What to do About a Trap Shy Rodent

You might be quite familiar with rodents but you might be hearing being trap shy for the first time. Remember the cartoon series of Tom and Jerry, where the smart mouse over and over avoid being caught in a trap despite the bait being cheese, a food the mouse love. That is an example of being trap shy. You might feel it happens only in cartoons but a video clip in the city of New Orleans show a rat investigating a trap and refuses to be baited.

Like diseases, rodents are quite familiar with traditional traps. These traps are amazing but rodents have learned to boycott these baits because they are often used incorrectly. Rodents may have a tiny head but they are no folly. They are intelligent as well and as such requires the right rodent trap set up to trap one. The efficiency of most traps have been questioned as they have repeatedly failed. This article will discuss few rules and tips that makes it easy to trap a trap shy rodent.



Use the right bait

Your uninvited guest became trap shy because you are using the wrong baiting method. Certain baits that have proved successful includes marshmallows, cheese, beef and so on. However, different rat species have food preferences. Take a look at what it has ate in the past few weeks. They might either be an omnivore or herbivore. In whatever case, foods with good smell have always attracted rodents. Use them.

The right place

The wrong placement might cause your rodents to become trap shy. Learn to place them in their track. Rodents are usual guests to places such as the ceiling, top of the basement, secluded corners, closets, under furniture. Rats require surface movement, place traps accordingly. If you'll be placing a trap outside the building, keep away from moisture to avoid rust. Placing traps in overly conspicuous places is not advised. Rats are too smart to forget how their route pans out.

Try new methods.

There is a possibility that your rodents are familiar to the same trap. Try other rodents trap. There's a huge collection to go with. These includes:

-Glue traps

-Electronic trap

-Snap traps

-Live traps

Use as much trap as possible. These traps should be strategically placed with adequate spacing. Add more especially along their area of major activity.

Build trust.

Rats are not naive; they are late adopters. They won't jump at every trap because it has a good smelling food. They are smarter than this. So, create a false atmosphere of trust. Drop off the unset trap on their route. Drop litters around it. It may take up to two weeks to trust the trap. However, once they trust the trap, they stop being trap shy and will walk into the trap.

Conclusion

Make sure of the right trap. Don't use a mouse trap for a rat. Do not add poison to a live trap. It proffers more damage than good. Want a quick action trap? Use the snap trap. If you have a large infestation or a large building, you need an expert hand.


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