This is a video of the correct way how to set a rat trap.
Rat trap placement in attic.
Only the hungriest and weakest rats will venture out to the examine the bait in a trap in the middle of a room.
If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further.
How do you trap a rat.
The most effective way to remove the remaining rats is with a snap trap.
While basic snap traps are powerful and box covered traps are even more potent a step above all of those simpler trapping devices is the rat zapper ultra rat trap.
A professional will remove all the trapped rats until there are no more sounds or signs of rats living in the attic.
Choose the right place for your trap.
We heard scratching from rodents in the attic and hopefully this trap baited with peanut butter on.
If you live trap a rat in the attic and let it go outside it will almost certainly die within 24 hours without access to its home.
Lethal rat trap the most humane way of rat control is lethal trapping.
Step 5 learn correct rat trap placement.
Electronic rat traps cost a bit more but tend to be more of a no touch no see way with less mess than snap traps.
Use a combination of modern traps like the rat zapper ultra old fashioned wooden rat snap traps and rat glue traps for confined spaces.
Probably the worst placement of a rat trap is under a light fixture in the middle of a room.
For more information on zapper traps read the review post of the best electronic rat traps.
Choose the right trap.
You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house.
Mount traps to the entry exit holes or set cage traps bolted on the roof in the shade.
Catching wild rats alive can be tricky and dangerous if you get bit by a rat.
Trapping rats in the attic.
Mousetraps are generally too small and will just irritate the rats.
Rats are thigmophilic that is they like to be touching a surface as they move.
But the best strategy of all is to not even trap the rats at all.
Live catch rat traps.
The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place.
The use of a one way exclusion door is usually the best the easiest and the most humane method.
Operating on four d size batteries this thin device fits conveniently alongside walls with its rectangular shape.
Use the larger sizes for rats.
A mouse trap may only catch the paw of a rat.
To pre bait effectively rat traps can be either left in the closed position or better yet wired open so that they can t close.
Let the rat feed at the trap numerous times and when you feel that the rat has no problem taking the bait unwire and set the trap.
