My amateur rat bait (and/or mouse bait) recommendation

[Ed_Flecko]

From time to time I have problems with rats that like to make their cozy nests under our backyard deck. I've tried the traditional "snap traps" with limited success. Maybe it's the bait that I use for the traps or any number of other reasons, but I find them often ineffective.

I have a new bait that I bought from Amazon, and the rats seem to really enjoy it so I wanted to pass along my humble recommendation. It's "JT Eaton 704-PN Bait Block Rodenticide Anticoagulant Bait, Peanut Butter Flavor, For Mice and Rats" - https://www.amazon.com/Eaton-704-PN-Rodenticide-Anticoagulant-Peanut/dp/B00DLKGD3Y

The bait has a hole through the middle, so I take a little bailing wire and attach a block of it to a heavy plastic plate. I want my "guests" to dine on the bait but not carry it away. For the last week, I have been checking my plate every day and, without failure, each new block is either nearly or, sometimes, completely eaten! They seem to really like these bait blocks! Being a hospitable host, I'm happy to give them more food if/when they're hungry. Today I found a nice sized rat taking a permanent dirt nap. I scooped him up and gave him a new place to reside.

Just wanted to pass along my experience.



Ed

 

[Fla]

In my experience mice and rats will eat you about anything you put out. But surprisingly cheese isn't one of their favorites. A lot of people use peanut butter and that works well but I've found that bits of fruit, vegetables, bread or meat also works. A lot of people tie Cheerios to the trigger of the trap and they swear by that.

I've had mice and rats escape from a trap too but I found that if I set two traps close together that they might jump out of the way of the first trap but then got caught in the second.

 

[andrewg]

You have to be very careful that dogs and cats don't get into it.

 

[Astro14]

The risk is that nearly every animal finds peanut butter tasty.

So, dogs, cats, squirrels, and others will be poisoned by this.

How do you ensure that the poison is only eaten by your targets?

 

[Ed_Flecko]

I'm guessing that maybe the best way would be by placing your bait blocks inside a bait box, like: https://www.amazon.com/rat-bait-box/s?k=rat+bait+box

???

Ed

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

From time to time I have problems with rats that like to make their cozy nests under our backyard deck. I've tried the traditional "snap traps" with limited success. Maybe it's the bait that I use for the traps or any number of other reasons, but I find them often ineffective.

I have a new bait that I bought from Amazon, and the rats seem to really enjoy it so I wanted to pass along my humble recommendation. It's "JT Eaton 704-PN Bait Block Rodenticide Anticoagulant Bait, Peanut Butter Flavor, For Mice and Rats" - https://www.amazon.com/Eaton-704-PN-Rodenticide-Anticoagulant-Peanut/dp/B00DLKGD3Y

The bait has a hole through the middle, so I take a little bailing wire and attach a block of it to a heavy plastic plate. I want my "guests" to dine on the bait but not carry it away. For the last week, I have been checking my plate every day and, without failure, each new block is either nearly or, sometimes, completely eaten! They seem to really like these bait blocks! Being a hospitable host, I'm happy to give them more food if/when they're hungry. Today I found a nice sized rat taking a permanent dirt nap. I scooped him up and gave him a new place to reside.

Just wanted to pass along my experience.



Ed

You really shouldn't use baits on rats/mice because another predator (ex, Raptor, Owl, ratsnake, etc) could get poisoned by eating a rodent which had eaten your bait.

Trap (electric) or drowning would be better.

 

[Shannow]

Peanut butter is good bait for my traps...the dogsn learn very quickly to avoid the traps in a pretty harmless manner.

 

[JHZR2]

You really shouldn't use baits on rats/mice because another predator (ex, Raptor, Owl, ratsnake, etc) could get poisoned by eating a rodent which had eaten your bait.

Trap (electric) or drowning would be better.

Agree, the other side is if they die in a place that isn’t so great, and then you have a filthy stinky dead rodent someplace you don’t want.

 

[zzyzzx]

There are lots of homemade rat / mouse trap videos on YouTube that can help you out.

 

[vavavroom]

Raclette or Emmental cheese. If I were a mouse I'd certainly fall for either.