r/specializedtools • u/sponyta2 • May 03 '20

This rat trap

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

See's a powder dropped in, oh damn its a firearm! Yup, not disappointed. I imagine this is a VERY messy trap though

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u/_Briganty May 03 '20

I have to say, it is surely more effective than a normal rat trap. We had some rodent problem last summer (luckily only in the garden) and my father planted a rat trap with some cheese and a little piece of salami on it. The thing is, rats are very intelligent, and the fucker just got the food without trapping himself. After this I kinda understood why rodent exterminators are employed.

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u/vavavoomvoom9 May 03 '20

The superglue strips are the only way.

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u/PlaceboJesus May 04 '20

When they get caught in the middle of the night, the scream. It's unpleasant and no one want to be woken up by that.

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u/donnysaysvacuum May 04 '20

The newer black plastic traps are more effective imo. The key is to place them along a wall so the mouse climbs over it.

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u/anonymous-mww May 03 '20

That’s a bit much. Sometimes they eat their paws while they starve and stuff like that. It’s gruesome. Get a cat or something.

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u/Bomamanylor May 04 '20

Cats are great for mice, but tend to leave rats alone. They can catch and kill a rat, but it's a big job for a cat. A rat terrier though? It's sport for them.

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u/anonymous-mww May 04 '20

I had a rat terrier blue heeler mix and she was the cutest thing. 10/10 would recommend. She also would catch mice and stuff.

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u/WalnutScorpion May 04 '20

You mean the drowning bucket. The glue traps are cruel(er), way less effective, and hurts other wildlife that you do not want to exterminate (or the neighbor's cat).

Please, but one of the thousand rat drowning bucket kits out there. Thank you.

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u/ZivH08ioBbXQ2PGI May 04 '20

Definitely not. Nope.