Setting Rat Traps In Attic

How to get rid of rats in the attic.

Setting rat traps in attic.

There may be as many as two dozen rats in your attic before you even notice odors or damage. The use of a one way exclusion door is usually the best the easiest and the most humane method. Put out two dozen traps. If your set on using live catch traps read the reviews of the best live rat traps.

Remove the trapped rats until you hear no more sounds in the walls or attic. Leave the rat trap in an area where you know the rat has been frequenting. Oh and set a lot of traps. Don t place traps in the middle of rooms attics and crawl spaces.

Set the trap 90 degrees perpendicular to flat edges like beams when possible. Mount traps to the entry exit holes or set cage traps bolted on the roof in the shade. One or two won t cut it. Only after everything is sealed should you bother to trap and remove the rats.

But the best strategy of all is to not even trap the rats at all. Place the traps on these trails. When placing rat traps in open areas if possible place them against something that the rat might use to trail against. A trap with no bait if placed correctly will catch the rats and no bait will trap them if the snap trap is put in the wrong area.

You can bait a trap with peanut butter or slimjim or chocolate. Read more about how to trap a rat here. Also trim any tree branches too close to the roof. Trapping rats in the attic.

Don t set them in a way that allows the rats to trigger them from behind. Remember these holes can be as small as a 1 2 wide opening. Placing rat traps directly in the path of rats helps rats to find them. That s how you know the rats are gone.

All you need to do is smear a small amount of peanut button upon the rat trap before setting it. We heard scratching from rodents in the attic and hopefully this trap baited with peanut butter on. Remember rats like to keep their whiskers in contact with a hard surface so if you just toss traps out into the middle of the floor you aren t likely to get many rats. You can trap rats in the attic if you follow the correct approach.

Shop victor ultrasonic repellents. Rats are creatures of habit that run over the same trails over and over. They are definitely the best type of trap to use on the rat runways in the attic. To the ears of a rat the sounds are deafening.

Inspect inside the garage attic crawlspace and outside of the home for entry points. Remember do not set cage traps inside the attic. Lay the traps across rat paths not in line with rat paths. Put out enough traps.

This is a video of the correct way how to set a rat trap.