Free Meal

[Dibbons]

About a month ago I caught a rat in the back yard in one of the two spring rat traps I have. I reset the traps (without bait) just in case.

A couple of days ago I noticed one trap had been tripped (without any sign of a "catch"). So using dental floss, I tied some cheddar cheese onto both traps and set them up again. This morning I found one trapped still set and one trap sprung (without any sign of a catch again). The cheese and dental floss were gone from both traps. At this point, not sure if now the varmint is a rodent smaller than a rat, another rat of undetermined size, or some other creature. Might try peanut butter tonight (which I tried before years ago without having success).

 

[Kern Dog]

Put up a sign that reads "No rodent zone". It works so well for guns, right?

 

[Dibbons]

Set two traps at sundown, this time with peanut butter. Found a medium size rat in one trap tonight when I checked at 10:45 PM local time. Done deal for now.

 

[kiwigtx]

What sort of cheese are you using....hard or soft, smelly or plain.....rats are picky.

 

[Dibbons]

What sort of cheese are you using

As I mentioned in my first post, yellow cheddar was stolen from two traps on the first attempt and then I switched to peanut butter tonight.

 

[kiwigtx]

As I mentioned in my first post, yellow cheddar was stolen from two traps on the first attempt and then I switched to peanut butter tonight.

They must be skilled rats to only trip one and not the other, yet make off with all the cheese.

 

[Richard Cranium]

They must be skilled rats