I was feeding my snakes tonight, and as I was getting my pup in, I didn't give enough space. He grabbed the side of the tub (my fault) and as the snake darted, he actually knocked the rat out of the tub.

The rat then promptly ran under the unit that the rack sits on.

No casters, heavy as h*ll, and if I was to move it, I would have to move the rack (heavy) and really inconvenient.

So I blocked the spaces around the bottom of the unit so that the rat only has one escape route, and I placed a small bucket similar to the one that he was in, on its side with a food dish and water bottle in it.

I am hoping she/he will come out to eat and get comfy just long enough for me to get him/her.

I am relatively comfortable that he won't go far, in all my time of raising rats I have never had one get loose and then leave the area where the food/water/friends are...

Any pointers?

Initially I placed some bread near the escape route, and he/she has taken in. So I know the rat is mobile.

Bruce