darrren 414 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Ok my sister has rats about the garden and the side of the house, she saw a big un and the dogs were after it. I got two victors, baited with peanut butter and made a cubby box out of a council waste food bin. Put it on the side of the hoise last night, both traps gone off, peanut butter gone, no rats. Any ideas for when I reset em later? Quote Link to post
The one 8,395 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Oblivious one is you set them too heavy ? rats are wary of anything new and i think it would take up to a week to enter that trap so maybe mice or slugs tripped the trap ?. 1 Quote Link to post
darrren 414 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Had them set really light, there was alot of peanut butter on both and Down the side of her house is full of junk and rubbish so I think they would of gone in fairly fast. Can't imagine it being slugs. Quote Link to post
patterdale 672 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I've had rain drops to set off lightly set traps?What part of Wales you from? Quote Link to post
Welsh_red 4,303 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Maybe the wobbling of the recycle tub when they went in there set it off Quote Link to post
darrren 414 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I've just reset em both, one right by the entrance this time. Im from Pontypool how about you? Quote Link to post
terryd 8,026 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I watched a rat once on the cctv approach a trap with a figure four trigger from every angle apart from the right one.He just new some thing wasn't right and in the end set it off by rearing up and knocking the wrong part of it Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Mice can strip a trap of bait and if it goes off it will miss them due to their size ....... 3 Quote Link to post
stormyboy 1,352 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just had that happen with some kanias. Found a mouse stuck behind the bait mesh! Quote Link to post
darrren 414 Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 There's definitely rats about the place, I cant see it being mice. Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 There's definitely rats about the place, I cant see it being mice. Just because there's rats around doesn't mean mice aren't stealing your bait ..... 1 Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,120 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 There's definitely rats about the place, I cant see it being mice.Just because there's rats around doesn't mean mice aren't stealing your bait ..... Agree with you socks. Most likely mice, or at the very least little juvenile rats. Quote Link to post
BRY 79 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Tie some bacon onto the trip plate, so they have to work at getting the bait off 1 Quote Link to post
Terrier15 52 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I set mine off sometimes in my workshop if I walk around too heavily. Got a wooden floor and if the wind slams the door they can go off as well. Quote Link to post
patterdale 672 Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I've just reset em both, one right by the entrance this time. Im from Pontypool how about you?Inbetween Merthyr Tydfil & Pontypridd. Quote Link to post
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