Ok, so I spotted a rat cruise through my workshop the other day. Watched his route, bought 4 traps and set them up. 3 old school Victors and a Tomcat. So far in three days I have a happy rat full of peanut butter... I'm sure just waiting for dinner again this eve. Two traps are set off, all 4 have no peanut butter and I have nothing to show for it. I need help apparently
Three mice are sitting at a bar in a pretty rough neighborhood late at night trying to impress each other about how tough they are. The first mouse orders a scotch, gulps it down and slams the glass on the bar. He turns to the second mouse and says, "When I see a mousetrap, I lie on my back and set it off with my foot. When the bar comes down, I catch it in my teeth, bench press it 20 times to work up an appetite, and then make off with the cheese." The second mouse orders two shots of bourbon, slams them down and nearly breaks the glasses on the bar. He turns to the first mouse and replies, "Yeah, well, when I see rat poison, I collect as much as I can, take it home, grind it into a powder, and add it to my coffee each morning so I can get a good buzz going for the rest of the day." The first mouse and the second mouse then turn to the third mouse. The third mouse lets out a long sigh and says to the first two, "I don't have time for this bullshit. I gotta go home and screw the cat."
Here is what you need...Old school rat traps, bacon, and fishing line or thread. 1) cook bacon, but not crispy because you don't want it brittle. 2) put a dime size piece of bacon on end of rat trap 3) wrap bacon up with line or thread so it takes a little effort for them to get it off. 4)prepare to clean up dead rats
https://www.tomcatbrand.com/en-us/products/rats/tomcat-secure-kill-rat-trap I haven't had my tomcat go off without there ever being a rat. Now if you have a mouse, they will have issues setting it off and may not get caught. The old school ones hardly ever work. Also put them in the walking path of the rat against a wall. (teeth facing the wall) If this doesn't work my dog gets ahold of them.