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Are there any humane rat traps they they cant get out of2007-11-24 21:58:05

i've tried live traps i have the worlds smartest rats! they get out of the life trap by pulling on the door. I don't want to kill them but I also don't want to be their owner!

keep in mind it has to been humane ( don't want the dog or husband getting into poison)

Answers:

There are many humane traps that will catch rats. Be sure you have set it up correctly to be sure they cannot escape after.

I lost a pet rat once and tried catching it without a trap(no success), finally put down a humane trap and it was caught within 1 week.

I assume these are wild rats, and not domestic pets that got loose. Once you get them be sure to release them far from your home.

http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/critter...

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http://store.greenfeet.com/itemdesc.asp?...

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Yup...there sure is..called the bottom of my boot!

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Oh, man, what are you planning to do with them after? Are you really up to letting them loose in the forest (where they can starve or thrive, depending on their own little ratty personalities)?

I think it's best to use an old-fashioned mouse-trap that kills them instantly by snapping down on them. There's some gray plastic ones called "The Better Mousetrap" which makes disposal quite easy, and there's no poison involved.

But if you can handle the transportation duties, then we've gotten some mousetraps that look like little metal tunnels with two flap doors on each end. When the mouse trips one door, they both go shut. We've never had escapees.