think I've got rats
09-10-2011, 07:51 AM
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Get a live trap and put a little peanut butter on the flapper. Attach a little block cheese to the peanut butter and set tue door opening close to the hole. Once you hear the door snap shut, go fill up a large bucket or ice chest full of water then drop the trap in with the resident inside. I was told to stop because that was cruel but I enjoyed watching them drown after seeing what they did to my A/C ducts!
09-10-2011, 09:15 AM
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Get a live trap and put a little peanut butter on the flapper. Attach a little block cheese to the peanut butter and set tue door opening close to the hole. Once you hear the door snap shut, go fill up a large bucket or ice chest full of water then drop the trap in with the resident inside. I was told to stop because that was cruel but I enjoyed watching them drown after seeing what they did to my A/C ducts!
09-10-2011, 10:09 AM
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That is a good one........ wifey would NEVER let me attempt it. She wants me to take them outside. I told her they're gonna come right back in! From what I can tell the haven't made it out from under the cabinets, it's almost like they're stuck. I don't know, I'll be getting inside there at some point today and really find out.
09-10-2011, 12:49 PM
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lay mouse traps baited with peanut butter near where you think they are. then take the cap from a bottle of antifreeze or something and fill it with southern comfort and place it next to the trap. 60% of the time, it works every time
believe it or not, some mice/rats are smart enough to get the bait without getting caught in the trap. thats what the so-co is for. couple ounces of that, and they just don't give a ****
believe it or not, some mice/rats are smart enough to get the bait without getting caught in the trap. thats what the so-co is for. couple ounces of that, and they just don't give a ****
09-10-2011, 01:03 PM
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if there are multiple holes around the same area. stuff them up with steel wool, and leave one hole open. lay your trap around the hole thats open. are they rats or mice? if they are mice you will need the light pressure traps for them, the heavier ones for rats wont go off. just went through this as well when they cleared some woods around me. they were just the filed mice luckily, and not the giant bastards
09-10-2011, 07:40 PM
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Not sure if they're mice or rats, like I said I can't see underneath the cabinets. I've decided to go in guns blazing tomorrow and rip off the baseboards and see how many are really under there. Might take a few M80's with me. 
09-10-2011, 07:50 PM
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You can use rat traps, glue traps for rats, small live traps, or rat poison.
If you use the live trap, kill the rat after you catch it or it'll find its way back in. I'd use a pellet gun vs. drowning.
Since you don't know which, I'd get some glue rat traps or poison. Problem with poison is if they go under and die, you get to smell the bugger.
Cats and several dog breeds are good at rodent control too.
If you use the live trap, kill the rat after you catch it or it'll find its way back in. I'd use a pellet gun vs. drowning.
Since you don't know which, I'd get some glue rat traps or poison. Problem with poison is if they go under and die, you get to smell the bugger.
Cats and several dog breeds are good at rodent control too.
09-10-2011, 08:24 PM
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It's funny cause my dog is always laying/staring at one spot so I think I'll start there. Good thing is it seems they're nocturnal so trying during the day is prob in my favor. I've got glue traps I already sat out, just not sure if they landed glue side up since I've only got a 1" place to slide them through. But at least I can set more out and fix the others.
09-10-2011, 08:40 PM
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Lay the traps in front of the hole.
You should be able to tell where they're going for food because they'll leave their poo behind. Place a trap there too.
You should be able to tell where they're going for food because they'll leave their poo behind. Place a trap there too.
09-10-2011, 09:57 PM
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Speaking of pests I decided to clean out my shed today and get rid of stuff that I didn't need anymore. To my surprise there were roaches the size of rats inside even though I thought I had a did a good job of sealing up the whole thing. One thing I can't stand are roaches and rats I will run the other way if I see them lol.
But today was different I needed to go to war with these bastards and take control of my shed again.
Call of Duty style...
This is SPARTA!!!!!...
Some of the enemies. I lined them up next to each other and sprayed them like a firing squad.
I finally took control of my shed again and cleaned it all out and reorganized it. Good luck with the rats those ***** creep me out.
But today was different I needed to go to war with these bastards and take control of my shed again.
Call of Duty style...
This is SPARTA!!!!!...
Some of the enemies. I lined them up next to each other and sprayed them like a firing squad.
I finally took control of my shed again and cleaned it all out and reorganized it. Good luck with the rats those ***** creep me out.
09-11-2011, 12:20 AM
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what i did was i had a cat with me and he was trying to figure a way to get to them(i guess cats can smell/hear them) and they were nesting under out dishwasher. So i pulled the whole thing out and when i did they came running out(6 mouse). He insteadly killed two and ate them I managed to corner some down and shoot a pellet into them. He then would see them crawling in pain with a pellet in the back and he would eat them whole. In the end he ended up eating all of the 6 mouse. So my point is make sure you got some back up and close off any exist. Even if its some one elses cat lol
09-11-2011, 04:19 PM
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We had one get into the house last year so i layed some glue traps in places i thought the dogs couldn't get to them... Lets just say its really funny to see a rottweiler walking around the house trying to get glue boards off of his feet. Our other dog (a mix we got from the pound, i have no idea what she is) ended up killing the rat one night.
09-11-2011, 04:57 PM
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Damn if I had 21 pour out I'd scream like a little bitch! LOL!
Well I went and bought new bottom panels, painted and cut them. Began taking off the old ones and found a few holes....... no rodents. Sooooooo, I laid out glue traps and pellet trays and put the new wood over the old since I was afraid to rip them all the way off due to what looked like rotting crossbeams. Guess I'll see if it works or not.
Well I went and bought new bottom panels, painted and cut them. Began taking off the old ones and found a few holes....... no rodents. Sooooooo, I laid out glue traps and pellet trays and put the new wood over the old since I was afraid to rip them all the way off due to what looked like rotting crossbeams. Guess I'll see if it works or not.