Thread: Bird Predator Control

@time out We are pretty sure its a hedgehog with the big feet. Some good resources online showing all different types of print and what they belong too.

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Geeze this guy gave me a fright...



5 rats, 3 mice and 2 hedgepigs made up the rest

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OK, advice on catching a cunning rat or mouse in my garage.

I’ve got a box/cage trap set and used sultanas with a smear of peanut butter for bait on the hook.
Also have a couple of ‘lead-in sultanas on the ground outside the trap entrance.

Those sultanas kept disappearing so I threaded more sultanas on a piece of thread and attached the thread to the hook so that the bait on the hook doesn’t have to be pulled by the rat but pulling the sultanas on the thread will trip the trap. (Has worked in the past)

Still no luck so I also set a mouse trap nearby.

This morning again neither trap was tripped but the ‘lead-in’ sultanas were gone.

Anybody got an extra cunning idea on how to catch the little bastids?

My guess it is a mouse.

Go and buy a quality USA made Victor wooden base mouse trap [accept no other especially if its going inside], put a bit of peanut butter to the treadle, bad news for Mickey mouse will be the result.

https://www.victorpest.com/victor-ea...-trap-bm032-24

Originally Posted by sore head stoat

My guess it is a mouse.

Go and buy a quality USA made Victor wooden base mouse trap [accept no other especially if its going inside], put a bit of peanut butter to the treadle, bad news for Mickey mouse will be the result.

https://www.victorpest.com/victor-ea...-trap-bm032-24

The thing is SHS, the mouse trap is baited with a sultana and the cage trap with a peanut smeared sultana yet while the ‘lead-in’ sultanas outside the cage trap get taken the two traps (which are only a foot away) are left alone.

Would blood from the last rat I killed in the cage trap scare off the rat/mouse?

This is interesting. Time out where are you, just sent him a text he should be along shortly lol...

I have a person around the road and she has rats in with her rabbit , she sees them on a motion camera, they are clearly trap shy, she gets the odd rat every now and then which I suspect is a new rat into the area or a juvenile ? If it is a rat it may be wary of the trap after seeing his mate get the bad news ? I dont know about the blood scaring off another rat. I would change the location of the trap by 5m and change the bait to nutella or some chocolate based lure, mix it up a bit.

I would also put peanut butter on your mouse trap.

I have seen several situations lately where three rats are seen in broad daylight around houses and people ask for help – I have put three boxes where the rats were seen – but in a week or so no luck – I suspect they have local food – perhaps local fruit trees and are not interested in trap bait – avocado, feijoa, citrus etc make great rat food
I have a few traps around the street tracks and two boxes get something most days – blood and bodies lying nearby don’t worry the new victims – if it’s a family they just keep coming

Seems to be lots of mice around at present – I know mouse traps are good – but I keep using the trusty old victor pro – mostly single kills, but occasional double and treble kills – the fluid is Rentokill ant kill gel – great stuff https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/rento...200ml/p/141801

I watched this mouse walk all over a new Victor Pro in a kitchen a year or so back – it wasn’t until he climbed over the front of the foot plate that he tripped it – a good example of how they need to enter a trap front on – or in the case of a trap on a ramp – it keeps them in line with the trap and even trips up the big buggars


Round the street I am using peanut butter with the occasional change to possum paste or blue stuff – a change is often a killer

How did you get on Finnwolf ?

Originally Posted by sore head stoat

How did you get on Finnwolf ?

@sore head stoat Update: yesterday I put two more lead-in sultanas on front of the cage trap plus threw two small bits of bread into the trap, this morning one of the lead-in sultanas was gone as well as the two bits of bread.
The grey plastic mousetrap was untouched.

Thinking of using bread as bait in the cage trap.
(Haven’t bought a Victor trap yet.)

Try this.
https://youtu.be/f49Kd5Ql_2E


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Bit of toffey lolly hard for the rats and mice to get off the trigger plate.They cant resist it.

@sore head stoat : Success! Just checked the cage trap and there’s a mouse in it, as you suggested I move the trap plus smeared peanut butter on the sultana on the hook.
I noticed the cunning bugger (or it’s mate) had somehow removed the sultana I had squashed into the bait plate of the plastic mousetrap, first time I’ve had that happen.
Time to dispose of the mouse and rebait and reset the traps!

Great result, no more stealing the bait

Where there is one there will be more.

Mice are caused by unclean living , maybe you have to get a bit tidier.. I should know I am catching at least 1 a night and last night got 2 !!!!! LOL

Well done, keep us informed and remember that Victor trap, great bits of kit .

Unclean living alright... I got one this afternoon in my shed

Caught a cunning rat in the cage trap tonight.

Tried:
Sultanas
Bread
Peanut butter
Jam

The sultanas I left on front of the trap always disappeared so I knew there was a critter - and that it was cunning
All to no avail until I used bacon rind - bingo! Rat in trap - now a very dead rat!!