General lee 979 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I’ve got these traps set all the time baited with peanut butter I’ve had reasonable success for about a year now but the last 2 months nothing the rats are stil about as I’ve seen them my question is should I move the boxes to a different place I don’t know anything about trapping so any advice is appreciated thanks Quote Link to post
Staffy1 54 Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Get some cheap granola cereal , trail it through box over trap and put a bit behind trap , rats are super touchy about taking bait from bait cups on traps but will follow a trail and quite often step over trap (and get caught) to get to bait behind , dont know why just happens Edited February 21, 2021 by Staffy1 Quote Link to post
TheRatMan 61 Posted February 22, 2021 Report Share Posted February 22, 2021 Get them moved to where your seeing the rats. Leave them a couple weeks then check to see if you've had any success. Worth moving if your having no joy where they currently are Quote Link to post
Suffolkpest 56 Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 One thing you could try is moving things around in the area the rats are active in. If you disturb them and their environment you might get some action in your boxes where they currently are. Rats often get into an 'autopilot' mode, so if you put things on runs and move stuff around you can get them to investigate bait/traps they've previously ignored. 1 Quote Link to post
3175darren 1,100 Posted March 7, 2021 Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Drill a few holes in the box back, to let the air flow across your trap bait, moves the bait scent around better, Quote Link to post
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