After setting the rat trap, two days of silence passed. On the third day, the peanut butter I used as a bait disappeared, but the trap was still active. The next day I reloaded the bait, and once again, the peanut butter disappeared. No Rat. Finally on Saturday, the trap went off, the trap flipped over, but to my dismay, the rat had somehow evaded the trap!
Perhaps the trap was too large. Tim mentioned that he was able to catch rats with regular mouse traps, so I decided to pick up a 4-pack of mouse traps…
However, the instructions bamboozled me…
Never needs baiting? Is the yellow colored plastic supposed to masquerade as a piece of refresh cheese to lure rats, similar to the functionality of fake baits used in fishing? The traps have been set up according to directions for now, but if we don’t harvest some rats soon, I may have to go the traditional route and add some raw meat!
how many rats do you think you have? maybe you should employ a professional to rid your house of them… and ask them why they’re attracted to your home.
Not sure how many rats we have, but when we were snowed in, we only saw a single trail. Maybe we only have one? If this rat proofs to be too big of a challenge, then I’ll conceded and hire a professional, but before then, the war is on!