Live Rat Trap Ideas...Please!

Ok....still dealing with a spastic, FAST, escape-artist rat that is on the loose. Does anyone know of ways to make a live rat trap? Or know of common retail outlets that would carry them?

The timing on this silly escapee is SO bad. I need to find some fast solutions if at all possible. :(

I use a Havaheart trap for my escaped ratties. My local feed store carries them.

Local feed stores....this is south texas...there's BOUND to be feed stores around here somewhere! LOL Thanks...I'll look.

Judy, you should have farm type stores around you, go and get a live rodent trap from them. They are not expensive really, and worth keeping around for the next time... yes, I said the next time, at some point, I think we all end up with escapee meals for our reptiles.

Try Tractor Supply???? Pretty sure they are there..... :D See ya tomorrow!!!!

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Originally Posted by JLC

Ok....still dealing with a spastic, FAST, escape-artist rat that is on the loose. Does anyone know of ways to make a live rat trap? Or know of common retail outlets that would carry them?

The timing on this silly escapee is SO bad. I need to find some fast solutions if at all possible. :(

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Check Home Depot , then you have mouse trap at Lowes

Just place some dog food and or peanut butter your rat should not be able to resist.

Hope this help.

thank you thank you thank you guys... I know I should be able to just find this on my own, but I'm so frazzled right now....


Headed out to buy some traps...

Take a 5 gallon pail, then take and poke a hole in the bottom of a soda can. Then thread an opened coat hanger through itand attach this over the middle of the bucket. Smear peanutbutter over the can and make sure it can spin, use a stick or some books to make a ramp to the coat hanger and there you have it. when he steps out onto the can it will spin and he will fall into the bucket!


hope that helps if for some odd reason you can;t find a havaheart.

~mike

I think even some WalMarts carry live rodent traps (the ones they can get in but not get back out) as well as most any farm supply type store hon. Hope you catch the little bugger. Try a blob of peanut butter and some stinky tuna in there...big smells attract them fast. Good luck! If all else fails we can fly my hubby down there...he's a super dee duper escaped rat catcher LOL

And if it's one of those super sneaky ninja rats who can lick up all the peanut butter without triggering the trap, then a small piece of raw bacon attached with dental floss works great.