We get Cotton Rats here on the farm in NC. Live trap them using peanut butter spiked with sunflower seeds and relocate at least 1000 feet away from the house and greenhouse. They are cute little buggers. When we lived in NYC, the varmints were Norway Rats and leftover pepperoni pizza was the bait of choice... euthanized with engine starting fluid... AKA ether. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM Marc Rosenblum via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi Diane, > > Congratulations on your success! I'm glad you are rid of your nuisance! > I'm also glad you chose to use a trap instead of chemical baits. > Chemical baits too often have unintended victims. > > Marc Rosenblum, Falls City, OR Zone 8b > > On 1/19/2024 10:32 AM, Diane Whitehead via pbs wrote: > > I’ve had a rat in my greenhouse, ravaging my bulb seedlings. It likes > to pull them up and eat the bulb. > > > > I’ve tried trapping, using grapes as bait. The trap has snapped on my > fingers a few times, so I know it works. Obviously I’ve been using the > wrong bait. > > Last night I used a piece of toast instead of a grape and this morning - > a dead rat. At last! I’ve reset the trap with another piece of toast, in > case there is another rat in there. > > > > Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > > cool mediterranean climate warm dry summers, mild wet winters 70 cm > rain, sandy soil > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…