Homemade rat trap from a plastic bottle. Homemade rat traps: how to lure and catch an animal. Sunflower oil bottle trap

Rats are cunning and smart, they settle next to a person only out of mercantile interests. They are interested in the abundance of food, preferably of animal origin. One individual a year needs 10 kg of food, it spoils even more by simply biting or gnawing at the packaging. The harm from rats lies in their ability to destroy even inedible things: buildings, electrical wires, household appliances, cars and household items.

It is difficult to get rid of rats, they are unpretentious in everything. Easily withstand critical temperatures, radiation, lack of food. Physically developed, she jumps, runs fast, swims and even dives. For her, a height of up to 80 cm is not an obstacle, she overcomes it in a jump. Hearing and sense of smell are well developed, marks the territory to inform relatives about the danger. Rats are pests and vectors of infection, more than 20 infections and helminths threaten a person in their neighborhood.

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What are the rat traps?

Mechanical rat trap

A bait for rats is needed in a rat trap, which is arranged according to a mechanical principle. For this, fragrant products are used: cheese, smoked sausage, bacon, bread, etc. You need to lay a fresh, good-smelling bait so as not to frighten away the rat, and she did not prefer your stocks. It works on the principle of a trap, therefore it is necessary to place it in a limited space in order to reduce the width of the rodent's approach.

An excellent solution to the "good old" mechanical rat trap will be the product of the Swiss company SWISSINNO

Wooden rat trap Wood Rat Trap Classic

Order now - from 163 rubles / piece

The device works immediately, due to the clamping device. The advantages include ease of use, no need for electric current. When the rat trap is not needed, it folds compactly and is stored until the next use.

The price of the product is relatively low and amounts to 220 rubles.

Rat trap SWISSINNO SuperCat (natural bait)

Mechanical device with built-in bait. It is made entirely of plastic, which increases its hygienic characteristics. Before installation, the “jaws” are opened and the cell with the bait is released from the protective cap.

The SuperCat Rat Trap can be used in homes with pets and small children. The shelf life of the product is not limited, it is used repeatedly. The bait does not contain harmful substances, completely natural. The cost of the device is 800 rubles.

Order now - from 556 rubles / piece

The manufacturer produces an additional set of 3 interchangeable cells with bait. The set costs 680 rubles.

Review

“Tested the SuperCat in the garage the other day. Rats got into the habit, as I forgot the bait for fish after another fishing trip. I installed the rat trap in the evening, already in the morning I found a “catch”. Honestly, I did not expect such a quick result. Somehow I was skeptical about the newfangled device when the seller recommended it to me. Works! The hunt continues."

Stepan, Vereya

Electric rat traps

An electric rat trap destroys a rat instantly. A small discharge of electric current kills quickly, leaving no traces. Power supply of the device on batteries or from the mains.

Rat trap Victor Rat Trap

A versatile and powerful rat trap that delivers an instant electric shock. For convenience of users the light indicator is built in. Before installation inside the device, lay the bait and place it in the right place, turn on the rat trap.

The green light indicates the operating mode. As soon as a rat gets inside, a high-voltage discharge (8.000 V) strikes the animal (the discharge lasts for 2 minutes and the rodent has no chance). Electricity is generated by an electronic power unit

Buy now for 4500 rubles

Read the instructions for use and read

• The rat trap requires 4 batteries (type C) to operate.
• The operation of the device on one change of batteries allows you to destroy 50 individuals.

The advantages of this rat trap are efficiency, safety for humans and reliable operation. For cleaning, do not use chemical hygiene products, for this you need a damp cloth or paper towels moistened with water. There is no need to remove the carcass of a rodent with your hands, for this you just need to overturn the box.

The cost of an electric rat trap Victor is 4500 rubles. Please note that batteries must be purchased separately.

The Victor® trap can also be successfully used to catch mice. The device is an ideal rodent control solution for the home, garage, shed and more.

Live traps for rats and mice

Mechanical rat traps are not suitable if there are small children and pets in the house. In this case, choose a live trap for rodents. This is the best rat trap, the animal remains alive, there are no bloody traces, the device is reused.

Such devices are humane, they are used not only to fight rodents, but sometimes to catch escaped animals. It is a cage of different sizes, from small to large. This rat trap is suitable for large rats.

The animal gets inside, having encroached on the bait, one flap is actuated by a spring and slams shut. A rat or mouse is imprisoned. It is necessary to check the traps daily, without food and water the animal dies after 3-4 days.

Pictured is a live rat trap from Swissinno for large rats

• Material: wood, stainless steel, mesh d. 0.9 mm, cell 10 * 10 mm
• weight — 470 gr
• Overall dimensions — 275*125*110 mm

The advantages are in environmental safety, durability and repeated use. The cost depends on the size of the trap, usually prices start at 500 rubles.

Trap - glue trap

To destroy mice and rats, a trap is used that “captures” pests and holds them with glue. After unpacking, the Kapkan trap is immediately ready for use and installed in the right place.

The manufacturer guarantees the use of non-toxic substances for the manufacture of glue, the safety of the product for people and animals. Due to its small size, the glue trap is more suitable for catching mice. The adhesive pad looks like a substrate with sides, filled with a special adhesive composition, which includes:

• 50% rubber
• 24% polyisobutylene
• 2% food attractant
• 4% mineral oil

The structure of the adhesive is non-toxic and non-toxic, therefore it is recommended for use in rooms where people and pets can be.

Getting into a thick viscous mass, the animal cannot free itself and dies in agony, it is unlikely that there will be those who want to see this picture.

• Set based on a trap of 4 square meters. m. area.
• Cost - from 150 rubles

Important! As practice has shown, glue traps are effective in dealing with small mice, but do not always show a good effect with rats.

Homemade traps against rats

Some craftsmen offer their own options for rat traps, which you can build yourself from improvised means. To do this, use flower pots, plastic pipes with hooks and a mesh stretched over wire rings. All homemade rat traps show good results, and quite cope with the task.

A rat trap made from a plastic bottle is popular. There are some specifics of its use, which is not suitable for everyone. To cope with the rat will have to make an effort. To begin with, cut off the neck of a large bottle and generously lubricate with sunflower oil. To catch, the rat will have to guard and not miss the moment when the animal climbs into the bottle. The bottle is placed on its side and the bait is placed in it. As soon as the rat is inside, turn the bottle upside down.

Video: how to make a rat trap from a plastic bottle

This is not to say that "handicraft" methods always work. Industrial traps are designed for trouble-free operation, there is no need to control them and wait for the victim. It will work as expected, at the appointed time and "will not let go" of the victim.

Which rat trap to buy depends on the task and the number of individuals. For home use, a simple mechanical one is quite suitable. For warehouses, shops and enterprises, an integrated approach is recommended, that is, the use of powerful rat traps and poisoned bait.

Rats do a lot of harm, destroying food, spoiling furniture. They gnaw through walls and floors. Gray animals carry diseases. A hungry and frightened animal can attack a child. It is difficult to destroy an intelligent and cautious rodent. If one animal is poisoned by food, the rest will not touch it. A store-bought electric repeller will only temporarily drive them away. A do-it-yourself rat trap will help to destroy pests in any quantity. It is easy to make it from improvised means, old buckets and the remnants of a metal mesh, boards. It is necessary to spend a little time, sacrifice a piece of delicious cheese and set a trap in the road for rats.

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Rules for creating rat traps

To get rid of rodents, shops offer electric and electronic devices for catching and repelling rats. They are effective in an apartment and a small house where there are no pets. The disadvantages of ready-made devices for catching rats are that they:

• can catch one animal;
• dangerous in a house with children;
• they harm domestic animals and only temporarily scare away rats without killing them;
• are expensive and difficult to set up.

Any rat trap requires constant baiting. It makes no sense to spend money on buying a store device. An efficient and cheap homemade rat trap will work better. You can make any number of them and place them in all rooms where there are holes.

The rat is not only cautious, but also very smart. It's hard to catch her. Tilting and slamming structures, hinges are needed.

The trap will be effective if you take into account the behavior and habits of the animal:

1. 1. A rat will not enter a cage if it is dark and there is no way out. The walls must be transparent or made of metal mesh.
2. 2. Smelling the smell of a person, the rodent will not approach the bait. Before installing the trap, it must be wiped to remove the smell of hands. Then charge with gloves.
3. 3. Rodents are clean. They will choose the cleanest path from the hole to the food.
4. 4. The bait should be fresh and fragrant, keep well on the hook. Ideally, this is smoked lard or meat, hard cheese.

Open light spring traps should be chained to furniture legs and other heavy objects.

The rat has sharp teeth that can gnaw through wood and plastic. The walls of the trap must be smooth or strong.

From plastic bottles

Simple designs for catching rats can be made from large plastic bottles. To do this, cut off the neck with a cone and insert it with the reverse side into the bottle. Cover the edges with tape to hold. Then make a hole and thread the cord, tie the trap.

Put the flask on the edge so that the bottom with the bait laid next to it hangs down. The diameter of the hole will allow the animal to climb through the narrowing entrance inside. She won't be able to get back. When the rodent comes up in the bait, under its weight the whole structure will fly down and hang on the cord.

When making traps, it is necessary to take into account the size of the rat - 17-25 cm, large individuals reach 30 cm.



slamming trap

In the apartment it is convenient to use a trap from a plastic bottle. It is effective and completely safe if there are children in the house. For manufacturing you will need:

• a plastic bottle of 5 liters, more can be;
• wire 6-8 cm long;
• 2 rods;
• 3 rubber bands.

It is more convenient to work if you have an awl or a gypsy needle at hand for a small hole and a soldering iron to make large ones. A homemade method for making a trap takes up to 10 minutes:

1. 1. Cut off the neck with a cone, leaving a small section of the wall.
2. 2. In the middle of the container near the intended floor, make 2 holes with a soldering iron and thread one axis through them. Similarly, on the contrary, insert the second one in the cut off part, opposite the remaining jumper.
3. 3. With an awl, make a hole near the bottom in the "ceiling". The wire should pass tightly into it.
4. 4. Put rubber bands on the protrusions of the axles, connecting the cover and the main part. When unloaded, they should keep the bottle tightly closed.
5. 5. Bend the wire on one side with a hook. Put bait on it. Bring the smooth end out through a small hole.
6. 6. Put the structure on the floor near the hole. Wear an elastic band around your neck. Open the entrance of the trap and hook the other end to the protruding wire.

Once inside, the rat will pull the bait. The wire will slip inside and release the top elastic. The lower ones will pull the neck down and close the trap.

The design is comfortable at home. It is done quickly, used many times. The animal cannot get out, but at the same time it has a normal appearance, it is not injured. If a child sees it, he will not be afraid.



bottle tunnel

The design is suitable for catching rodents in a private house, barn and garage. It is better to mount everything on a thick board or plywood. Action algorithm:

1. 1. A 2 liter plastic bottle is cut off near the bottom and a cone with a neck.
2. 2. In the middle, it is attached to the edge of the board. It is enough to thread the wire below and screw the ends with self-tapping screws to the base.
3. 3. To return to its original position near the end - the entrance, make a hole in the board. Hook the edge of the resulting tunnel with a rope and hang a small load, an old spoon or an object of similar weight from it. It should be much lighter than a rat. This is necessary to hold the bottle in place and return it after tipping over.
4. 4. Place a barrel or large bucket under the hanging end of the tunnel. Above it, opposite the exit from the bottle, hang the bait.

When the rat sees the treat and walks down the tunnel towards it, the bottle will tip over under its weight. The animal will fall into the bucket. Then the load will return everything to its original position, and the structure will be ready to receive the next rodent.

If you put the bait on the hanging edge of the bottle, lightly fix the second edge near the entrance with tape, you can catch one rat per night.

The adhesive tape should come off easily with a light load. If you stick it firmly, the rodent will not fall down.

old buckets

Buckets allow you to quickly create mobile structures. The simplest involves filling a bucket with salt water.

Sawdust or husks from seeds are poured on top. The bait is neatly placed on them or suspended above the surface. Stepping on sawdust, the animal falls into the water.

Paper pail cover

Fill the bucket halfway with water. Paper cut from the center to the edges with rays is fixed on top. A bait is suspended above it. Rushing towards the cheese, the rat falls into the bucket.

Polyethylene film is effective in a similar design in the presence of a large number of rodents.

A rat won't get out of a big jar if it falls into it. It is only necessary to put a cut film fixed on the neck under the bait.

Revolving over a bucket of a bank

The design is simple, drawings do not need to be done. For large rodents, it is advisable to take a bucket of 20 liters or a barrel. Mice won't jump out of smaller dishes either. Procedure:

1. 1. A metal bar is attached to the top of the bucket. To do this, holes are made in the walls or loops.
2. 2. In a plastic bottle, holes are made along the axis in the bottom and cork with a soldering iron or a hot nail.
3. 3. A rod is threaded through the bottle and placed over the bucket. It should rotate freely.
4. 4. The walls of the bottle are lubricated with oil.
5. 5. The bait is suspended in the center.
6. 6. From the side, an approach is made from the board.



The rodent rushes to the bait along the bridge established for it. Stepping on the bottle, slides down.

Tipping bridge

The bar is attached to the edge of the barrel on a spring. It should tip over when pressed on the edge hanging inside and return to its place after release. You can hang a load outside by analogy with a plastic bottle tunnel.

The bait is hung over the barrel. From the side, you need to make an approach to the bar - a bridge. The rat comes up in the bait and the bridge topples over.

So that the rat does not get out of the small dishes, glue is poured onto the bottom, then it will get stuck in it and will not jump out.

Options for complex traps

In outbuildings where crops are stored or pets are kept, there are always a lot of rats. To combat them, simple designs and rotating cans are not very effective.

A cage is welded from a metal mesh. You can use steel wire as a fastener. On the one hand, the door is hung on the upper crossbar. Springs are attached to it, pulling it down.



A handle goes up from the bottom of the door. The rod fixed on it stretches over the ceiling and the end is inserted into the gatehouse - a loop at the end of the wire with the bait. When the rat pulls the food, the gatehouse works, opens and the springs pull the door.

You can only catch one rat per night. But the cage will last for several years.

Loops for catching rodents

Catching rats with loops is convenient in the workshop or garage. To do this, fix the usual wire or plastic strip. One end is stationary, the other is passed through the bracket.



In the charged state, a cord with a load is pulled from the movable end of the loop. A hook with a bait keeps him from falling. The loop is placed in such a way that only standing in it the rodent could get food.

The loop should be metal, pull the rat from the neck to the middle of the body. It is best to make it from a thin flexible wire.

When the rat tries to eat the bait, the cord jumps off the hook and the weight rushes down. The loop is tightened.

Having shown imagination, you can make your own rodent trapping schemes. To catch a rat, it is enough to attract its attention and outwit it.

Small gray animals are surprisingly prolific and voracious. It is enough to start a couple in an apartment or a barn, and the damage from their rapidly growing flock will be huge. Not all cats catch mice. Few can handle rats. The solution to the problem is rat traps. You can make them with your own hands from improvised material, or buy ready-made ones.

Rodents, in addition to spoiling food, walls, furniture and things, they spread various diseases and microbes. Mice are easier to remove, you can scatter mummified poison, and throw away their dried bodies during general cleaning.

Rats, despite their small brain size and belonging to rodents, are among the smartest. In addition, contrary to popular belief, they do not like to climb garbage dumps, only in extreme cases, when there is no food in other places. On the other hand, the rat is more predictable. She will always go the way where it is pure and there is less light. Cautious animals never pounce on unfamiliar food, they will not eat if the food:

• not fresh;
• retains the smell of a person;
• one rat became ill after it.

Rats are among the most intelligent animals

Rats are very difficult to remove all the poison. Therefore, they must be outmaneuvered. A do-it-yourself trap for mice and rats will help in this. As a last resort, you can buy ready-made mousetraps and traps in the store.

Rodents are able to gnaw holes not only in wood, but also in plaster. The rat trap and trap should be metal or smooth plastic.

Mice and rats never live together. If there are both in the house, then some are in the basement, others are in the attic.

You can only fight rodents by knowing what rats like, what kind of bait they like. The animal must smell from a distance. Rat, she eats grain, vegetables with pleasure, can strangle and drag a chicken into a hole or steal eggs. Animals are wary of food additives and synthetic flavors. They feel false and harmful. Only fresh meat and minced meat will attract a rodent, rotten ones, even a hungry animal will leave them unattended.

The rodent will be attracted only by fresh meat and minced meat

The best rat trap bait, fragrant and compact:

• hard cheese;
• salo;
• fish;
• meat;
• fragrant pastry.

Raw food spoils quickly. Boiled can keep fresh all night. Smoking gives a special aroma. You can use eggs and cottage cheese, but only to lure the animal into a trap. They are not suitable for traps, soft and fall without force.

With a small number of pests, a do-it-yourself rat trap made from improvised means will help out. The simplest design in a private house is plastic bottles.

1. In a 3-4 liter bottle, cut off the bottom.
2. Turn neck down and bury so that the cut edges are level with the ground.
3. Put the bait on the bottom.

Having fallen inside, the rat will no longer be able to get out along the smooth walls. She can easily gnaw on plastic, but not smooth. Therefore, bottles with squeezes - stiffeners, will not work.

Rats usually try to avoid meeting people and animals, they leave. But the animal driven into a trap will desperately fight for its life. We must take precautions when pulling him out of the trap.

A similar trap can be placed in the house. It is necessary to provide a free approach, for example, fix the cut end near the windowsill, or put it between chairs, drawers.

How to make a do-it-yourself rat trap if you need to catch a lot of pests. To do this, you need the same plastic bottle of 2 - 3 liters. Pierce the bottom with a hot nail or soldering iron. Pass a metal rod through the hole and bring it out through the neck. Place the axle on the side of a bucket or other large container. Fasten in loops for the handle or screw with wire. You can pour water into it. The bottle should rotate freely around the rod.

Homemade rat trap

It is necessary to grease the middle part of the bottle with vegetable oil. Hang a bait over it. Lay a path from the board to the neck or bottom of the bottle. Can be done on both sides. When the rat enters the makeshift bridge and reaches for the bait, the bottle will turn and the rodent will be in the bucket.

Such a trap is convenient because you can catch several rats in one night, if there are mice, they will also fall into such a trap.

How to make a rat trap for a garden or shed. You need a fine mesh-sleeve, wire and simple tools.

1. Make a large ring out of wire with a diameter of 30 - 40 cm and two half smaller.
2. Pull the mesh on one side so that there is no hole in it.
3. Insert the rings in such a way that they are located at a distance of 15 - 20 cm from each other, more in the center.
4. Bend the edges of the mesh inside the structure, in the form of cones.
5. Make a hook and hang the structure in a larger circle.
6. Put bait inside.

Barn rat trap option

The rat should be able to freely enter through the conical opening. Under the weight of her body, the “cage” overturns, and the rodent remains below, near the closed deaf end. It will not work to climb the wall, since the entrance cone is directed downwards.

The simplest do-it-yourself rat trap can be built without special containers, right on a table or workbench.

1. Enclose a place on the workbench so that there is a narrow strip from the edge of no more than 10 cm.
2. Attach a plastic loop across the passage, vertically, like an arch with one side lying. It can be made from a pipe clamp, synthetic rope and wire. The main thing is that it be strong and slide easily, tightening the loop.
3. Hang the load on a thin and strong cord. Tie one end to the free edge of the loop, hang the other on a nail driven into the end without a hat. So that at the slightest touch the cord slips and the load falls down, tightening the loop.
4. Put the bait on the carnation.

The main thing is to choose the right bait

The fragrant piece should lie so that the rat can only approach it through the loop. When she pulls the bait, the cord will jump off, and the weight will sharply pull over the edge of the loop, tightening it on the body of the rodent.

How to make a do-it-yourself rat trap so that it can be moved to different rooms and not spoil the furniture. In the garage, shed, basement and workshop, you can make such a bait on a piece of plywood or board. Put the structure on a hill or the edge of a viewing hole. Use bricks as a fence, they will also be a counterweight from tipping over the board.

A rat trap can be built directly on a table or workbench

According to the principle of a tightening loop, you can make caps on a rat with your own hands of various designs. Drill a 50 - 60 mm hole in the bar. Lower the loop from the wire into it and lock it at the end of the spring plate, which will straighten out if you pull the lever with the bait. Any man who is versed in technology will be able to come up with ways to attach and make a homemade rat trap.

Rat trap Zürner

A simple and reliable rat trap is made from a simple box. It can be placed in the garden and any room. Catch several rodents in one night.

1. Cut holes in the upper part of the box on both sides with sides of 50 - 70 mm.
2. Make a conical cover on top, removable. Install overlappings in the center and nail loops to them from below to hang the bait.
3. Upholster a box with a thin sheet of metal below the holes around the perimeter and the bottom.
4. Cut two smooth boards so that they are placed inside with a gap of up to 3 mm. Outside they can act.
5. Install boards on spring canopies. When the rat goes to the bait, they should turn around, knocking it over inside the box, and return to a horizontal position.
6. Hang the bait from the roof in the middle.
7. Bury a trap in the garden along the holes - entrances. Indoors, you need to provide approaches to the trap by placing boxes next to it or simply placing boards and stones on both sides.

Make 2 doors, 10 mm larger than the size of the end, and along the length plus another 200 mm, with a cone for the size at the top of 100 mm. They should touch each other when open on the top of the box.

Drill holes in the side walls to allow light to enter.

Attach the canopy doors to the top rails. At the bottom, weld small pins to them to pull the elastic bands that cover them.

Make a hole in the center of the ceiling. Weld the pin up. Pass a rod through it with a rocker arm.

The rat bait in the rat trap is hung in such a way that when you try to remove it, the latch that holds the doors on the roof is activated.

Purchased rat trap will come to the rescue in the fight against rats

When the rat tries to remove the bait, the latch releases the doors, the rubber bands pull them down and hold them in the closed position. The rodent will be able to eat, but will not get out of the trap.

To eliminate the smell of a person from a rat trap, the inventor recommends that after attaching the bait, put some sawdust on the bottom and set fire to them by closing the doors. The smoke will smoke everything and remove the smell that the person has left. Then, with gloves, open the doors and fix.

Purchased rat trap

The stores offer traps of various designs. They work like a loop, on the principle of hunting spring traps.

Traps are created on the basis of Velcro. There is a sticky substance in the pan that keeps the rodent rushing after the bait. Their disadvantage is that they may not hold large rats. The stuck animal screams loudly, and at night will wake up everyone around.

There should be no rats in the places where we live and work. Rodents spoil food, clothes, damage property in the apartment and carry more than 70 different diseases, among which there are those dangerous to humans. There are many ways to catch and kill pests, and if you don't want to use poisons, you can make your own rat traps. However, just making a rat trap is not enough, because rodents are very smart animals, which require a special approach to catching.

Here are some actionable tips on how to catch a rat at home with a homemade trap:

1. For the trap to work, you need to prepare the bait. For this, cheeses, cottage cheese, bread, sausages, boiled rice and so on are suitable. Food should be as fresh as possible and have a delicious smell, otherwise the rodent will not dare to approach the rat trap.
2. It is advisable to place a rat trap where there are the most rodents. Ideally, if you can place it in a hole. First, determine whether pests live in it or not. To do this, crumple up a piece of paper and place it at the entrance. If in the morning you find that the paper is scattered, then the mink is residential.
3. The rat trap must be set against the movement of pests. Often they move along the walls in places where the light does not reach.
4. Rodents are very clean, so they will always walk along a clean path if the opportunity presents itself.
5. The trap must be kept clean at all times. Wash it regularly with a solution of ash lye or ordinary soda. Be sure to ventilate it after washing. Do not neglect this recommendation, otherwise the rat trap will start to emit an unpleasant odor and will repel rats.

How to catch a rat: 6 ways to make a trap

A rat trap can be made from improvised means that are in every home. Here the main desire and a few minutes of free time. We bring to your attention 6 ways to make a trap yourself at home:

From a bucket

The method is primitive, but working. Take a bucket and pour concentrated salt solution (brine) into it. Mask the water with a thick layer of sawdust, sunflower husks, or corn leaves. The swollen layer should be kept on top. Take an appetizing bait with a pronounced aroma and place it in the center. Next, build an approach to the upper edge of the bucket: for this, you can put a plank. As soon as the rodent smells the bait, it will immediately run to its smell, fall on a layer of sawdust and fall under its own weight into salt water, from which it will not be able to get out.

Here is what our readers write about the effectiveness of this type of traps:

Marina

At first she tried to catch rats in the basement in an empty bucket. Those. there is a bait in the bucket, and on top it is covered with a sheet of paper with cuts. Nothing happened - the rats fell into the bucket, but turned it over and got out. But the bucket of water worked great. Caught 4 rats. While they are no more, tk. found and zaderat all their moves. But the bucket, just in case, I do not clean.

Leonid

The method is cheap and very simple. Really works. Its disadvantage is that you cannot put a bucket in a chicken coop or a pigsty - other living creatures can get there. But in the basement or in the barn - it works great.

DIY rat traps from plastic bottles

Everyone has plastic bottles, so any reader of this article can make a trap in this way. It is advisable to take a container of 10 or 20 liters. Cut off the upper part of it with a sharp knife, turn it over and insert this part into the resulting cavity (you should get something like a funnel). Before the above procedures, put the bait on the bottom. It is desirable that it be heavier and be able to hold the bottle. Put a crafted rat trap on a shelf or step and strengthen it in such a way that the rat climbs into the container through the neck. She will not be able to get out of such a trap for rats.

Didn't help at all. They laid out such cans throughout the basement, but no one climbed there. Maybe mice will help, but rats live the way they live ... Apparently, they understand that this is a trap

Rat trap for big rats

If your shed or other area has large rats, find an iron barrel of 500 or more liters and place it on the floor. Put a bait with a strong smell on the bottom. When the pest learns the aroma, he will want to feast. To this end, he will climb the walls into the barrel, but he will not be able to get out of it. Subsequently, you can kill the rat with boiling water or other means.

You can put such a barrel in a barn or on the street, but it may not enter the cellar ... I liked the method with a bucket of water more - and it simply takes up very little space.

Writes Anna.

Electric homemade rat trap

To make an electric trap, you will need to make a whole house. Make its upper and lower parts from wood, doors and walls on the sides - from plexiglass, and the rear sliding wall - from ordinary glass. From below, make a groove of small depth no more than 3 centimeters wide. Cover the floor with a wooden slab and run two bare wires through it. And then close the groove with the wires with a plate. The rat bait is placed inside, and as soon as the rodent gets into your house, the movable plate will move out and the wires will close. Be sure to make an electric rat trap with rubber gloves.

Many users express great doubt about this method.

Nicholas:

Rats are very smart, they will not climb into such a trap. Well, maybe one or two. And then the rest of the individuals will understand that it is unsafe and will not come up.

Pavel:

So much effort to spend on making a trap with electricity! Absolutely nothing. Difficult and may not work.

Metal rat trap

How to catch a rat in the house? You can make a trap out of metal. You will need a metal box for fishing tackle. The rat trap must have a slamming door. Attach a wooden plank to this door, and fix its end with a thick wire. The opposite end with the rodent bait should hang inside the box. As soon as the pest grabs the food, the wire will slide off, causing the trap to instantly close, leaving him no chance to get out.

In principle, such a trap can be bought ready-made - it's much easier. It costs from 500 to 1500 rubles. Only it is completely incomprehensible what to do with the caught rat. Killing her is somehow inhumane. And releasing - what then is the use of such a trap? Yes, and it is dangerous to use it. The rat is on the inside. How to touch this trap is not clear.

Writes Irina.

The cage should be placed where there are a lot of rats, and then checked very often to get the caught creatures. But this is not convenient, because. rats are found in hard-to-reach places and it is often problematic to climb there ... I prefer to use poisons.

Writes Valentine.

Rat trap Zürner

If you have the time and desire, you can make the original Zürner rat trap. It is quite simple in design and does not require special skills to build. In fact, this is a box stuffed with galvanized iron. This box has a sloping roof and two windows on the sides, which are located opposite each other. Opposite each window there are hinged bridges that touch them on one side and remain free on the other.

These bridges are the main part of the trap. Above them you need to place an appetizing bait. As soon as the rat sneaks up on it, it will fall to the bottom, and the bridges will take their original position, preventing it from climbing back.

What bait works flawlessly

Above, a home-made method was described on how to catch a rat in a house using traps, or rather, as many as 6 of them. However, none will work if you pick up bad bait. So what do you do to catch rodents? As has been repeatedly said, you will need food with a pleasant and pronounced smell. It can be flour, beer, lard, bakery products, cheese, cereals and a number of smoked products. First, try the cheese, and if it doesn’t work, feel free to use any product from the listed list.

How to kill a rat you caught

There are countless ways to kill a rodent. It can be hit hard with a blunt object, drowned, or killed by another method. We will offer you a humane option that will kill the pest painlessly:

1. Place the rat in an airtight plastic container. A regular food container will do. Be as careful as possible with the rodent, as it can bite you.
2. Take a cup and mix baking soda with vinegar in it. The chemical reaction releases carbon dioxide.
3. Fill the container. The pest will not be able to breathe carbon dioxide, so it will soon lose consciousness and die without any pain.

If you, after reading all our advice, have changed your mind about killing rodents, then try the most humane way - scaring away.

Among the various rat repellants, electronic repellers are considered the most effective. They repel rodents with ultrasonic radiation, but at the same time they are safe and silent for humans and pets. Among domestic models, the most proven are models under the brand name "Tornado". There is nothing superfluous in them - only a powerful ultrasonic wave that constantly jumps so that the rodents do not get used to the irritant. So, "Tornado-200" for 1550 rubles. designed for 200 m2, and its "big brother" "Tornado-400" for 2100 rubles. - already on as much as 400 m2. They do not have an expiration date, so with proper use, such devices will serve you for a very long time. As a rule, two weeks is enough for the nasty pests to leave your home. After they leave, it is sometimes recommended to turn on the repeller in the network as a preventive measure.

We hope you found our article useful and interesting. Use any of the recommended control methods and rodents will forget their way into your home!

Comfortable living in a metropolis or outside the city is often overshadowed by an unpleasant neighborhood. And now we are not talking about people, but about insects and rodents, whose “pleasant” company can ruin any, even the most well-established life. People deal with pests in different ways. Do-it-yourself traps and rat traps are not in last place, but are very popular.

Pests such as mice provide a number of inconveniences to humans.

Unpleasant Neighborhood

Few people warmly relate to rodents - except that decorative hamsters and guinea pigs can cause affection, and even then not for everyone. For the most part, people treat such animals with hostility, and this is quite justified. Mice, rats and other rodents cause a lot of trouble the owners of the house. These animals spoil food, furniture, things, traces of their vital activity have an extremely corrosive and unpleasant odor.

It is worth remembering that rodents carry many diseases dangerous to humans. In addition, a sick rodent is also dangerous for pets - a cat or dog that crushes an infected rat can also become infected.

In this video you will learn how to make a death trap for rodents:

How to deal with rodents

There are quite a few options, each of them is effective in its own way, and the specific choice depends on the conditions of use.

Types of rat traps

Without exception, all traps have one common drawback: a killed or caught animal needs to be put somewhere. In this case, the problem usually consists not in "where", but "how". Touching a dead rat with bare hands is strictly not recommended, it is best to wear rubber gloves, and then most people will shudder with disgust. But there is no choice - you need to get rid of the rodent, but before that, the rodent needs to be caught . Suitable for this:

DIY traps

If you start fighting the rats before they begin to multiply at a tremendous rate, then there is a chance that the trap will only be needed once or twice. The prices of rat traps range from 300 to 3000 rubles. Agree, a rather expensive gift for a rodent that you want to get rid of. Therefore, it is worth thinking about how to make a trap for rodents with your own hands.

From simple to complex

The simplest options are sometimes the most effective. In order to get rid of rodents in a country house or barn, you can try using a bottle trap. This will require:

• sunflower or any other vegetable oil;
• bait;
• big bottle;
• knife or scissors;
• tape or wire.

Separate the top third from the bottle with a neck. Generously grease the plastic from the inside with vegetable oil. Put the bait at the bottom of the bottle.

Some traps are a little tricky to make, but the result is well worth the time invested.

Insert the cut part into the bottle with the neck inside. Fasten both parts together. The trap is ready. The animal will be able to get inside, but it will not be able to get back because of the slippery walls. This is the simplest and most budgetary version of the rat trap. Not suitable for large rodents.

The water trap is a large bucket filled with liquid by a third. The walls of the bucket must be oiled so that the animal cannot get out. To the center of the bucket from the edge, a “path” with bait should be brought, installed in such a way that under the weight of the animal it falls into the bucket. The rat will not be able to get out of the bucket and will drown.

The rat trap is a live trap that does not kill a rodent, but simply catches it

A mechanical rat trap is made according to a simple scheme, but the efficiency of such a device is high. In addition, this design is suitable for large specimens and can simultaneously fix not one, but two or even three medium-sized rodents.

The rat trap is a box whose roof is not flat, but sloping. A bait is attached to the inside of the roof. In the opposite walls of the trap, two windows are cut, between which a bridge is attached, consisting of two parts on hinges. Its design should be such that in a calm state it is horizontal, but when the rat approaches the bait along it, the bridge “dives” down, overturning the animal, and returns to its original position. The rat will no longer be able to get out, since the hole is blocked by the same bridge.

Do-it-yourself electric rat trap

To make such a trap, you will need to remember the school physics course, especially the "Electricity" section. The floor of the trap is usually made of wood, and in one place they make a small depression a few centimeters wide, and bare wires are passed through the floor. Above is a piece of tin, which is set in motion under the weight of the animal. The bait is located in a key place: when the rat gets to it, the plate goes down and closes the contacts. From an electric shock, the rodent dies on the spot.

One way or another, the fight against rats is rarely limited to only one remedy. Often you have to try them all before the problem disappears.