Re: Hunting Rats?
We've been getting them here in Chase ever since some dude tore down a old derelict building at the foot of 1st Ave. They seem to have less and less in my realm because we have been actively trapping them (no Victor type traps, plastic jaws of death are our choice. Too many sprung Victors) Peanut butter and dog kibble work. We have a troop of night crawling cats and we have some owls coursing through the night with a hoo-who here and a hoo- hoo there. We don't have as many as we once had.
You should know, we have the brown rat and the black rat, or AKA the roof rat. They're both brown, the brown rat is larger and his tail equals his body length whereas the roof rat is smaller and his tail is one and a hall time his body length. If you are going to get a rat in the house, it most likely is going to be the roof rat as they are known jumpers. The brown rat just doesn't have the oomph to get airborne.
Create a runway where you think that may be dwelling. 6" black pvc pipe works. Get some Tees and make some side chambers in which you place the trap(S) Block off the backside after you insert the trap so they cannot go in over the trap.
In India, they skewer the whole rat and roast them over an open fire. When done, they just peel away the skin and nosh on the flesh underneath. Apparently it is quite the delicacy although I have never partaken so I would not know.
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