ferrets & rats

rsole1

catrat12 wrote: »

Ok lads sorry about being on here again
So anyway have not seen alive or dead rat in over a week, more for live one

But anyway I have bait station with trap at front and that has been set off with no luck and not much bait been taken

The bait stations at back of shed are been devoured anyway will I change tactics and try new poison or get load of traps and try that ?

You say you have a bait station with trap at front, you mean a snap trap in front of the bait station?

Keep poison down in the bait boxes and monitor them every few days. You don't need the snap traps down as well now it's under control.

catrat12

Yeah have a snap trap in the bait at front of shed
Will I keep putting the same bait down in boxes
And could magpies be nibbling again in boxes also the place is alive with them up here

Eddie B

catrat12 wrote: »

Yeah have a snap trap in the bait at front of shed
Will I keep putting the same bait down in boxes
And could magpies be nibbling again in boxes also the place is alive with them up here

Magpies shouldnt be able to get at bait, if using bait box's. As regards traps being set off. Mice and young rats could set them off without getting caught. (Mice will also eat the poison bait). Not sure which type trap you are using, but if I'm using plastic ones, I screw them to a piece of ply, because they tend to jump when fired because tgey are so light. Wooden ones have a little more weight to them, so don't jump back as much.

Id stick to using the same bait, and as said monitor. Even when no more bait is being taken, keep bait stations down, and check regularly.

catrat12

**** sake just seen a rat out the back I’m in a rage
Will I start resetting traps loads of poison still down
I’m afraid of my life here it’s really getting to me

Eddie B

catrat12 wrote: »

**** sake just seen a rat out the back I’m in a rage
Will I start resetting traps loads of poison still down
I’m afraid of my life here it’s really getting to me

Pity you couldn't get someone local to help. There's usually one or two knowledgeable sorts in every gun club, who know a thing or two about trapping etc. It's much more effective to have someone visit your garden, and give advise, or better still, sort the problem for you, rather than advise from folk on forums, who can only go on a certain amount of information.

At a guess I'd say the rats are getting plenty of food somewhere close to your property, and so mightnt be relying on the poison bait for food. If it were me, id put down tunnel traps, set in strategic locations. Baited and Unbaited trap tunnels can be very effective, if done properly, but I wouldn't even attempt to explain such methods, as your head would be fried lol. You really need someone to give you a hand to sort it out. If that's not possible, just keep doing what your doing, and keep the traps and bait down, all year round.

catrat12

Eddie B wrote: »

Pity you couldn't get someone local to help. There's usually one or two knowledgeable sorts in every gun club, who know a thing or two about trapping etc. It's much more effective to have someone visit your garden, and give advise, or better still, sort the problem for you, rather than advise from folk on forums, who can only go on a certain amount of information.

At a guess I'd say the rats are getting plenty of food somewhere close to your property, and so mightnt be relying on the poison bait for food. If it were me, id put down tunnel traps, set in strategic locations. Baited and Unbaited trap tunnels can be very effective, if done properly, but I wouldn't even attempt to explain such methods, as your head would be fried lol. You really need someone to give you a hand to sort it out. If that's not possible, just keep doing what your doing, and keep the traps and bait down, all year round.

The da is helping but can’t get to me all the time
There is plenty of food in the fields close to me as horses there
And currently I have bait boxes down
I put a live trap box down
And I screwed poison down in pipes around place so they can’t take them out

Eddie B

catrat12 wrote: »

The da is helping but can’t get to me all the time
There is plenty of food in the fields close to me as horses there
And currently I have bait boxes down
I put a live trap box down
And I screwed poison down in pipes around place so they can’t take them out

Well sounds like your doing the best with what you've got. Keep at it. You will eventually get on top of them with time.

catrat12

Eddie B wrote: »

Well sounds like your doing the best with what you've got. Keep at it. You will eventually get on top of them with time.

7 cofirmed deaths that i have seen hopefully more died from poison and went off to die
That was the first one I have seen in two weeks dead or alive

rsole1

https://www.hortweek.com/rats-becoming-immune-poisons-warn-controllers/retail/article/1381728


Try flocoumafen( Storm) but be careful as it is one of the poisons which a small amount will kill dogs.

catrat12

rsole1 wrote: »

https://www.hortweek.com/rats-becoming-immune-poisons-warn-controllers/retail/article/1381728


Try flocoumafen( Storm) but be careful as it is one of the poisons which a small amount will kill dogs.

I will give a blast

catrat12

catrat12 wrote: »

I will give a blast

I set the trap and got a big live rat and he ****ing got out
I am at wits end here, had not had one in ages
I’m thinking of moving out I can’t go on

rsole1

catrat12 wrote: »

I set the trap and got a big live rat and he ****ing got out
I am at wits end here, had not had one in ages
I’m thinking of moving out I can’t go on

Put more poison down, secure it so they can't make off with it. Smear some peanut butter on it as well. There isn't a broken sewer pipe anywhere is there?

catrat12

Not that i am aware of

I think the snap traps are useless there too sensitive

How about using glue boards

rsole1

catrat12 wrote: »

Not that i am aware of

I think the snap traps are useless there too sensitive

How about using glue boards

Try the old wood snap traps and secure the bait so they have to tug and pull the bait off.

It is illegal to use glue boards in Ireland, but apart from that you would have to deal with a live rat stuck to the board.

catrat12

Am I allowed to post a pic of a dead rodent in a trap to ask people if baby rat or mouse

catrat12

Baby rat am i right

The Pheasant2

catrat12 wrote: »

Baby rat am i right

Yep that's a rat.

If you're thinking of supplementing with snap traps definitely make sure you get ones specifically for rats - the wooden mice ones don't cut it with rats.

You can play with a mousetrap, just a little snap. Rat traps are not to be ****ed with.

catrat12

so that means another load of them around ****

poison has not been touched in a while

just keep going i suppose

nightmares and anxiety

catrat12

Just looking for a bit more advice please

I have not seen a live rat in weeks or a month

I am catching baby rats every 5 days or so in snap trap and few mice

The storm bait is been devoured in last few days and done a full top up and added extra bait done in pipes

Just wondering am I attracting the rats with the peanut butter in trap or should I just put poison in snap traps as well

Cheers lads

rsole1

catrat12 wrote: »

Just looking for a bit more advice please

I have not seen a live rat in weeks or a month

I am catching baby rats every 5 days or so in snap trap and few mice

The storm bait is been devoured in last few days and done a full top up and added extra bait done in pipes

Just wondering am I attracting the rats with the peanut butter in trap or should I just put poison in snap traps as well

Cheers lads

It would only be a waste putting poison on the snap trap as bait. Just continue as you are as it seems to be working.