No More Rats! Easy Homemade Rat Trap

[@Wayne-O-5169]

Keep the trap handy. The Navy taught us that for every rat you see there are as many as 50 you didn’t see. Good luck!

[@kristiaspight332]

Why am I always watching these videos??? I don't have a rat problem..I have a KZbin problem....but I'm not ready to address yet... 😂

[@kathylund5959]

The sound of rain in the background was so lovely. ❤ We haven’t had *any* rain for almost six months. I miss it…..Thank you…

[@humbllbug]

Mix 1 part flour or cornmeal with 1 part fresh baking soda, set pans with generous portions of this out around the farm where it will stay dry and where rodents have been seen. Safe for pets and other animals, lethal for rats and mice since they cannot burp or fart - the baking soda is activated by their stomach acid, it bubbles up and bursts the rodents (and roaches) guts and they go off and die.

[@frankmaximchuk3686]

For big traps and little ones, you need one thing. Tootsie Rolls. Cut a Tootsie Roll in half for each trap. Make sure you mash it on the top and bottom of the food part. I did this and it got a big rat within an hour. It also got it's offspring the next day.

[@OZARKMEL]

A very "modern" way of eliminating problems! We use to go sit in the feed barn at night with our 22's. Each rat we got Grandma gave us a quarter. Taught us good shooting skills, gun safety and we earned a little bit to boot! Good video Kevin...hope you get the varmint....

[@smileytow1925]

OZARKMEL smart grandma!!

[@pmessinger]

So what is the pay lately? 25 cent's won't buy much ammo these days.

[@cookiemama4208]

pmessinger Especially if you live in California, where they now charge you $300 PER YEAR just to do a background check on you, going back TWENTY YEARS! We have to pay them to investigate us! That's just to buy a box of ammo! If you ever got in a fight in high school, you fail, and they put you on a federal gun pick up list, and come & take your weapons! So, yea..ammo is quite costly these days..

[@jimf1964]

A good pellet gun is better for that, of you have one. Won't damage equipment, or walls etc, costs even less per shot, and doesn't make as much noise. But hey, use what you got, and I bet you all became pretty good shots!

[@wilfredsanchez9617]

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[@cherriemckinstry131]

Yes! They travel in pairs.. also rats are good feed for trees on the property. So don't waste the compost, but feed it to fruit trees or a tree you want to produce more trimmings for your square foot stove. Recycle is good.

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I found the snap traps work best if you take a big seed like I use roasted pumpkin seeds in the shell and I use a needle and thread to sew them right tight to the trigger plate. I then put peanutbutter on the seed. Once I started doing that I've caught rats out in the chicken shed and with the small mouse traps in the house. They cant resist pulling on that pumpkin seed and snap!

[@marilyngodfrey868]

Kevin we have an accidental rat trap in my son's horse barn. I filled an empty red supplement tub with water. It is in a darker place, but not closed up. I don't know what the count is now, but a couple of weeks ago he had caught a lot of rats. He uses a rake to remove the daily catch, then after a week or so he dumps the water and refills it to within four inches of the top! It has proven to be the best and cheapest rat trap ever.

[@conniec4936]

To bait those spring traps, I wrap peanut butter in a sack of netting material and then tie that to the bait hook. Once they pull on the netting it triggers the trap every time. No more stealing the bait!

[@lzuress]

My neighbors across the road have cats. I have watched them hunt around our place in our security videos. They (as well as other cats I have seen in the cameras) do a great job keeping us rat free. My hubby used to scare them off (unfortunately we are both allergic to cats) until we realized what a great job they are doing. We haven't seen any mice or rats for a number of years. Groundhogs however are another thing. They require big conibear traps!

[@gorp27]

At 5:26 You are correct, rats don't care, they have no appreciation for fine wood working craftsmanship.

[@goofyvideos]

A word of advice: only use conibears that have a safety latch on the main spring! F&T supply sells a secondary external safety clip for these. It holds the jaws open until the very last moment after setting. This safety clip is vital for using these traps alternately on woodchuck holes, squirrel poles, etc..

[@smallblockfuelie]

You can improve that trigger system with one of those plastic political signs you see stick into the ground every where. Cut a section of the sign into a square that will fit inside the jaws of your set conibear. Bend the trigger wires 90 degrees so they’re horizontal to the floor of the trap. They’ll go on the bottom. Slip the sign onto the wires and insert the trap into your box. Make sure it will drop far enough to set off the trap. The rats cannot beat this modified trigger.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Last year we had an issue with a darn field rat. He would eat the bait on the trap, and never get caught. When we put poison in a rat hotel the darn rat took the hotel. He also took the rat poison and ate that. He destroyed several electric tools. Made a nest, and stole tools to line his nest. A fellow vlogger friend suggested I take equal amounts of sugar, baking soda, and flour mix them together. Take a flat container of some sort and lay aout a little mound of the sugar, baking soda, and flour mixture on the container. Take just a little teaspoon of sugar and sprinkle it on top of the mixture to help entice the rat. The rat will eat this mixture, and die because when he drinks water after eating the mixture it blows up their bellies. This concoction worked. We use it anytime there's a field rat around our out buildings.

[@julieb9215]

I can tell you the best way to get the regular snap traps to work. The issue with them is the bait comes off too easily. My dad taught me to use a piece of pecan. But I came up with the idea myself of using a wire from a twist tie to tie the pecan to the trap. Works like a charm! 😊

[@Ngan-zy9kd]

You owe to to yourself NOT to watch this American Engineer who've done extensive research and ask you do NOT believe 99% of YT scammers and only trust & buy from the honest engineer who invented the best rat trap kill 400-500 to fix his own problem 1st, just do a YT search "99% traps fail best mouse trap kills 400 rat" or "After 99% traps fail invent best rat trap kills 400" or "why 99% of traps fail kill 400". 99% of all other YT crooks use their trained pet rodents to make fake promising videos to scam millions of buyers to waste their $ so tell the community to only watch, share, trust & buy from the engineer who dedicate time, energy & money to do R&D works & invent the true best traps. Hope this helps!

[@juanitahaleyfrizzell2191]

I had a couple rats getting into the chicken feed, until I started using metal garbage cans with lids to store feed.

[@lancejames9228]

we kep a pair of ferrets. Got rid of all the rats in 30 minutes and they keep em away. You can rent them if you don't like ferrets

[@babykayla1991]

I know this is an old comment but was curious is it a scent thing?I just found out my husband has been killing the rats he finds and that just mean (I know I’m a softie I also feed the armadillos and possums😂)

[@darrensteele442]

Takes a good ferret to go down rat holes. Not like rabbits. Rats will fight for their lives

[@adamkruskama8455]

We do the same thing but use a pvc tube bait pan in the middle two traps on both ends. Works really well on squirrels also. Bait those wire triggers with nuts. Using a drill bit to make a small hole then hot glue the nuts to triggers.

[@adamkruskama8455]

Note: two traps total one on each end

[@Ngan-zy9kd]

You owe to to yourself NOT to watch this American Engineer who've done extensive research and ask you do NOT believe 99% of YT scammers and only trust & buy from the honest engineer who invented the best rat trap kill 400-500 to fix his own problem 1st, just do a YT search "99% traps fail best mouse trap kills 400 rat" or "After 99% traps fail invent best rat trap kills 400" or "why 99% of traps fail kill 400". 99% of all other YT crooks use their trained pet rodents to make fake promising videos to scam millions of buyers to waste their $ so tell the community to only watch, share, trust & buy from the engineer who dedicate time, energy & money to do R&D works & invent the true best traps. Hope this helps!

[@thomascdurham9130]

Thanks Kevin for adding the link to this trap on your Amazon page. Their search window does not bring it up and KZbin only shows the large ones. Most do not know that the correct name is "The Connie's Bear Trap!" I've you them when traveling visiting south in Virginia and North Carolina but can;t find them in the Metro NYC area. Even Tractor Supply website doesn't bring them up even if you put bear or rat trap in their search box either. But these city rats are very educated and will avoid any trap that was a near miss. Sometimes you have to go to something very old to teach these varmints a new trick. Thanks again!

[@musa2775]

Senestech makes Contrapest which is a humane rodent birth control. My mom runs an animal rescue ranch in AZ and they have had immense success with this thoughtful, heartfelt option for rat control. If you don't want to harm or kill your rodents but want to eliminate the problem long-term, I highly recommend this method. Cheers! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@normaaustin9171]

I received my Duke 110 trap. Had to rewatch, your video to set my trap and build my box. Thanks so much for the video and how to.

[@terryrhuebottom]

I've had a ton of rat issues lately. This is a great idea. two hinges and another board and a latch and you could even put a front face with a hole in it to keep small dogs out. love this idea.

[@chrisunderwood2524]

I don't know if you are putting your feed in any containers. ..we always used a big old floor model freezer .and set all the feed bags in that.. and any feed that gets spilled, we blew it out onto the dirt with the leaf blower just to keep the varmints out of that area...but I now use a 55 gallon metal garbage can with lid..and tighten it down to the handles..on the garbage can...works very well,,, but the big freezer was great...picked it up at a junk yard for a few bucks...no critters ever got into it...and during the humid summer months, I would hang small terry cloth hand towels over the bags to wick out moisture to prevent mold spores from growing...I still do this with my garbage can...have done this since back in the early seventies. ...and it stops that white fuzzy mold from growing inside the can....

[@donnasouthwood]

Thanks! Looks like a great idea. Could you post an update when/if it works? I just want to make sure a trap that big will catch an animal as small as a rat before I order one.

[@ketcamaro]

Could modify this and make notch shorter so trap sits more towards opening and dont use the screen on other end,instead add another trap there and have a double whammy trap...

[@jayef8953]

Always the last screw to give you the hardest of times! Also had a miniature heart attack at 3:51 when you pointed at the prongs thinking your finger was much closer than it actually was. Haha despite knowing the aping was still compressed by your other hand. 😅 Great concept and thoughtful modifications to allow the trap to fit perfectly in the housing. 👏👍

[@MinkesMom]

A white plastic pail of water 1/2 filled with a floating plastic bowl filled with peanut butter. Maybe a board up to the top for easy access. The rats fall in the water & drown, not able to get out of pail. WORKS!!

[@chtwdb]

Like a another comment said "No such thing as 'A' rat problem"; You gotta ratS problem. Also, rat are pretty smart and cautious. They'll ease right on by those two little wires used as a trigger. And if you make the trigger bigger and the entrance too small they'll check it out but eventually pass on by! Believe me I know. With a bunch of poor hygiene drug addicts living on the other side of the fence close to my barn, I've gotten a lot of experience lately with RATS!

[@thaboomer53]

I have a small shed and sometimes gets rats or mice in there. I used rat poison or mouse bait and the pests loved it so much they ate the cardboard it came in. Works every time.

[@richardshook9025]

If you ever go to grocery stores, Lowe's, Home Depot, all use black bait boxes along side their buildings, inside their stores or out in back. They all use the bait box. Life can be simpler.

[@roberthouston9657]

Dude, you earned a subscription. Good info, concise description with no fluff or BS. Thank you👍

[@brianherbert3765]

So did it do the trick? I realize this is 5 years ago; but wondering just the same. I have some 110's on the way and plan on using them in this manner.

[@rogerlibby14613]

Mine has a board with a 3" hole screwed to the front to keep neighbor's cats out. Two strands of bailing wire would also work.

[@a.lavernefilan1888]

Just the right size to catch Tom so that Jerry will no longer be terrorized. Then you can reset it and do in your neighbor's wife's favorite cat that she nursed back to health as a kitten. Good job!

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

BIG RATS NEED BIG TRAPS =)

[@matth284]

Most rat species have poor eye sight and run the length of the wall. A good trick is to put a few traps against each wall surface, as to slap towards the wall. Don't set the traps, don't bait the traps. Wait 4 nights and then before bed, put some rubber gloves on and set them all. Don't bait any of them. Also put some at random posts or objects in the middle of the space, facing away from the object whether it be a support post or dinner table legs. Again. No bait. A great way to judge the size of your rat problem. Rats are weary to new objects but are very willing to smother the trap if it hasn't caused harm in the past. One or two occasions with the trap and they will walk right over it if placed properly. The ones in the middle of the room/space is a stopping point for when they are fleeing. They will zig zag from object to object and run over it in efforts to find a good stopping place where they won't be seen. If all else fails a golden rule is "a rat will always lead you back to his home."

[@50shadesofgreen]

Good day to you kevin & sarah from living traditions homestead !! 👍👍😁😁 Thanks for sharing your update of your homestead and what's going on throughout the day 😁😁👍👍

[@StarShine-Ranch]

Metal garbage cans with tight lids for feed storage. Can fit 2 whole 50# bags inside, even 3 bags if you put empty bags in first, then pour feed in each, about 1/4 at a time so all fill evenly (if you want to keep different types of feed separate). Beware of moisture which can result in mold, ruining feed.

[@NodoughAcres]

I use the same trap but I used a newspaper delivery tube the type that goes next to your mailbox. I cut the same groove in the side and bolted the chain to the back part of the box with a bolt and flat washers. It worked like a charm. I've used it to trap mink and martin when I was in Alaska. Love y'alls channel keep up the great work!!!

[@prisonmike7397]

Watch your local regulations, where I live conibears can't be used around dwellings, those 110 and 120's size traps work very well on all kinds of animals including house cats 🥺

[@RussellHoughton]

I had some under my barn. I found some gas generating sticks that look like sticks of TNT they worked great and only cost $6. This was after $40 in rat bate.

[@Hugo_Overthere]

The problem with traditional spring-type rat traps is that rats are clever and wary. They tend to approach the bait from over the back of the trap. When a rat springs the trap it just flips him into the air. Next time I'm going to build a box like yours to protect the back half of the trap.

[@donaldthomson7682]

One Rat at a time !!! You'll never get rid of them that way

[@pjmtts]

Reach out to the company that makes the A24 rat trap. Best trap I’ve seen and I’d bet they would send you one to try for yourself and show others

[@ubetchya78]

Shawn Woods has demoed the A24 and the best part is it will kill multiple rats, squirrels, skunks, raccoons and other vermin in one night...

[@2bonosc]

Yeah only $200 each

[@Dovey62]

@@2bonosc they've come down in price. We've spent $300 so far trying to get rid of rats! My neighbor has a rat condo over there, and she could care less! People make me sick sometimes!

[@logmeindangit]

May not be needed, but I was thinking that two pieces of coat-hanger wire could be used to hold the trap in place. They would be slid down through two holes in the top and into two holes in the floor. The wires would go down *between* the jaws, so the trap could not fall over. That way, the slit could be deeper so it didn't hit the back of the slot and shoot backwards when sprung. Drill two holes through the top, two holes through the bottom, about an inch and a quarter from the outer edges, 4 inches in from the opening, so they would be right in line with were the jaws rest. The two wires would be about 9" long, and bent at the top like the letter L, so the long part was 7" to 7 1/4" long, the same as the height of the box. The bent part would be a stop, and could be used to lift them out later. Put the trap in place, then insert each wire from the top so it goes down in between the jaws at either side, then into the lower hole.

[@nancyhaywood6486]

very clever kevin. thanks for the video. god bless you all

[@roddygrant9122]

Superglue your bait to the trigger works every time

[@roderickbennett101]

A tip regarding the conventional trap screw it down to a board 12"× 12" or the shed floor, this stops the spring inertia flipping the trap upside down.

[@carolpaventi9854]

I don't like to only know the beginning of the story. Still I don't want to see it but tell us if it worked. God bless

[@watermelonlalala]

Have not tried this but have seen advice to glue the food on to the snap trap so the rodent has to work harder to get it and the trap will snap.

[@adus123]

I have fenn traps in boxes like you have thay work for a 3 of 4 kills then thay stop going in them. I wear rubber Gloves so they dont smell me. they learn fast

[@johac7637]

My Victor traps work, sort of, I've had licked clean traps, last night one gat whacked and was dead outside the stall style box, had one caught, this one got whacked or something. Now looking for a trap door style, it time for a " rat hood " clean up.

[@allonesame2477]

A used chest freezer makes a great feed storage bin.

[@jerryprewett5294]

Rats climb on your snap trap setting it off! Put it in a box will work as well.You can mount several conibears on a 2x4 , place the board 45 degrees to the ground, can catch several per night

[@rogerdue85]

Great idea, we have some big nasties that have to go. We had the same results with the standard rat trap, and even the glue traps, the rats were just to big. I believe that trap will do just fine. Definitely want to know the results. Thanks for sharing.

[@quaileggsvermont]

Weasel Marton trap! Box trap! I forgot I had one! TY!!

[@joansmith3492]

That would be great if there was a way to keep cats and small dogs from getting in there. Maybe one could put the wire mesh on the front too and make the rat go through the slot?

[@alanwestport]

You would want to create a door with a hinge. The mesh would require unscrewing to get the dead rat out. Thats extra work. You could put some bricks around the front that would allow for a hole big enough for a rat to get through, but not a dog, or Opossum to get into. Bear in mind that a dog or cat will only show interest if the bait is something they might like such as meat or peanut butter for dogs. If you rub a cashew on the wood and throw a few into the trap you are unlikely to get dogs or cats. You can also use touch of Avocado cooking oil around the trap to draw them in.

[@fattyz1]

I’m not living with rats because you can’t leash your dog or keep your cat inside because that makes you almost as much of a pest as the rats !

[@5herpsandadog]

55 gallon drum or an empty cattle protein bucket, metal rod, pvc pipe, a ramp, and peanut butter, and maybe some water in the drum... Also saw someone use peanut oil in a bowl to catch mice, they climbed in, then the oil made it so they couldn’t get back out!

[@normaaustin9171]

Just ordered me the 1/10 conabare trap. Thanks for the video, I'm definitely going to do this.

[@beemanrunning977]

Nice homemade trap Kevin. The snap trap you tried, that didn't work, is poorly designed. The trigger isn't sensitive enough. I've tried those and a rat would need to jump up and down on the trigger to trip it. I have found that the Victor snap traps are much more sensitive. You can even bend the "catch" a bit to make them more sensitive. Wiring a peanut to the trigger makes them very effectice. Good luck.

[@s.c7639]

Awesome greenhouse with sawhorses and panels. Just knew you hadda be a woodworker. You had me at bansaw.

[@rikkufinalfantasyx293]

Any suggestions on roof rats? I want to build a lumber trap on the side of my house drill holes and attach it so it doesn’t get stolen we have pets so I don’t want them getting into it, but I want to get rid of them lots of them.

[@edtje8085]

What bait do you use?! I catch mice with carrot covered in peanut butter in my traps, but rats don't seem to be hungry for that!!! 🤔

[@jimf1964]

You should contact Shawn Woods Mouse Trap Monday channel. Maybe you could organize a cross over video together?

[@AlmostHomestead]

That’s awesome Kevin. I have various sizes of that trap including what you used on this project. Going to build a box for it. Thanks!

[@w4447]

Great video! I bet it works on cats and small dogs too.

[@eaglecamphomesteadswfl9006]

Use to use that setup for Martins and minks back in the day

[@leiatyndall8648]

Check out Joseph Carter the Mink Man to see how he's using mink & dog teams to control vermin populations. He's basically inventing a new hunting category.

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@leiatyndall8648 thanks as I like to learn these things

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@leiatyndall8648 wish my daughter was around with her animal expertise.

[@eamoncrosby2368]

Your a frigging genius Fantastic video Thank you from UK 🙌🙌😸😸

[@vprst2192]

"Easy homemade trap... if you go buy a trap first" 😂

[@magicstick68ok]

You got Ben type of rats there !! these rats gotta be the size of squirrels 🐿 to catch them with something that huge .

[@joelstanhope7231]

On your snap trap , smear some peanut butter on the bottom side of the trigger . They can only get at the bait if they are on correct side and stuff their snout underneath the trigger . WHAM !

[@felipel6340]

Need a playlist for these type of videos, I can’t find the ones with the trap working. Thanks cool trap.

[@texflyguy]

I made a half dozen of these trap boxes using Duke 110 traps. I have yet to catch even one rat. I have caught a few squirrels but not as many as using the 110's without the boxes.

[@haroldbevins393]

Nice job Kevin, you have made a few traps and things that we tend to take for granted and just buy, not knowing how easily they can be made.. Thanks for showing people how to save money on something you probably won't be using every day...

[@rosieslade4827]

use peanut butter they seem to snatch the cheese peanut butter they must stay there to eat it for your feed use a metal barrel that way they can't chew through the plastic

[@alxxx5609]

What if you add nails, pointy end up, to the conventional trap. May help to hold rat when sprung.

[@ivontouschier9512]

Does it work for corrupt politicians ?

[@carlabarnes6255]

I would put the feed in galvanized trash cans with a cinder block on top of the lid.

[@tennesseehomesteader6175]

Respectfully sir a rolling log mouse trap resets itself and is much cheaper... And will catch multiple mice rats squirrels whatever you want

[@Dovey62]

The rats can get out of a rolling bucket trap. Ask me how I know.

[@MarlonVanderLinde]

I came here for that rain sound on the poly tunnel!

[@MrBrianDuga]

I wonder if this trap would work for groundhogs. Or should it be bigger?

[@bettysams8559]

Good video Plants are really pretty in back of greenhouse

[@leiatyndall8648]

Check out Shawn Woods on KZbin, esp his different Walk-the-plank videos. The newest (best) one was a 3D-printed infrared walk the plank, made by a viewer, but the other, 2nd best was putting a walk the plank into a hole cut into the SIDE of a tall garbage can. The 3rd is a walk the plank above a 5 gal bucket, but sometimes the larger rats used their feet to hold onto the edges while getting the bait, hence the 2nd setup I mentioned. But you fill each of the containers w/ water to drown them & the traps reset themselves automatically, so less maintenance.

[@barrythompson5680]

Did it work?

[@janethughes1042]

Can Macabee gopher traps be used to trap/kill rats?

[@loriehabel1552]

Nice Kevin. Weve been tring to catch a varmit for over a month in a sm. Animal trap. The canned cat foods disappearing but that farrot still alive.ugh

[@deewestenberger6725]

Great idea, Thanks, ! We have one the size of a Chihuahua, I was able to kill the smaller ones with the standard spring trap. But this momma one is big....

[@JusBidniss]

Cut the top off a 1 liter bottle, about an inch or so down from where the straight side transitions to the angled top. Cut off the thick part where the cap screws on. Cut the remaining funnel into flexible triangular flaps, about an inch wide at their base (depending on how thick the plastic is, you want flexible, not floppy), cutting to but not through the curve where it goes from straight to angled. This will be your one-way entrance for the rats. Mount it through a hole in the side of a 5 gal bucket with hot glue, about 10 inches up from the bottom. Put an inch of water in the bottom, plus 1/4 cup of cooking oil, to prevent the rats from climbing the sides. Smear a bait mixture around the inside of the bucket, in a 2" belt about 6" up, made from crushing sunflower seeds, peanut butter, and dry dog food. Rub a bit of the oil on the triangular flaps to make them harder to hold onto. Put a lid on the bucket, attach a ramp to the outside of the hole (smeared with a bit of the bait), and you'll come back the next day to a bucket full of however many rats have been troubling you, which you can dispatch as you see fit.

[@swianecki]

Hope it works for you. Rats can be a big problem.

[@kiamichicountry9134]

Good video. One thing that you may want to point out though... I don't know about the legality of using that setup, from state - to - state. I know that in Oklahoma, body grips aren't legal without a NWCO license. I also realize that the basic mousetrap that you buy anywhere, is really just a very simple body grip style trap; but I don't know how or if this applies to mice and rats, however. Anyway, it may be something for folks to consider. We watch you guys quite often, and enjoy the content.

[@RedfishCarolina]

It is definitely a good thing to consider. I didn't say "obey" because if I had a rat problem the gov't can kiss my ass. But it is a good thing to consider lol

[@ernie548]

Rats, breed dependent , can be pretty smart. Mice not so much. Roof or fruit rats can be pretty difficult.

[@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192]

Try quick oats and plaster of Paris. Mixed without water it clogs up thier intestines they die quick

[@Godluvs1000]

I have a infestations of rats my neighbor let them go in my yard. Not thinking about how fast they multiply.. I thought I got rid of them but nope they’re everywhere. So I need a trap that will eliminate a bunch of them.

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

I haven’t seen any big rats, just field mice and snakes so far. My problem is Opossums! I have captured 5 of those ugly things in live traps. Raccoons are my second animal that I need to take care of!

[@OldAlabamaGardener]

Contact me and I will teach you how to take care of the pest animals.

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

I just watched your videos on your rabbits. Recently we acquired 3 brown little fur balls. We have been bottle feeding them since last Friday. Today they are on hay and some veggies. You have really nice videos. Thank you for sharing. Not sure how to contact you. Anyone care to help me?? How do I direct message OAG? Thank you

[@gratituderanch9406]

Put a mouse or rat/Squirrel live trap under a bird feeder- no bait needed. Then send them swimming in a big Rubbermaid by dropping the cage in it whole without opening. We do this to release the red/brown native squirrels but get rid of the pests.

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

Funny you say that. I do not use a Rubbermaid. I use the creek! Ha Ha

[@gratituderanch9406]

Pfeiler Family Farm We don’t have a creek but that’s even better! Less clean up

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

Circle of Life...Vultures gotta eat too! Ha Ha

[@severianmonk7394]

The ultimate rat trap is a bunch of feral cats. You have to feed them because a hungry hunter is an inefficient hunter but it's worth the cost of food, and additional meat scraps aren't good for compost anyhow. It's a lot less work to feed cats twice a day than to manage rat traps. One of the funniest things I ever saw was a mother cat and her half grown son dragging a huge rat between them out of the stable and then fighting over their respective ends of it. In less than a minute they had torn it in two and each ran off with half of it. Strangely I've never seen rat bones strewn around. I don't know what the cats do with them. Martens are good too, absolutely vicious killers, but they are hard to catch if you want to remove them. My sister actually had a pet rat and a marten flew at her hand unexpectedly when she was playing with it and she ended up holding a headless pet.

[@raincoast9010]

You saw a rat and it ran away? Maybe it went back to DC?

[@claycomb556]

What do you use for rat bait ?

[@pershop4950]

But we need the part about catching the rat. I would also imagine it could catch larger things like squirrels or other rodents since it is not specifically just the size for rats.