checkerfred wrote:flinginairos wrote:checkerfred wrote:mainebowhunter wrote:flinginairos wrote:mainebowhunter wrote:I am a killer.
Today I bought rat poison and 2 rat traps. I think I just heard one of them go off in the attic.
You SAVAGE!!
I was a little disappointed when I got up to the kill this morning...definitely was not the rat I was after. Ended being a 1.5 old mouse.
But thats all part of learning. My wife saw the target. Big Big. Only a matter of time now.
I’d move your traps away from the funnel areas and closer to bedding. Your bigger ones will likely come from closer to the bedding areas unless they’re rutting. Even then I’d still put them near female rat bedding
Ya know something funny (wasn't at the time), I had a minor rat problem last year in my house last year when the neighbor was feeding the deer corn at the edge of my yard and somehow a group of rats feeding on that decided my place was a great winter time home. I had to literally pattern them with trail cameras and figure out exactly where they liked to travel so I could trap them. Took me a solid week to figure it out but I eventually got them all. Those suckers are smart!!
HAHA nice..who says beast skills doesn’t apply to other areas? Lol. They are smart. I’ve noticed if I catch one, I usually don’t get another in the same trap for a while (first time sits )...did you do a shoulder mount?
I actually caught all the rats in one spot, but I had to handle the traps with rubber gloves, they wouldn't touch it with my scent on it. They also were able to eat peanut butter off the trip pad without setting it off. I figured out that placing a cheerio coated in peanut butter over the bent prong of the trip pad was the ticket. Killed em every time! They were a worthy opponent and way smarter than I thought a rodent could be!