30-6 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Has anyone ever tried any form of powder as a rat bait ? Seen a pest controller from America who scatters cinnamon powder in the area he puts his trap, to draw them in, than puts a heap on the actual trap itself. To be honest, I don't know what cinnamon smells like. I was once going to try the same with beef gravy granules but never did after. What other powder type attractant is there to try ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Hello, all I use is old wheat grain, people use peanut butter, have you looked on Google, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Peanut butter works best for me.Used to use Mars bars but better success with peanut butter.i put my traps in a proper trap box for convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Just like trying different things, will give gravy granules a go. I have caught them on all the usual baits, marshmallow and wine gums but what I'm using at the moment is a chocolate covered nougat bar. Easy to mould a piece onto the trap but hard to get off. All my traps are in tunnels, inside or outside, to make them kid and animal safe. I have made multiple designs for various locations. I use fenns and snaps with the fenns 4 catching most. Will add to the above. I have some fenns on known good runs which do not need bait. One such location is on a water trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Well I've tried gravy granules and cinnamon powder with no takers. But saying that I've caught 5 half grown from this location recently so will have to try somewhere else to see if powders and granules work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 Hello, I did try the flour, sugar, and bicarb of soda dry mix to get the rat numbers down but they came back for more 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I did try the flour, sugar, and bicarb of soda dry mix to get the rat numbers down but they came back for more 🤔 Perhaps they have learned how to burp and **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 14 minutes ago, amateur said: Perhaps they have learned how to burp and **** Hello, must be those funny noises I hear at night 🤔😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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