I had a rat problem about a year ago, and I couldnt catch the damn things for the life of me! So as I walked thru a $1.00 store one day they had these glue traps that were about the size of a sheet of paper. Anyhow, I started to catch 2 and 3 a night. Cleared up the problem real fast. Cool this was the were still alive, and you can poke at them and watch them TRY to get away. When I was done I put them in a trash bag and told my son to go bang them on the sidewalk a couple times. Shit, fun for the whole family!
Okay Fonz...I say we build the MOTHER of all rat traps based on the spinning beer can trap...which I love, by the way. Let's make it big, or make several with that washbucket-size anti-freeze trap...have a couple high, a couple low, and a couple about mid-level throughout the garage(s)...we should put a couple in your neighbors garage too...The little bastards will think they're in Disneyland with all the new rides...! You know me Fonz..I'm a giver. I will do my best to provide you with as many beer cans as you'll need to accomplish this mission....I wonder if RATS stole my torque wrench? Maybe they're building a RAT ROD of their own? Scotch
The beer can/bucket/board contraption is rad! That thing is awesome. Oh, sorry to hear about the rat problem Fonzi.
[ QUOTE ] I hear rats dont like mothballs [/ QUOTE ] don't even try it..... my aunt put two boxes in her attic... it gets damn hot in Texas in the summer.... fumigated her whole house....couldn't live in the house without tearing up and feeling sick...... we had a really bad case of cane rats... they made a nest inside the wood covering of our fireplace ( not brick outside) the little bastards were in the attic...and our dog kept trying to dig through walls to get them....took us two years...tried everything...what finally got them was two plastic posion "houses" from a exterminator.. you use a key to open the houses and refill with a decon pellet....they like to hide in the houses....and while they are there...they snack a bit....it was so bad our cat was going out in the garage and bringing baby rats into the house to play with them...
[ QUOTE ] Ok old school farmer tricks . we get BIG RATS in the barn. I mean cat killers they are attracted to the horse feed and cattle milk and all of that. but spinner traps work well. Its this spring loaded trap. they just take there heads off.or breaks there neck the body falls into the trap and its puts it in a holding cell. pretty nasty but the next rat being curious wants to know whats in the box and smells his buddy. WACK there the next one. Not the best with kids around even if the input is small it not small enough for a little guys hand. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tell us more about this one
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] rats can have sex up to 20 times per day [/ QUOTE ] Wooooweee!! I'm coming back in my next life as a REAL rat! [/ QUOTE ] Can I be your girlfriend then?? Cuz I'm coming back as a rat too
Ive heard that rats and mice hates garlic, so when i got mice going thru my garbage under the kitchensink i put some garlic there... they ate it... so much for that one!
Its a tin box about a 2" ish hole in the front its got a crank up dial on the front like and old egg timer. crank her up and set he down There is a trigger inside of the box. when its set off. the triger snaps a piece of thin rod that bent in a square flips around flying around just inside of the door. since the trigger is on just the inside of the door it breaks or severs there heads on the door frame and suck the body in at the same time (most of the time). The rod makes 2 rotations when it goes off. the second swing clearing the door and packing the rat body in a second box on the side. just in case you dont kill him. The door way to the box has a one way swing door. so it shuts right behind him. The one i have is OLD. It was given to me by my wifes great uncle when we got the farm from him. I have seen alot of the mice versons of it but not alot of the big rat. You might want to check with a feed store or somewhere like that to find one.
[ QUOTE ] Ive heard that rats and mice hates garlic [/ QUOTE ] did you try driving a stake thru there hearts or holy water???
Well something I can actually talk about now... I have gotten 14 rats in the last 4 days... they were in the attic and on the roof and climbing the trees... so you first got to clean up any places they like to nest ... then you secure any openings they will use to get in with quarter inch wire mesh... if you can... then first use big rat traps... get the ones that have a inch and a half by inch and a half flat trigger.. not the ones that just have a narrow trigger thats about the size of a large light switch... they dont work cuz they dont hold enought bait and arent all that sensitive .. but the ones with the big trigger (its yellow in color) man if you even fart near that thing it goes off... they have them at home depot.. I even got two double hook ups with those traps .. and the other ones would get triggered but not catch them.. when you bait it use fresh peanut butter its got a strong oder and they love the shit out of that crap... make sure you smear it on the wooden part of the trap itself (on the part where the trigger is) cuz they get greedy and want more and eventually get to the trigger.. and thier greedy buddies eat at the edge while the dominant one takes the trigger... the baits are a problem cuz those lil fuckers die in the weirdest places and stink forever... so do the traps for a couple of weeks.. oh and when you catch one and it dies in the trap dump it with the trap and all ..they recognize the smell of another dead rat and wont touch the trap... well good hunting.. I got rid of em ... Sammy
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