January 6, 20205 yr I have mice and/or rats underneath a shed. I put out a trap next to the entrance but the main hombre just ignores it on the way in and out of the nest (I have a camera on the entrance). Any ideas how to destroy these little suckers? As an entertaining side note, a field cat has come by the hole in the middle of the night twice to assassinate them but so far no luck. That cat is bad ass.
January 6, 20205 yr who was the guy that was definitely going to burn his house down electrocuting mice in his backyard? is he dead?
January 6, 20205 yr Author who was the guy that was definitely going to burn his house down electrocuting mice in his backyard? is he dead?That guy was hilarious and it led to me posting on shaggy my first war on rats a few years ago.
January 6, 20205 yr Cats and terriers. I recommend large cats.Fixed female cats are rat-killing assholes.
January 6, 20205 yr 55 minutes ago, Celery Man said: who was the guy that was definitely going to burn his house down electrocuting mice in his backyard? is he dead? Wasn’t it PanamaRed? That thread was awesome
January 6, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, Grippe said: Peanut butter and a 5 gallon bucket. Drown the MF'ers. I did that a few years ago and it works. You also feel like MacGuyver.
January 6, 20205 yr Drop a couple of gopher gassers under the shed and cover the hole up.https://www.domyown.com/amdro-gopher-gassers-p-8668.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4fe5hMPv5gIVZf7jBx37HQKKEAQYCCABEgIXefD_BwE
January 6, 20205 yr 36 minutes ago, woohorn said: Drop a couple of gopher gassers under the shed and cover the hole up.https://www.domyown.com/amdro-gopher-gassers-p-8668.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4fe5hMPv5gIVZf7jBx37HQKKEAQYCCABEgIXefD_BwE and then enjoy the stench of rotting rat flesh for a while.
January 6, 20205 yr 16 hours ago, Dbeasy said: I have mice and/or rats underneath a shed. I put out a trap next to the entrance but the main hombre just ignores it on the way in and out of the nest (I have a camera on the entrance). Any ideas how to destroy these little suckers? As an entertaining side note, a field cat has come by the hole in the middle of the night twice to assassinate them but so far no luck. That cat is bad ass. Can you not tell if it's rats or mice? That would be step #1
January 6, 20205 yr Rats/mice don't just ignore bait unless you've recently caught others in the same spot (they allegedly can remember that kind of thing). If changing to a different kind of bait doesn't work, use a couple boards to create a tunnel out of their entrance and put the trap directly outside of the tunnel so they have no option other than crossing it.
January 6, 20205 yr Glue traps brah. The big ones for rats. Crumble a Ritz cracker in the middle and lay along his pathway in/out of the shed. It's a shitty way to die but they work way better than a regular snap trap.
January 6, 20205 yr Author Awesome suggestions. I did confirm they are rats and there are at least two. That made me realize they were getting ready to fornicate in my shed domain, leaving me a bigger problem. So, this afternoon I went into full attack mode and tore down the shed and flipped up the flooring. Scared out a big ass rat, and found an extensive rat den. I still don’t understand how these things were too smart to go after the peanut butter on the trap but they’ve got nowhere to screw now.
January 7, 20205 yr 19 minutes ago, millhouse said: You tore it down? Do we all get invited over for sausage to help you rebuild? You really want his sausage, don't you?
January 10, 20205 yr Hilarious. Somewhere, this story has been posted in a “Husbands and Stupid Shit They Say/Do” thread.
January 10, 20205 yr Rats are really difficult to kill. Once they know someone is trying to murder them, they wise up and they become really cautious around bait. There are traps for them but cats are probably one of the more effective things you can get.There's a guy on YouTube who tests lots of different rat and mice traps and he has a lot of success with the rolling log style traps when it comes to mice. These kinds of traps are fairly humane and cheap to build. Glue traps are just cruel and they can get out of them.
January 11, 20205 yr 1) Get one of these: https://www.ruralking.com/ratinator?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_content=31019122&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-aP2w7n65gIVB9bACh09kQbwEAQYDiABEgKyKfD_BwE 2) Catch rats 3) Drown them and discard them in the river so their friends can’t track their remains
January 11, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, bigcigar said: 1) Get one of these: https://www.ruralking.com/ratinator?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_content=31019122&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-aP2w7n65gIVB9bACh09kQbwEAQYDiABEgKyKfD_BwE 2) Catch rats What sets this apart from any other mousetrap?
January 11, 20205 yr I’ve never had trouble killing mice with snap traps baited with marshmallowsRats are a lot smarter it seems. My Dads spent months trying to get a rat that gets into my sisters attic. Got one with a snap trap baited with bacon but after that the other rats(s) won’t go near any of his traps no matter what the bait.
January 13, 20205 yr We had costco Ritz crackers box with opened top and a mouse got into it. After we threw out the box my wife found some droppings and vacuumed them up but later went online and learned that you shouldn't do that because of spread of disease. So the wife who overreacts to everything anyway is now convinced that she has hauntavirus and she has 1 to 6 weeks before it hits. She's calling exterminator and her doctor tomorrow. She even threw out the dust buster. I don't argue but advise she is not gonna get anything. I don't try to convince her as she is playing mind games with herself. I live in phoenix. Deer mice and hauntavirus aren't exactly a thing here.
January 13, 20205 yr forget the .22 just do like these guys and go after them with a .177 pellet gun.
January 13, 20205 yr ...my wife found some droppings and vacuumed them up but later went online and learned that you shouldn't do that because of spread of disease. Because why?Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk
January 13, 20205 yr On 1/7/2020 at 4:06 AM, RPM said: This so very much reminds my of my friends coming down to help me with my house before we ventured to the beach.
January 13, 20205 yr 18 minutes ago, Dbeasy said: What’s the best air rifle and scope? Now that's a loaded question. You may be tempted to get a break barrel Gamo or Chinese (Ruger, Benjamin, etc) rifle at Wally World that's 1100 fps!!!!11!!1 or something ridiculous. You don't need 1100 fps to kill rats and mice at short range. Also, spring piston airguns like that are inaccurate, hard to shoot, and tear the shit out of even quality scopes because of their reverse recoil (they actually recoil forward). It's a bit of a pain in the ass, but a pump-up, pneumatic Daisy 880 or 901 is a better choice. Not as powerful, but sufficient, accurate enough, and easy to shoot and will work with any rimfire type scope you want to put on it. Four pumps should do it inside 20 yards. Might even get by with iron sights. Currently, those two Daisys get better reviews than the similar Crosmans, although historically the Crosmans were better built. I have a recent production Daisy target rifle with basically the same internals that will stack pellets at 10m, literally one hole in the right hands. When you get hold of the Daisys, your first thought may be "toy," but don't kid yourself, they're for real. Daisy did a remarkable job making quite decent airguns as cheaply as possible. If you want to go heirloom, look for a Benjamin 397, but you may have to clean barrel paint out of the muzzle before it shoots straight. Edited January 13, 20205 yr by TwiceHorn
January 17, 20205 yr You know you're officially soft when you can't comprehend throwing a cage full of live rats into a water basin.
January 22, 20205 yr the Youtube guy is Shawn Woods, a really creepy looking guy, but has practical videos. He says everything is the "best ever trap" so be careful. The best is the bucket and trap plank where they drown. Here is a clever one from 500 years ago
February 2, 20205 yr Set a rat trap and killed either a mouse or a baby rat. Only one of the traps or glue strips had one so wonder what’s going on. Not hearing the scratching that started yesterday either.
February 2, 20205 yr Because fuck you.Moved a sticky from a different location to the same spot this one was caught (around 18" to the L & further into the pantry).Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk
February 2, 20205 yr I think they work like ants & will follow a scent trail, so there's possibly a chance to get another across the same route.Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk
February 2, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, Rougarou said: Set a rat trap and killed either a mouse or a baby rat. Only one of the traps or glue strips had one so wonder what’s going on. Not hearing the scratching that started yesterday either. Nothing on night two; and haven’t heard any scratching. Hired a roofer to repair a small hole in the siding near the edge of the roof we noticed a critter of some sort had gnawed (our backyard backs into a green belt and tons of wildlife abound) and so I’m hoping that fixes the issue.
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