Posted By: rockintheocean
smart rat(s) - 10/09/12 08:44 PM
Doing this job now for rats.Been about a month.To start with I am not certified ,so I can't use poisons repellents,or grandma's home recipe....I have been trying to catch what I think is just one rat.No one has seen it .The amount of droppings is slight.There are a couple of holes chewed in the walls .
When I first took on the job .I crawled under the deck and found the entry point.I closed it up with hardware cloth and aluminum sheeting .This area was an add on over a slab that was now the kitchen .The deck off the back was put up later where old concret steps had been .This very poor construction job made it very difficult to close up where the rat(s) were entering.
After closing up ,I st traps inside .The finished off basement has a partial drop ceiling,the rest is drywall. I set traps all around up in the ceiling under cabinets where no kick plates are.Behind couches.Any possable hiding space along the walls.
Before I got the job the owner had glue boards set where she had found some droppings and insulation.
No matter what I have tried so far for bait .Peanut butter ,bacon,cheese.This rat avoids all the traps .I even had a live catch trap set at the opening of a hole rigged with a funnel. Never entered it . It just piled insulation in the entrance of the hole.This lady has a little dog that will bark at various places in the house.
Just recently ,the owners did not hear any noise inside .This is after I had set everything from snap traps to #1 foothold stoploss to 110 bodygrippers in the ceilng and under deck where dog can not get to them.So I went under deck found another spot it had chewed through ,and set a body gripper in front ,with 4 footholds all around it.This morning she called me , said she heard something eating the dry dog food .The dog was in the basement. She did not see anything,but set some dog food up to see if it would come back and take it .It did ,she never saw it.I went there this morning and looked around in the kitcken again .i found a new hole under the cabinet.So now I set two footholds infront of the hole and lined the beginning of the area under the cabinet with glue boards.I used some of the dog food for bait. Also threw some under the deck where my other traps have been sitting untouched for a week now.
I did a rat job up the road from her .Caught 6 rats 5 subadults and one adult female. The young ones all fell for the snap traps. the big female figured out how to take the bait from the snap traps without getting caught. So I set up three of the foot traps under his deck and had her the next day.All on peanut butter.
What am I doing wrong at this other place,I hate to ask for more money even though I am lossing on it.I just can't leave without catching something.I have instructed them to keep things cleaned up,don't leave dog food out ext.....This I know they have not been doing .The persone living in the basement is a slob.I found a box of rat poison ,peanut butter flavored ,figured that is why they did not touch my bait.
Any Ideas?
When I first took on the job .I crawled under the deck and found the entry point.I closed it up with hardware cloth and aluminum sheeting .This area was an add on over a slab that was now the kitchen .The deck off the back was put up later where old concret steps had been .This very poor construction job made it very difficult to close up where the rat(s) were entering.
After closing up ,I st traps inside .The finished off basement has a partial drop ceiling,the rest is drywall. I set traps all around up in the ceiling under cabinets where no kick plates are.Behind couches.Any possable hiding space along the walls.
Before I got the job the owner had glue boards set where she had found some droppings and insulation.
No matter what I have tried so far for bait .Peanut butter ,bacon,cheese.This rat avoids all the traps .I even had a live catch trap set at the opening of a hole rigged with a funnel. Never entered it . It just piled insulation in the entrance of the hole.This lady has a little dog that will bark at various places in the house.
Just recently ,the owners did not hear any noise inside .This is after I had set everything from snap traps to #1 foothold stoploss to 110 bodygrippers in the ceilng and under deck where dog can not get to them.So I went under deck found another spot it had chewed through ,and set a body gripper in front ,with 4 footholds all around it.This morning she called me , said she heard something eating the dry dog food .The dog was in the basement. She did not see anything,but set some dog food up to see if it would come back and take it .It did ,she never saw it.I went there this morning and looked around in the kitcken again .i found a new hole under the cabinet.So now I set two footholds infront of the hole and lined the beginning of the area under the cabinet with glue boards.I used some of the dog food for bait. Also threw some under the deck where my other traps have been sitting untouched for a week now.
I did a rat job up the road from her .Caught 6 rats 5 subadults and one adult female. The young ones all fell for the snap traps. the big female figured out how to take the bait from the snap traps without getting caught. So I set up three of the foot traps under his deck and had her the next day.All on peanut butter.
What am I doing wrong at this other place,I hate to ask for more money even though I am lossing on it.I just can't leave without catching something.I have instructed them to keep things cleaned up,don't leave dog food out ext.....This I know they have not been doing .The persone living in the basement is a slob.I found a box of rat poison ,peanut butter flavored ,figured that is why they did not touch my bait.
Any Ideas?
