What bait should I use to trap rats and where should I place it?
" Les meilleurs appâts sont les aliments que les rats ont l’habitude de consommer dans leur environnement. "
Après cinq années de recherche, avoir piégé plus de 3000 rats, avoir visionné des milliers de vidéos et en testant différents appâts dans divers environnements, nous avons découvert que les meilleurs appâts sont les aliments que les rats ont l’habitude de consommer là où ils se trouvent.
Les rats ont en effet tendance à bouder toute nourriture qui leur est étrangère, car ce qui leur est inconnu leur paraît potentiellement dangereux. Ils ont une excellente mémoire sensorielle et olfactive, ce qui signifie qu’ils peuvent détecter les changements dans leur environnement, y compris de nouvelles odeurs ou saveurs.
Lorsqu’ils détectent une substance inconnue, ils peuvent instinctivement se méfier d’elle pour éviter de s’empoisonner. De plus, les rats ont la capacité d’apprendre rapidement à éviter certaines substances qui leur ont causé des problèmes par le passé. Si un rat a déjà été empoisonné ou vu d’autres rats de son groupe être empoisonnés, il deviendra encore plus méfiant à l’égard de tout aliment suspect.
" Placez votre piège à environ 20 cm de l’emplacement désiré, et assurez-vous qu’il soit aligné avec la traînée d’appâts que vous disposerez sur le sol."
Commencez par répandre les appâts en une ligne ou une fine couche de 10 à 15 cm de large sur une longueur d’environ 1,6 mètre. Inutile de trop en mettre : les rats risqueraient d’être rassasiés avant même d’avoir atteint la porte du piège.
Once the bait is in place, lift the trap and position it over the bait. You can put a little more bait at the entrance to the trap and in the centre, where the trap will be set.
En principe, quand vous aurez posé le piège, les appâts devraient dépasser de chacune des extrémités du piège de +- 50 cm. Cela permettra aux rats de manger la nourriture tout en s’approchant doucement du piège jusqu’au moment où il se fera piéger.
The best baits are the foods that rats are used to eating in their environment.
After five years of research, trapping over 3,000 rats, watching thousands of videos and testing different baits in different environments, we've discovered that the best baits are the foods that rats are used to eating where they are. There is no miracle bait to attract rats, what works perfectly at your neighbour's may not work at yours. They are certainly attracted by certain types of food and certain smells, but if they have already become accustomed to an environment, they will continue to eat what they are used to eating without risk.
Rats have a tendency to shy away from unfamiliar food, as unfamiliar things seem potentially dangerous. They have an excellent sensory and olfactory memory, which means they can detect changes in their environment, including new smells or flavours, and become suspicious. They fear novelty, which is why the poisons and other rat poisons you introduce when you are invaded sometimes take a long time to be consumed.
When they detect an unfamiliar substance, they may instinctively be wary of it to avoid poisoning themselves. What's more, rats can quickly learn to avoid certain substances that have caused them problems in the past. If a rat has already been poisoned, or seen other rats in its group poisoned, by a rat poison or other poison, it will become even more wary of any suspect food. That's why rat poison and other poisons against pests don't work instantly - there's always a delay before the animal dies. If a rat were to die directly while it was busy eating poison, the other members of the colony would no longer allow themselves to be poisoned.
What's the best bait to attract rats?
Place your trap about 20 cm from the desired location, and make sure it is aligned with the trail of bait you will lay out on the ground.
Start by spreading the bait in a line or thin layer 10 to 15 cm wide over a length of around 1.6 metres. There's no point in putting too much in: the rats might be sated before they even reach the trap door. A thin, even layer will be more than enough.
Once the bait is in place, lift the trap and position it over the bait. You can put a little more bait at the entrance to the trap and in the centre, where the trap will be set.
In principle, when you have set the trap, the bait should extend +- 50 cm beyond each end of the trap. This will allow the rats to eat the food while slowly approaching the trap until they are trapped. Once the trap doors close, the rat is trapped and will try to escape, but the only way out will be fatal.
A few instructions:
- Take care not to use baits larger than 1.2 cm and a layer of baits thicker than 1.2 cm. You could obstruct the infrared barriers and cause the trap to malfunction.
- Also make sure you don't put bait right under doors. In the event of capture, the doors could remain ajar.
- Be careful not to touch the food you place in the traps. Use a bowl or ingredient scoop to handle the food, and make sure that the tool is clean and does not alter the taste of the bait, so that the rats are not disturbed by your smell on the food.
