whats the best way to trap a rat in my house?

Answer 1

Forget Decon. Yes, it will kill them but they seem to always die inside the walls and the smell is really bad for weeks until they dry up. Use rat traps along the wall as others suggested. However, rats are very intelligent. A way to fool them is to bait the traps without setting them for a day or two until you see the bait disappearing. Then set them. Repeat every few days until they are gone.

Answer 2

Here's what worked for me. Take a rat trap and put it in a paper sack. Use a glob of peanut butter for the bait. When the rat gets caught in the trap, pick up the bag and throw the entire thing in the trash. This works well if you just have a small rat problem.

Downsides to glue traps: sometimes the rats will get stuck in them and thrash around and really make a racket. You want to kill them but not watch them freak out.

Double downside to using poisons/pellets: the poison will kill the rats, but you don't know where they are going to crawl off to to die. They may go into some crack and leave their rotting body to stink up your house while it decomposes. Or you may find his little carcass being picked clean by ants.

In my experience, the traps in the bag works well. If it's really overwhelming, call in the professionals!

Good luck!

Answer 3

I had this same problem. Tried to do the live trap thing...doesn't work. Gotta kill 'em. So get a rat trap and use a geranium leaf for bait. No kidding !! I've gotten several that way. So you know...where there's one there are several...so keep the trap activated for awhile...and good luck

Answer 4

Rat trap with peanut butter for bait. Best to put out several traps along the wall or baseboard.

Answer 5

Stick Pads catch it but it will still be alive. Whatever you do dont put out ANY rat poision, it will crawl somewhere and die, and you will be stuck with a horrible smell in your house. You could set up a trap, like for squirel or coon. Then take it far far away and let it go.

Answer 6

buy the rat traps that have glue in them. The rats walk thru them and they are stuck and they want go any where else.

Answer 7

rat trap baited with raw sausage or a very good full grown cat

Answer 8

maybe you could attach multipul lines of duct tape across an area with food in the midle so when he goes for the food he will get stuck but rats are strong so he will run off with the tape on him so attach it to something, if you are quick you might catch him be4 he chews out..good luck

Answer 9

buy some of those sticky tabs, the rat will get stuck to it, but it wont killl it though u can jus take it outside and let it go

Answer 10

Rent mouse hunt