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Thanks all. I'm seeing a mate this weekend who may have an air rifle to lend me. Back in the day my dad would have drowned them, but alas I'm told it's not allowed these days. I might still buy myself a live trap to try. Anyway, I caught my first rat today :-) He took a fancy to the peanut butter and the Fenn got the better of him. Caught him in the day whilst the family was out, which isn't surprising as they seem to have got cocky around here and are sometimes seen in the day.

Thanks guys. I'll stick to Fenn's then, and try to keep the entrance reasonably small. Any thoughts on the live traps?

Thanks for the reply. Do you mean crossed, like an X?

Hello, In a nutshell I have some Fenn Mk4's and suitable wooden tunnels and a means to restrict the entrance, so all good on that front. My aim is to trap rats which we have living in the garden, possibly not far from the house. However, we also have hedgehogs in the area which I don't want to kill. Research suggests that the hedgehogs can squeeze through a similar gap to a rat. Is this true? Is there a way of discouraging the hedgehogs? Would I be better off with another method of control which wouldn't harm the hedgehogs? I've considered live traps, but would then require a way to dispatch the critters. Poison is feasible, but I'd probably rather a method where I can track what's killed. Advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.