many rats in one night.

[@effen_aey_man]

That's kinda tricky. Rats are skittish by nature and tend to not get caught by rolling log traps very often

[@Maybe-So]

Walk the plank method - with magnetic (temporary)hold? Not rolling log.

[@MrCardeso]

@@Maybe-So That's the type I was thinking about.

[@akhasshativeritsol1950]

At the end: Coyote: "This feels like a trap." Judy: "Yes, but not for you."

[@uniformsierraalpha7380]

That was awesome, Shawn! The power of that rat trap is amazing. I would shout for victory if I could catch a rat with that beast of a trap. You need a pair of grabbers to pinch the little buggers!😊

[@fredrickearl6687]

This is one of the best rat-trap videos I've seen in years.

[@jjohnston94]

You ought to build yourself an airlock-style "hatch adapter", like they use on rescue submarines, to transfer the Judas rat to the bait chamber.

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

A towel, hexarmour gloves and confidence

[@kaylzshter6153]

You should consider picking up some chainmail gloves like you would see in a fast food setting, they might be able to protect a bit better against bits than those gardening gloves. Love the videos!

[@HotWheelsBurban]

Or welder's gloves, they're made of heavier leather and have long cuffs that go halfway up your arms.

[@eenayeah]

Loving these longer videos. Being a fan of Shawn for so many years with straight-to-the-point videos just makes you appreciate these longer drawn-out ones!

[@MissGreen78910]

Really giving the wild rat a villain origin story seeing his friend die

[@jonkaminsky8382]

I’d love to see the Judas Trap upscaled in size so that it’s large enough to dispatch home intruders and burglars that break into your residence in the middle of the night!

[@PruneNut]

Some guy tried something similar, after SEVERAL break-ins at his house. Maimed the intruder, who then sued the homeowner and won. lol

[@hertzwave8001]

​@@PruneNut So you are saying for the best results the trap should be lethal? Noted

[@thegeek3295]

Love the longer content and schedule. Thanks for all the effort it takes to make these videos, it appreciated. Cant wait to see all these new traps and strategies you mention.

[@rogergadley9965]

Have you thought of tagging the animals you release so you will know if they ever come back? You might check at a pet store for tags or tag materials. I grew up on a cattle ranch and we (and other ranchers) did ear notching and branding. Ear notching might fit the bill. Wildlife researchers also tag small animals. A check with a Washington State University or Oregon State professor might get you the advice you need.

[@kppaynter]

Best trap video in a while. To capture a rat and then use it as bait for other rats opens up all kinds of possibilities! I'd love to see some combination of the judas trap with a dunk style trap.

[@silverfox8915]

If you like that trap, in NZ its used to catch rats, hedgehogs, ferrets, stoats and weasels, check out the Steve Allen cat kill trap, we don't mess around when it comes to pests in NZ

[@FlatMateJess]

I live in New Zealand and I had no idea about this trap. Thank you I have been using the flip and slide as well as the Pest Off Dead End multiple catch mouse traps on my property and would love to be able to catch rats too. I have chickens and need to make sure that they won't be attacked by these creatures. If you haven't considered it before... Chickens love to eat mice. They will take them from you and run away like a wee thief.

[@kharnifex]

There's a larger version for stoats and weasels and you load a chicken egg on one end as the bait, and it has two trigger plates and arms just incase one didn't get them

[@ThreeDee912]

Great video, liking the details in the longer content. This reminded me of the Tom Scott video from a couple weeks ago where he went to New Zealand and interviewed somebody working to eradicate rats across the country. She used the exact same model trap as the one here.

[@somniferumndrnc]

Awesome trap idea, awesome name. Thanks Shawn for awesome traps once again ❤ been a fan for so long

[@raspiankiado]

For moving the nasty rat, it might pinch them a little bit, but, you could try using a trash grabber. The long-ish claw thing, with a squeeze trigger.

[@snuffoutrouge5109]

you could use a towel that what I use for my (flying rat) Parrot which bites too. Or a fishing net hoop device

[@derricklou4075]

I cheered when the rat swap went in. Good job. Keep up the great work.

[@elle-xu3ep]

Great content today!..I especially like to see the thought process that is used to go about figuring out how to design and hopefully trap these smarter rats.Thanks!

[@theonpointheavy4401]

Pet rats get traunatized by seeing fellow rodents get crushed.

[@user-of5zg1ww8k]

You are a lot braver than I am, I would be so scared to set that trap! So powerful. It's like an accident waiting to happen.

[@royreynolds108]

I suggest you turn the hook so it enters the eye from the top instead of the bottom. Gravity tends to make the hook fall out of the eye. When the hook is over the eye, gravity will act on the hook to hold it in place.

[@Tuck-Shop]

In the test you even see the trap open the eye and hook latch.

[@jennkotowski3846]

I agree. A latch hook would have been better

[@rebeccaanne9863]

The coyote at the end ran off with the rat like she’s got hungry cubs at home.

[@johnfrian]

Seen some other vids on rat catching where they didn't hide the "action" (and somehow was allowed by youtube..). Some of those rats managed to escape, even when struck by the killbar in the worst imaginable ways. Some rats are unimaginably resilient, which probably explains why the unimaginably strong trap in this video needs to exist.

[@andreking7138]

How you had to put that trap 🪤 in such a tight spot was nerve wracking!😮

[@anneoreilly4900]

I am glad to see you being so careful with that trap!

[@cpowerca]

amazing video man, one of the best from you yet!!!

[@paul6925]

I always thought Hollywood movies exaggerated the sounds rats make but wow they really are noisy when upset. I’ve still never seen one close up in real life and I hope to keep it that way 😂

[@steve390gold]

PS I LOVE your pet rats!! I adopted a wild baby rat just after it stopped nursing....it was the best pet rat I've ever had. It didn't want to be handled and would make a show of it, but he never bit.

[@flyingled3176]

Willard or Ben?

[@ActiveAngel2010]

3 comments: 1) I'm excited to see more rat traps. Especially ones that use other rodents to take advantage of their social nature. 2) That spring is way overpowered; be careful. 3) The locking mechanism on your wooden crate needs a small redesign. The center of gravity could potentially dislodge the lock on it's own (as I'm sure you noticed).

[@TheSeriousCat]

Monday -> Trap i love it's back on schedule :D Thanks Shawn & Judith for this one ^_^

[@Nero_Karel]

Great way to start off the more long-form content! Tricking the invasive rats with a buddy instead of bait is such an interesting idea, amazing how effective that is, too! :)

[@IR-nq4qv]

There's nothing worse than getting ratted out by a rat

[@mandowarrior123]

How about being ratfished?

[@passwordbosco407]

Great idea. Great execution (pun intended) of it. The build was genius. Thank you.

[@metatechhd]

Wow, that bait rat must have had quite the shock! 😂🐀 It's fascinating to see innovative methods like the Judas Rat Trap being used to control invasive rat populations. The unexpected twist definitely adds an element of surprise. Keep up the intriguing content, Mousetrap Monday! 🪤🐭👏

[@davidblake8612]

Hi from NZ :) Sean, we have a project here called Predator Free 2050. We are trying to remove all rats, stoats and possums (all introduced species decimating our native wildlife) by 2050. It's a very very ambitious goal. But one we're super excited about. DOC stands for Department of Conservation.

[@stewartfooter3580]

I would haute never of got rid of our mice without this channel

[@Skynd303]

That was an epic video buddy!!! I love hearing that snap!!!

[@scitor]

2:14 that sound 🤣 so decisive ❤

[@billhohmann2653]

Those grabber extension devices us old fogies use for picking stuff up off the floor might be useful for grabbing and moving a wild rat.

[@Pygar2]

The folding ones are garbage.

[@sjmiller6012]

Very well done. Excellent camera work as well. Thanks. 🤔

[@yourfriendlyjaq8685]

Wait, SHAWN!? i finally found your channel again! Your channel has grown a lot, good job man

[@abekmgb]

The pet rat got PTSD after this

[@redrooben]

What happened to the Judas rat used as bait? PS I love these longer videos at the expense of getting only one a week. It reminds me of your channel a few years ago.

[@WinterRaven25]

He probably used it for a few days as bait before euthanizing it.

[@Fummy007]

I assumed he was going to dispatch him and feed him to the wild animals but he didn't mention that, so maybe hes still alive to be used as a bait again.

[@FlamerOHR]

Sounded like the Judas rat will continue to be the bait, Shawn mentioned doing more attempts for the other rats that showed up in the motion capture

[@JBrander]

the Judas rat will continue to witness the deaths of his fellow rats

[@andrewhernandez6753]

11:20, he kills it and leaves it for an animal to eat. A coyote gets the free meal

[@parac0sm0naut26]

Awesome evolution of tactic! Shawn have you considered an Artificial Ground Layer trap to catch Rats over an extend period? A system of traps to exploit their burrowing?

[@douglasrock9414]

Hey Shawn...... back to the good old days. Great content and quality. Awesome!

[@happyguy4525]

Your gonna give that rat PTSD

[@Paul_Jonathan]

That's a cool way to catch these smart rats. Great video and content

[@LeahDePrinny]

I have a wild Norway rat, like these wild ones. Had him since he was 2 weeks old, he was on deaths door, very lethargic. He is an absolute amazing pet. Very social and loving. I did have a pet rat as his brother (bought after I had him for a month) and he unfortunately passed away already though they were close in age. My wild one was vetted and both were neutered. Behavior is a bit different than the domestic one. Also oddly enough, he is cleaner, has designated areas for defecating, whereas the domestic one didn't. But still, knows who his 'mother' is and as I said loving. Did not watch the kill trap part obviously. Nope.

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@danmo43]

That was an AWESOME idea I never thought of!

[@seekingabsolution1907]

The horror of this video is that this trap would work on humans too. Albeit a more sophisticated version of it. In the last Hunger Games book (and film) this is actually the same type of trap that kills Primrose.

[@thomassellers7613]

I think something like a Conibear 110 would work in that enclosure too. Not very expensive and easy to find. Thanks for your entertaining and informative video sharing! Keep it up..

[@defuller1]

That looks like a pretty effective trapping system! I hope you post an update to let us know how many nasty brown rats you get with it.

[@JPAutoService]

Id like to see this "Judas" concept combined with a "walk the plank" style trap.

[@mandowarrior123]

Puzzling that one myself. Pretty tricky. Gotta be the shrouded version i guess but any mesh they might grab ahold of.

[@hammycats6919]

That poor rat screaming is so sad, it is clearly stressed and scared. 😢😢

[@lukebaker1167]

Happy rat catching, all the way from Tasmania!!!!!

[@darlatidwell6255]

That rat was very aggressive. Very scary. Good work Shawn.

[@patricksullivan6478]

Hey" Shaun & Family. Nice vid ! Keep up the good job ❤

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

HAPPY RAT TRAP MONDAY PREMIER!

[@jacobbouser4190]

Really impressive engineering, Shawn.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

I am sure that I am not the only one who got a little nervous, watching you set that trap!

[@highgrounder]

This helped a lot! I’ll be sure to upgrade this format to work on humans to garner test subjects. Great vid as always!

[@rmr5740]

I'm sure this will upset the trembly milksops.

[@chubbrock659]

True! Great description!

[@LordFalconsword]

I like the longer format videos a lot.

[@BudgiePanic]

Greetings from New Zealand Keep up the fight man!

[@LuckyStone888]

I missed this from 4 months ago, I'm glad I caught it now. Very interesting So many rats, so few traps.

[@Mackeson3]

Honestly Shawn, please don't bugger about and try and be brave with live (wild) brown rats. A guy l know of was helping to shift a garden shed, they knew there could be rats underneath it because there were the tell tale holes. They moved the shed, big sticks at the ready and some ran out. This guy cornered a rat against a wall, it jumped up and literally "Went for the jugular", indeed it bit straight through it!. They tried their best to staunch the flow but despite their best efforts he was dead before they reached the hospital. Don't risk it mate, hell hath fury like a cornered rat!

[@mandowarrior123]

Is this actually on the death by dangerous animal government statistics?

[@TinaH123]

I don't live where there's rats (as far as I know) but I thoroughly enjoy your videos. The only thing I'm apprehensive about for immediate-kill traps is if the species is native.

[@mickehaglund4119]

Man, you are one brave man, I just get chills watching this and hear the rat scream yuk. lol

[@sebastiank1714]

Heroic fight with this viscous rodent! Well done!

[@heyoldman2003]

from what i understand, rats and mice have no love lost about seeing a dead brother . they will happily eat the left overs bait with there dead cousin right next to them . an other great show Shawn . yes . slow down and don’t get burned out 👍🏼

[@flyingled3176]

And I had a few were they ate their cousin in the trap

[@chubbrock659]

That metal trap looks to have some serious snap factor! Watch your hands, that’s more than a break!

[@vueport99]

Hey! He's wearing gloves! Finally!

[@Wifgargfhaurh]

Such a fitting name for the trap. It's definitely one of the smarter traps I've seen

[@AD-xt9og]

A test I would like to see. When camping in the desert I saw a lot of people using lights under their RV to deter rodents. Solar lights that stay on all night, motion sensing lights and flashing LED string lights. I am wondering if any of them work.

[@johnniewoodard648]

If I remember correctly Shawn did a video on several rodent repellent methods a year or two ago....I have been watching this channel for some time.....I need to get a life....

[@crescentwind1032]

That rat in the end was so flat but I'm surprised such a strong trap didn't just... explode the rat instead.

[@merson812]

Love your style. You have courage.

[@mrpandabites]

That awful little bugger got the message after witnessing that!