Repeating bait trap question.

[brent]

Hi all. Almost embarrassed to ask on this forum but I’ll give it a shot. I have a fig tree and a rat or rats are eating all my figs. I’ve tried so many different things. I don’t use poison because of my concern for other animals and birds so I’ve been trying to trap them the traditional way using the snap but nothing. I used plastic cups that I cut and hung around the figs but it just tears them down. I placed foil around the tree trunk and it still makes it up. I’ve mixed peanut butter and baking soda but it hasn’t eaten any (not a poison, it just disrupts their digestion). I thought about using the repeating bait trap used to catch sparrows. I could bait it with a nice ripe fig. Has any one ever caught a rat or mouse in one before? What do you think? Thanks, Brent

[C.C.Martins]

Don't be embarrassed Brent! Heck i caught a toad in ours once, no clue how he got up 2 feet and into the trap but there he was.
You'd have to devise a way to keep him off the tree and need to go to the trap...sure can do it and get it, that trap will do it.

[brent]

LOL! I’ll give it a try!! Thanks, Brent

[Bird Brain]

You might try mounting glue traps around the trunk of the tree. When the rat tries to climb, it'll get stuck in the glue trap.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rat+glue+tra ... 2_0_recent

You can use Gorilla mounting putty to mount the glue traps.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gorilla+putt ... eshed_1_12

You may have to dispatch the rat whenever you find him stuck to the glue trap. Some say these traps are inhumane. I personally don't care because I hate rats that much. Happy hunting.

[brent]

Thanks Bird Brain. I’m at a point where I’ll try anything. Going to Tractor Supply later today and will check out what’s available! Thanks, Brent

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I catch mice in mine all the time

[charlesgremillion]

Brent, I use a live animal trap that I purchased from Tractor Supply. I have caught a number of rats using roasted peanuts as bait. The only drawback for some is that you have to dispatch them after capture, considering how much i hate rats it’s not a problem for me.