Rab Graham Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Afternoon all Advise needed ! My mates got rats coming into his garden he thinks there coming from the river when is the best time to pop the little critters ( day or night ) ? & cheers in advance for any advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Night time, make sure you put something sticky down like peanut butter but ensure you loosen the mixture with olive oil or something like that so they can`t run off with the lump you put down, you want them to take their time getting the bait you put down. Also can be an advantage to feed them for a day or 2 with no human presence, rats are creatures of habit and nervous to change, i bait for 2 days, the 3rd and 4th days put a light on the bait and from then on blat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Top advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdigger Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Night time, make sure you put something sticky down like peanut butter but ensure you loosen the mixture with olive oil or something like that so they can`t run off with the lump you put down, you want them to take their time getting the bait you put down. Also can be an advantage to feed them for a day or 2 with no human presence, rats are creatures of habit and nervous to change, i bait for 2 days, the 3rd and 4th days put a light on the bait and from then on blat them. VERY GOOD ADVICE fishy cat food put through the blender , the smellier the better works well too , i put mine in a tall white bucket laid on its side so i can see when they go in it without the light then give them the good old lead desert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Popper Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) Random question: Which part(s) of the rat do you aim for? Edited February 12, 2011 by Pigeon Popper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratsmasher Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 go for the head they are tough little b****** ive seen them walk off with a .22 in the head another ting to remember is that if you lamp them make sure when you kill you keep the light on it whilst you retrieve and give them a nuge with the boot first cos iv had them stand up before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 All good advice. Theres a nice little page on Rats here... http://www.gr8fun.net/mag/rats.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Graham Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thanks to all advise mates got a bad problem with the little fxxkers & i only go for head shot as i dont want any suffering cheers again Ppl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 make sure its the sweet spot beween eye and ear, is a tiny killzone, slightly out and you'll have a runner. Or head-on, right between the eyes is good, as the pellet normally travels down the neck and through the body too, kills them good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Graham Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 make sure its the sweet spot beween eye and ear, is a tiny killzone, slightly out and you'll have a runner. Or head-on, right between the eyes is good, as the pellet normally travels down the neck and through the body too, kills them good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 no one else seems to have mentioned it, but make sure the identification is correct, and that they are not in fact water voles, which are protected, can look very simular to the untrained eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Graham Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 no one else seems to have mentioned it, but make sure the identification is correct, and that they are not in fact water voles, which are protected, can look very simular to the untrained eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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