Thread: rat help

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Did you try the old wine bottle and bucket trap?

nah not yet man, going to leave the Victor in a box trap for a little while and wait him out

Set a game camera up to asses the trophy

@Sideshow , is there an official method for scoring Rat trophies in the UK ??

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

@Sideshow , is there an official method for scoring Rat trophies in the UK ??

"Freeman score"

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

@Sideshow , is there an official method for scoring Rat trophies in the UK ??

Ohoo Yes it’s the bucket score rap around our over the top

I prefer the decibel meter score.
Sneak up behind my wife with dead rat in hand (usually hanging from the trap) show said rat to wife and record the scream.

P.S. never have so many people been so keen to see your rat dead @Blisters. I hope the slap on the head it got from your first attempt didn’t kill him and he died down his hole because the suspense is too much. James.

We are watching from all around the world @Blisters - I am in Kamloops in BC - just had to get on line to see if you have got that Rat
Keep trying Mate - if all else fails have a browse through the Bird Predator Control thread on here - must be hundreds of dead rat stories - Key Industries sent me some Snap-e look a-like traps to trial - they have a red tube over the kill bar - they kill a mouse every time without even trying - seem real clunky but deadly on mice - I think they were hoping I might get some big Norways to see how they kill a larger animal - but mice are all I have got to date
Have you tried GN Possum Paste yet - rats love the stuff
Good luck- we are watching
Only thing we passed today that was interesting was three Rocky Mountain goats - way to hell up on a rock face and a big black bear with a cub running through the bush beside the road

seems like I have a pig rat, it's turned over all the compost

Originally Posted by Blisters

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seems like I have a pig rat, it's turned over all the compost

That's what the starlings do in our compost bin, since the neighbours kids flogged the bin lids.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

That's what the starlings do in our compost bin, since the neighbours kids flogged the bin lids.

Forget the flying Rats @gadgetman what is your opinion of the electric traps, saw one on youtube that used the circuit from an electric fly swat - those tennis type ones.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Forget the flying Rats @gadgetman what is your opinion of the electric traps, saw one on youtube that used the circuit from an electric fly swat - those tennis type ones.

Could work, maybe put a narrow ramp up and put the plates on the ramp. The capacitor would in the video wouldn't really do anything useful as the battery is already a big voltage storage device.

Wife (expert) says put the trap in the compost bin run & all
Wear gloves setting the trap don't get your scent on the trap

I think you may have to join forest and bird to get some tips on how to catch it!

Are you actually setting the trap? Our are you just feeding the bugger up so you can score big on the bucket test
Or is this a wind up and your actually a member of twig and tweet and a vegan to boot

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Are you actually setting the trap? Our are you just feeding the bugger up so you can score big on the bucket test
Or is this a wind up and your actually a member of twig and tweet and a vegan to boot

hahaha, maybe a secret member of peta....
I will move the trap and run into the bin tonight.
can't wait to get this cheeky bugger