Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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03/08/21 06:18 AM
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Trap prep? Bedding? Dye and wax or paint dip? Wearing gauntlets? Knee boot? Scent control? Pan tension? That aint no Possum, may have to up your game????
you're only allowed so many sunrises... I aim to see every one of them!
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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03/08/21 07:47 AM
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Rats are neophobic, they're afraid of new things, especially if they see a buddy killed in something new.
I had the same problem.
The cats took care of it for me.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Bruce T]
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03/08/21 09:27 AM
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Get the trap out of that box and set up tight to the wall. 2X If there's blood on the trap, wash it off. Move the trap after each catch.
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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03/08/21 09:41 AM
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Rats are very smart. Ive had some it took a month to catch. Set every type trap including box traps. Gave up set traps off, took a box trap that had egg in it put on top of cut off saw table. Forgot about it, was still set. Came by bout week later rat dead in trapbox....go figure. But got him.
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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03/08/21 10:12 AM
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Fatty meat is a good rat bait. Fresh ground pork. They can be a pain to deal with. I don't know if you could get rid of them with traps if there are many.
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Lugnut]
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03/08/21 10:59 AM
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Rats are neophobic, they're afraid of new things, especially if they see a buddy killed in something new.
I had the same problem.
The cats took care of it for me. Rats are tough because of this. Spooky of anything new and dead compadres will make them trap shy. I have a lot of trail cam video/pics of them not quite commiting to cages, snap traps and an overpriced A24. I dumped $200 on that A24. It has never killed a rat even though they've stuck their head up the tunnel. Always just shy of triggering the trip wire. The A24 is expensive but it works as an effective mouse trap. I have a handful of traps from India called a "Black Cat". That trap is a rat killer but if you leave it in the same spot it'll only get one/two before the others avoid it. I wouldn't keep adding new stuff to the same location. I'd take the trap out of the box, put the trigger side up against the wall and keep it baited. Add new sets at different locations. Rat trapping is a PIA but you gotta keep at it and have patience. ETA- a DP baited with wet COB can be effective for rats.
Last edited by wildflights; 03/08/21 11:23 AM.
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: bobsheedy]
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03/08/21 08:44 PM
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Get the trap out of that box and set up tight to the wall. 2X If there's blood on the trap, wash it off. Move the trap after each catch. These are fresh traps and boxes zero catches in this one
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Re: Rats not wanting bait
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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03/08/21 09:23 PM
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Wolfdog i can loan you a few 120’s with pans. You can mail them back in a couple weeks. PM me your address. You can surly knock a couple box’s together with scraps. Put a trap in each end. Try baiting with raisons
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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