annqldau

Anyone in Brisbane area know where you can buy the mesh catch them live rat traps so that you can humanly transport the little dears else where knowing you have definitely caught them?

annqldau

Rats...so am I to assume nobody knows the answer?

soapy©

mitre 10 had them in sydney, so i think they would have them here

annqldau

Is that the cage type or plastic tippy type like for mice?

Grayling

A decent sized snake would do the job better....and help native wildlife

annqldau

Problem seems to be local snake is on strike, hence the rats...

soapy©

no it was the cage

annqldau

will head off in search of one at Mitre 10 tomorrow...

soapy©

give your local one a call first

quercus

I hope the rats are more gullible than Manchester mice. I bought a humane trap and caught one straight away. Even baited with chocoate, which they're supposed to prefer to cheese, I never caught another. When we lived on a farm, a small border terrier soon sorted out the rats, and humanely too. One shake and they were gone.

annqldau

Have caught mice in the humane one; think it was actually Soapy who recommended it so no longer have a mouse problem.

The Border terrier would be the ideal solution (strangely we just happen to have one handy) and that is who gets drove crazy by the little b@ggers every night as he watches but can't touch. Problem here is they are up trees and he's not allowed off the lead at night or he'd have them. So need the trap before said Border terrier drives us crazy barking. Doesn't bark at birds or possums just rats as he must no instinctively what he's meant to do.

cresta57

Try this guy Ann
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-improve-h...ayphotohosting

themerlin

Thanks.

That looks good.

cresta57

This one is the closest I could find to the multi catch trapdoor ones we used back in the U.K.
Easy to build if you have some weld mesh handy

annqldau

Did look at that one and seemed reasonable, I like to buy of power sellers as less chance of being dodgy but at $20 may be worth a gamble.

Forgot my purse today so didn't get to Mitre 10 so will try them tomorrow and if no joy may just get that one.