HELP !! Cant catch current Rat !

[E Orix]

I think you may struggle to catch a rat in a trap when there is so much food around.
You may not like baits but I found them THE BEST way to catch them.The odds of it leaving the aviary is very long.
It should eat the poison and go back to its hide.Then the poison will become active and the rat should leave its hiding place
but it will struggle to cover any distance and will most likely be dead on the aviary floor.
I have used liquid Bromokil mixed with a little water and poured over cake or TomCat red wax poison blocks.
Cover the poison but leave a reasonable gap for the rat to go under to get at the poison.I generally have put them below my feed station.
Good luck as the are horrible animals.

[finchbreeder]

They have never got into my avairys either. But they sure do invade the rooves of the house and garage. And I sympathise with trying to get them to eat the baits. They are getting harder to eradicate round here by that method.
LML

[gomer]

Eorix do you know the cost of the baits you use.I may try some next time I do a purchase.I prefer the blocks.other brands I have tried are still sitting in my shed untouched by rodents.

[Trilobite]

If your going to use an Elliot trap or one of similar nature then mix up a ball of peanut butter, raw porridge (oats) and add in some sesame oil - professional trappers mix. It will need to be put into somethng to hold it to the trigger (I use a bit of fly screen with some fine copper tie wire). No matter how much human smell is on this trap it will stilll lure them in. I use this in the chook shed where there is always plenty of food. Another very effective poison out side your aviary is Racumen Tracking Powder (very hard to get in small quanities) - rats and mice just have to walk through it and they will die (hence reason for outside avairy use) The best way of all is the sticky boards used for rats and mice, place a bit of peanut butter in the centre if they are not scented and place under something to stop birds from walking on them and around where the entry/exit tunnels are - garanteed you will have your rat by the next morning, then dispacth with a blunt force to the back of the head - problem solvered, cheap and safe. Oh if by chnace a bird does get stuck on it then somethig like baby oil or tea tree oil will disolve the glue.

[KENTUCKY]

Try Wholemeal Bread, Bacon and raw Meat as Bait, to catch a Rat you have to think like a Rat, they are curious Creatures by Nature and something different will always get their attention,hope you get hold of this Bugger soon.

[SamDavis]

The best way to catch a rat is by using another rat!! (one from a pet shop will work)
This has been trailed over here in Kiwi land refer to this link http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10798067.

Interesting idea. Strange that it hasn't already been used more widely if it is such a success.

Jewel - If you haven't got the bugger yet using trap/poison I'd suggest more physical means. I.e. get in the aviary with a shovel/mattock and dig up any hole you find until he runs out. Then the chase around the aviary begins. I spent a good 30 minutes chasing one around, throwing shovels at it, trying to stomp on it, etc. - eventually got mine when it tried to hide in a nestbox. Once the bugger's in the open you will get him eventually and more importantly once you get him you'll know for sure he's gone!

[finches247]

I had killed 6 rats in my aviary last year and i took all the birds out and waited for them to come out at night I was ready to ambush them with my 22 with impfer red beam with i use for hunting rabits and hares at night.Thats a good way for me.They all died of the bullet then i flooded the whole aviary to see if any others around none others emerged.

[SamDavis]

... ambush them with my 22 ...

Well that'd do the job! Reminds me of CaddyShack and knowing me there'd be a heap of bullet holes in the aviary.

[kenny66]

A mate of mine who breeds pheasants by the truck load had a serious problem with rats. He took out all the birds and borrowed/rented a ferret which was a proven ratter (I think they all are anyway). Sorted it out in no time.

[kenny66]

i think jack russell terriers are good as well