Found a rat or mouse stuck on a sticky trap?.. set it free with baby o

[ShropshireJohn]

Well.. atleast thats what Peta reckon you should do

 

I've got big mouse problems in the loft above the milking parlour where the cow cake/corn is stored in the feeders/hoppers. So I fancied a quick google to see what options there were for slowing the wee ******* (other than poison)

 

Sticky Traps was a Hit on Peta! , so I thought it would be worth a quick glance

 

And if you encounter an animal who is stuck to a glue trap, pour a small amount of cooking oil or baby oil onto the stuck areas and gently work the animal free.

 

But.. but.. its vermin , theres no way you'd get me messaging baby oil into Roland rats feet to 'work the animal free'

 

 

Edit Note; Please do not post PETA weblinks on this site

Edited February 23, 2009 by Cranfield

[badshot]

Have heard of these, one of my neighbours had such a bad problem with rats around the farm his ratman set some of these. He thought it would be useful in areas where he couldn't put bait, what he didn't realise was they squeal loudly when stuck and if it is only a leg or two stuck they will chew 'em off to get free. Think i'll stick to bait, cats and dogs, seems to be working round my farm. (cats and dogs only seem to kill not eat so won't get had by the bait)

[MM]

Have heard of these, one of my neighbours had such a bad problem with rats around the farm his ratman set some of these. He thought it would be useful in areas where he couldn't put bait, what he didn't realise was they squeal loudly when stuck and if it is only a leg or two stuck they will chew 'em off to get free. Think i'll stick to bait, cats and dogs, seems to be working round my farm. (cats and dogs only seem to kill not eat so won't get had by the bait)

 

 

i recall something said the other day about secondry poisoning. if they eat a rat that has ingested the poison, they will be alright.

[ShropshireJohn]

Appologies for posting a PETA link, I wasn't aware that it was disallowed.

 

Is this due to potential flare up from Peta/Antis?

 

I'm strongly considering these sticky traps for mice, If do end up using them the traps will be checked every few hours. I don't like to cause suffering.

[libs]

Can you not borrow a terrier and chuck it in. Amazing little killers.

[ShropshireJohn]

Can you not borrow a terrier and chuck it in. Amazing little killers.

 

Its quite a strange setup we have in the loft unfortunately, the mice get up onto the brickwork and run along the brickwork and timbers.

 

We even have farm cats that fail to capture them,

 

I've Got a red dot sight arriving tommorow to fit to my HW100! so hopefully will bag a few more, unfortunately they seem to breed faster than you can kill them.

 

I hate mice with a passion, Infact I prefer rats over mice ..there is something realy creepy about the auger system being turned on.. the hoppers beggining to fill and then 25+ mice all appearing from the hoppers running in all directions **shudder**

 

I seriously need to man up

[webber]

My brother has caught 11 mice in 7 days with one conventional spring mouse trap. His quest continues.

 

webber

[dan222]

have you tried multy catch traps , they work well

[ChrisNicholls]

I know quite a few people that have caught large numbers with the Ketchall mouse trap - as many as 20 in a night.

 

http://www.solwayfeeders.com/ProductsDetai...mp;froogle=true

[stumpy28]

rats are far worse i hate working on combines n hereing them walking about. though mice not so nasty

[Thumpersniper]

This bloke i was milking for last year was totally obbsessed with trying to kill all the mice in his parlour.. which was new in 1974 or something! he put those glue things on top of all his feeders and caught quite a lot, but i think it wasnt really money well spent, hed have been better off vermin proofing the parlour first i reckon. I think they are better for mice than rats because they are lower to the ground so get caught with their belly as well as feet.

As for poisoning rats, i dont think its safe for dogs to eat them, the rat faeces turns blue like the poison so i presume that is also still poisonous, Bio-magnification from rodenticides is a big killer for birds of pray, so presumabley for dogs too.

 

SP