Best live rat trap

[JimAndy]

I need/want to move away from putting down poison (I'm scared of the family pets eating the dead poisoned rats ), and want to put down a few live rat traps, which i can then dispose (what a nice way to say kill the wee freckers) safely. what traps have people used or has anyone build their own

 

[A1an]

Not exactly LIVE catch but they do work. Iirc you need to import them.

 

[Brisel]

 

[David.]

Those blighters have been crawling all over those free range eggs. Mmmmm lovely.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

All you need is a massive wok...

 

[deleted user 837354]

Is that a lurcher they have as a back up dog?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Is that a lurcher they have as a back up dog?

Yeah. Looks like a couple of whippet crosses.

I had a Bedlington whippet on my team.

 

[Roy_H]

Not exactly LIVE catch but they do work. Iirc you need to import them.

Amazon sell them.

 

[A1an]

Amazon sell them.

Every day is a skool day ??

 

[steveR]

Nice gadget, but 140 quid!! ?

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Nice gadget, but 140 quid!! [emoji848]

Cheaper than a Touratech GPS mount [emoji23]

 

[David.]

The Amazon reviews are unpromising. Even allowing for idiots, nigh on 40% one star ratings can't be good?

 

[unlacedgecko]

For the money, you'd be better off with 7 Mk 4 fenn traps. Just learn how and where to set them.

 

[steveR]

Cheaper than a Touratech GPS mount [emoji23]

Its the BMW of rat traps, so bound to be costly....

 

[steveR]

For the money, you'd be better off with 7 Mk 4 fenn traps. Just learn how and where to set them.

True, but very scarey devices!!

 

[unlacedgecko]

True, but very scarey devices!!

You're not a real trapper till you've had one close on your hand ??

 

[Grassman]

All you need is a massive wok...

I wonder if they just turn the heat on for dinner later

 

[Romney_Rob]

We use those glue traps very successfully.

 

[pauld]

Use a selection of cage traps from Trapman here.