monster1971 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 OK guys got a rat in my shed ,had mice before and I got them with traps I can shoot with air rifle but need some advice on what bait to use Some one recommended dog food but doesnt seem to be working so what would you say to try. I can leave door open and see the bait from my house window,plan is to get the rat on the bait and put a little hole in his head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Been mentioned that peanut butter or chocolate works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monster1971 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I used that with mice does it work on rats as well Was hoping someone had a bait that would be so irresistable that the rat would have to sit and eat it. Where is the fun in setting a trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlerob Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 here is a quick list chocolate peanut butter dog/cat food a chicken carckest well WATS ever left over from the roast honey/treacle/golden serup corn bread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Nail half an apple to the shed floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) I have a monster rat living under next door's decking, it has been eating all of the mice which keep being caught in standard traps....sat with the bedroom window open with the air rifle and some peanut butter out but got bored waiting for it. Today I have set a body grab trap that keeper leant me and piled bricks around to make sure cat cannot get to it. Hopefully will get the monster tonight. Edited December 16, 2012 by oscarsdad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 strawberry jam, it can't pick it up and run and it will sit there happy licking away till it get's ventilated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT SEARCHER Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Nutella works well. Cheap bread yeasty smelling liquidised if poss to stop them running of. The best i have every used is a Cornish pasty 3 min in the microwave hot and smelly they can`t resist it. Best night ever was on a pig farm using pastys. I shot 150 Rats in 6 hours. Edited December 16, 2012 by NIGHT SEARCHER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 what ever you decide to put down make sure you smear it on the floor so the rat can't just pick it up and run off,that way you'll have time to get a shot off whilst its lapping the bait up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 what ever you decide to put down make sure you smear it on the floor so the rat can't just pick it up and run off,that way you'll have time to get a shot off whilst its lapping the bait up. +1 Always use something you can smear on the floor, otherwise the rats will just run off with it into cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Baiting only tends to be succesful in the abscence of other readily available foodstufs, and even then only on an existing route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Keep a few hen so have had plenty of rat action , i smear peanut butter up a big tree truck near to there run they cant resist good back stop too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 cheap tin of dog food, punch a few holes around base, tie can to a string a fix to floor, rat then needs to lick, may take a few days of pre baiting to get him interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I found that putting half rotton fruit in a pair of old womens tights doubled over a few times always worked. Get a few apples, pears etc and incert in one leg of an old pair of tights and then double the thickness by using the empty leg. It should then look like a string of onions you by in the mesh nets in a supermarket. Nail both ends of the package down in any given area you intend to shoot the rats. Rats being nutorious for not staying put for you to get a shot off will go nuts for the half rotten fruit. But being so tightly bound in layers of old tights, old ratty will have to sit an gnaw his way through to get at the fruit. That gnawing time should be your perfect chance to bring to aim and shoot old ratty. Its a tried a tested method and iv shot loads doing it this way. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scragrat Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I found that putting half rotton fruit in a pair of old womens tights doubled over a few times always worked. Get a few apples, pears etc and incert in one leg of an old pair of tights and then double the thickness by using the empty leg. It should then look like a string of onions you by in the mesh nets in a supermarket. Nail both ends of the package down in any given area you intend to shoot the rats. Rats being nutorious for not staying put for you to get a shot off will go nuts for the half rotten fruit. But being so tightly bound in layers of old tights, old ratty will have to sit an gnaw his way through to get at the fruit. That gnawing time should be your perfect chance to bring to aim and shoot old ratty. Its a tried a tested method and iv shot loads doing it this way. DD Do they have to be old womens tights or can you use tights from a younger woman? I'd be a bit worried about hanging around the old peoples home on wash day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Do they have to be old womens tights or can you use tights from a younger woman? I'd be a bit worried about hanging around the old peoples home on wash day. No mate they can be new tights if you want to waste a few quid buying them. Its a good way of way of getting Mr at to sit still for a while as he's chewing is way through the material to get at the fruit. Plenty of time for an shooter to take aim an pop it off. Give it a try but, i suggest hanging around washing lines is would make you look very dodgy hahahaha. Dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 slice of bacon well grilled till nearly burning tie it down ,and he will be on it before your back in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazsl Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 nutella and cat food mixed they can't help themselve's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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