Traps for rats

A rat is a rodent that has long been a favorite of human habitation because of the abundance of food in it. During the year, the animal eats about 10 kg of various products, spoils much more. For strong teeth of a pest, not only wood and plastic can do it; they can easily cope with electrical wiring and even concrete. In addition, the mammal is very dangerous, since the rat suffers various infections and parasitic worms. Therefore, people use all kinds of control methods: not only chemicals and ultrasonic repellersbut also traps for rats and mice. It is about them that will be discussed in this article.

Before proceeding with the destruction of a dangerous "lodger", you need to find out how the animal enters the apartment.

Penetration paths

Favorite Habitat wild rats are landfills in which the animal finds feed for itself. With the advent of cold weather from unsanitary conditions, rodents move into the basement. People enter housing through ventilation and sewer systems. They can enter the apartment located on the ground floor through open doors or windows.

Given the high fecundity of rats, even any well-groomed housing becomes a hotbed of rodents in a fairly short time. Therefore, having detected characteristic traces of the presence of pests in the form of spoiled products, tattered bags or rat litter, it is urgent to start a fight with them.

On a note!

Within a month, one rat is able to breed about two dozen baby rats.

Mechanical means of combating rats are in the form of traps and traps.

Traps

A trap for rats is one of the well-known devices that humans invented to fight rodents. Such devices may differ in design, but the common thing with them is the bait inside each device. It is her rat who wants to get, thereby hitting a certain part of the mechanism. As a result, the device is actuated, injuring the rodent.

Electrical traps

The electric trap is an innovative device powered by the mains. It is a small house or box, inside of which there is an aromatic bait. The triggering mechanism of the device is volatile: a rat that has climbed inside dies from an electric discharge, but it does not pose a danger to humans. An electronic trap is used to kill both small and large rodents.

So, rat Killer electric trap for rats is in great demand, the cost of which varies within 3000 rubles. The device can operate both from the mains and from batteries.

Victor Rat Trap is a no less effective electrical device whose discharge acts on the parasite for two minutes. Therefore, a rodent simply cannot stay alive. ABOUT rat catch red indicator signals. The device is used both for catching rats and mice. They can easily catch the entire rat population without any particular difficulty.

Glue traps

These traps against rats are coated with a special non-drying glue from rodents devices inside which there is a treat for the rodent. Popular is glue Clean house. Set traps for rodents in places of their greatest congestion.

The downside of adhesive devices is that sticky pests have to be released on their own. If you do this while the rat is still alive, then after its release, you need to put it somewhere. If you wait until the animal dies naturally, then rat squeak will cause great discomfort to households. This design has a trap Barrier House, the inner surface of which is covered with special glue.

Mousetraps

There are various rat mousetraps on the market. They are wooden, plastic and steel. The devices have a long service life, as well as the ability not to touch the caught pest. However, it is important to pay attention to the dimensions of the device, since too small a mousetrap will not cause much harm to the rat.

An example of such a device is the Super Cat rat trap. A bait is placed inside the plastic trap, reacting to which the parasite makes its way inside. The mechanism automatically triggers and slams. It will not be difficult to remove the dead pest: you just need to shake it out.

Important!

It is not recommended to use contaminated rat traps in the house. You can put a trap on a rat only after it has been treated with a solution of baking soda and thoroughly dried.

A rat trap is another type of mouse trap that is in high demand among consumers. This is a kind of cage trap equipped with a tin door. In the middle of it lies a bait, the smell of which attracts a rodent. When an animal tries to pick up a treat, the trap closes with a metal spring. As a result, the animal is locked inside.

Homemade traps

You can make traps for rodents at home, using your skill and ingenuity.

Plastic bottle trap

A large plastic bottle (5-6 l) will do a good job in catching a rodent. It is enough to just pour a little vegetable oil into it and turn it over so that it spreads over all its walls. Place the bait at the bottom of the tank. For catching rats, it is preferable to use products of animal origin, while mice love plant foods.

A trap is set near the table. To avoid tipping over, the plastic container is reinforced with improvised items. After that, the edge of the table is connected to the neck of the bottle with a cardboard strip, which will serve as a path for the animal. The aromatic smell of the bait will attract a mouse or rat, after which it will fall into the container. But the animal will not be able to get out of it due to slippery walls.

Water trap

To build this trap, you will need a regular bucket filled with a third of water. A disposable plastic saucer with a treat should be installed on the surface of the liquid. The inner surface of the bucket is lubricated with vegetable oil. Operating principle do-it-yourself rat traps similar to the previous option. Only in this case the exhausted pest will simply drown.

Glue trap

Another cost-effective rat trap is the adhesive trap. For its manufacture, it is necessary to apply a layer of glue on a wide cardboard strip, and in the middle put a treat for the rodent. Having decided to treat them, the animal will become mired in the sticky mass.

Flower pot trap

You can catch rodents in another simple and very reliable way. A large flower pot is turned upside down and, on one side, a ruler or coin is set edge-on under its edge. At the opposite end from the substrate lay a treat for the parasite.The rat who has gathered to eat will necessarily catch the enclosed ruler, as a result of which it will lose balance, and the animal will fall into a trap.

On a note!

When choosing such a device, it should be borne in mind that the trap for a rat of industrial production is more trouble-free and effective than a makeshift device.

The most highly effective method of combating rats and mice is the use of ultrasonic repellers. Such devices produce sound signals that repel rodents. They are completely harmless to humans and pets, and also do not affect the operation of household electrical appliances. The use of devices eliminates the death of animals in inaccessible places.