Here is a big rat, one of the biggest I have caught. This is a regular size rat snap trap.



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Certainly is. A lot of rat even for that trap. What's the bait?

Yes, what's bait? I have them in my chicken house. Best to pre bait traps for a few days so they become comfortable before setting them?

Yes pre bait for rats if at all possible. I use the green machine from wildlife control supply, I did a job next door to this place about 10 years ago had around 20 traps out. I used every bait I could find and this won out. I have used it every sense. This place is a MERF so they have constant problems. It’s good for a constant paycheck.

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Here is one from the other day, I killed two just stepping on them, these were rough looking rats for sure.

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What Bait? A board leaned up against the wall with enough "space" at the bottom between the wall and the leaning board, wide enough for a 110 Conibear will "TWIST" every Rat in that area. The Key is to Saturate the area with "sets". Try and set a large number of these Coni sets in the area at once. Because it won't TAKE long, and the Rats will become "wise" to the set. How about those 5-gallon "Walk the Plank" 5-gallon bucket traps with 12 inches of water in the bottom of the bucket. Self-setting. Never Stop Working?

He sure is Handsom. Dry that scaly tail out and it would Make a Fine Toothpick? LOL.

Have you had success with the bucket set? Too cold where I'm at, water would freeze. I know that set works well for chipmunks during the summer

Most of those sets won’t work here, there is a ton of heavy equipment traffic and they don’t have time to look for traps. There is also piles of loose paper and cardboard behind stacks of baled material. I have to be picky at when I set up traps and check traps. Place makes you wear a six buck hard hat and fluorescent vest. But it pays good.

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I'm kind of surprised it held that rat. Big ones like that can pull out.

Don't know if you have heard of. QUELL ......trap....I purchased one........got tired of injured fingers with victor rat snap.....does number on rats....sensitive settings on trigger......even found a skunk one morning.....deader than a door nail......no spray.......but I think it was just luck.....can't recomended it for skunks.......looks like it would do a number on squirrels.......forgot to say.......got it thru Amazon.....but supply company. WSC ...on this forum sells them for less...

I have had big ones pull out, I’m modifying some now for the bigger ones. There is a guy on YouTube that has some good modifications.

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Got him in 3.5inch RBG blind set. Been eating good off my chicken feed for a while now

Good one, I have some of the little rbgs and they do have a place.

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I drill a hole in the wood traps and add a cable or wire to keep them from running off with the traps. I dont do enough rat work to buy the metal ones. I have caught many up in the drop ceilings. But I look to see where they come in the building. And trap there or block them off completely. If I get tired of running back there. I tell them to bush hog the tall mess of brush near the house. I saw a whole herd of them running off when they mowed.

use anti freeze instead of water

Caught another big one today but it had been canabalized darn things.



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Auto anti freeze will stop the freezing and the sweetness will be an added draw, not to mention it's poison to drink!