Getting rid of harmful rodents can be potentially dangerous: after all, poisons can cause harm to pets.

Another disadvantage of this method of fighting rats and mice is bad smell dead animal, to find and eliminate which - a big problem.

That's why in the best possible way is mechanical - using rat traps. You can buy such a device, but it’s easier to make it yourself.

There is a reliable and inexpensive method of catching rodent pests.

To make such a rat trap you will need a trash can with a swinging lid and a couple of rolls toilet paper with a center made of thick cardboard, as well as a piece of bait (cheese, meat).

Sequencing:

1. remove the cardboard rolls from the toilet paper. Any other hollow cardboard tubes with a diameter of 3-4 cm, for example, from a roll of foil or cling film, are also suitable for this stage;

1. cut the cardboard lengthwise so that you get 2 halves of equal width;

1. glue the blanks. As a result, a single gutter 25-30 cm long should form;

1. Place the rat trap on a flat, stable surface at a low height. One end of the device should hang above the floor;

1. Place a trash can with a swinging lid under the free end of the rat trap. You can also install a bucket without a lid. In this case, it must be of sufficient height so that the rat cannot leave it;

1. place a piece of bait on the end of the cardboard trench that hangs over the bucket;

1. All you have to do is wait for the animal, attracted by the smell of tasty bait, to run along the gutter, fall into the bucket, and the lid slams shut under its own weight!

Do-it-yourself rat trap made of bars and mesh

A more serious structure, safe for humans and lasting for many years, can be made of wood and metal.

Similar rat traps are sold in hardware stores, but a home-made option is much more economical.

You will need:

• bars with a section of 2.5 by 2.5 cm;
• board measuring 25 by 15 cm and 2 cm thick;
• metal mesh with small holes;
• piece of tin;
• wire;
• nails.

Progress:

• to extend service life inner surface bars and boards are covered with tin. You can skip this step if the rat trap is required as an emergency measure for pest control (will last no more than a year);

• 4 bars are nailed to the board so that they stand vertically;

• from the same bars a horizontal surface is made, that is, other bars in the form of a frame are attached to their protruding ends;

• With outside to all parts of the rat trap, except one, metal mesh is attached;

• door is being made. To do this, you need to nail down bars with a similar cross-section, but of shorter length, and attach a metal mesh to the workpiece;

• to hang the door, you need from the top outside rat traps drive small hinges purchased at the store. A handle should be attached to the door: it can be purchased ready-made or made from a bent large nail;

• next you need make a “guard”. For this purpose, a 2 mm wire 45 cm long is taken. The wire is bent at one end in the form of a hook for bait. This end is placed in a cage, and a step-shaped bend is made in the center of the wire. Such a step rests on the upper mesh of the rat trap;

• the second end of the wire is attached to the rat trap door bracket with a loop. Like trigger very simple, but must be adjusted so that the trap slams shut at the slightest twitch of the bait. This is achieved by slightly sliding the guard loop off the bracket;

• at the end of the work you should make a castle so that the caught rat does not jump out of the trap. To do this, a piece of 4 mm wire is bent into the shape of the letter “P”, and its ends are flattened with a hammer and small holes are drilled into them. Next, the lock is attached with nails to the bars of the upper part of the trap, supplemented with reliable rubber bands;

• All that remains is to wait until the pest, attracted by the smell of the bait, sneaks into the cage and pulls the hook. The trap will slam shut, the rat is caught!

A rat trap without bars is made in a similar way. The main material for it is a metal mesh, from which a rectangular tube is bent.

The mesh joints are connected with wire. To add rigidity to the structure, metal rods can be woven into the floor and ceiling. The sequence of making the gatehouse and the materials for it are the same as in the previous description of the method.

Rat trap made from a metal box

Fishing enthusiasts can “donate” an old metal box for fishing gear.

Also suitable for making a rat trap any drawer that has a slamming door.

A wooden strip is attached to the box door, the end of which is fixed with thick wire. The purpose of the bar placement is to hold the lid in the open position.

The other end with bait hangs in the rat trap. When the animal grabs the bait, the wire slides off the bar and the trap closes tightly.

To securely hold the animal inside, you can attach it to inside doors (in the hinge area) a strong spring, the second end of which is placed on the back wall of the box.

A jar or bucket for catching a rat

The original and simplest one can be used anywhere - in the country, in the garage and even at home.

Rats do a lot of damage, destroying food and damaging furniture. They chew 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 rat trap made with your own hands will help destroy pests in any quantity. It’s easy to make from improvised materials, old buckets and leftovers. metal mesh, boards You need to spend a little time, sacrifice a piece of delicious cheese and set a trap on the road for rats.

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Rules for creating rat traps

To get rid of rodents, stores offer electric and electronic devices for catching and repelling rats. They are effective in apartments and 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 home with children;
• harm domestic animals and only temporarily repel rats without killing them;
• They are expensive and difficult to set up.

Any rat trap requires constant baiting. There is no point in spending money on buying a store-bought device. An effective and cheap rat trap, made with your own hands from available materials, 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 difficult to catch her. We need tilting and slamming structures and hinges.

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 visible exit. The walls should be transparent or made of metal mesh.
2. 2. Having smelled a person, the rodent will not approach the bait. Before installing the trap, you need to wipe it to remove the smell of your hands. Then charge while wearing gloves.
3. 3. Rodents are clean. They will choose the clearest path from the hole to food.
4. 4. The bait should be fresh and aromatic, and stick well to the hook. Ideally, this is smoked lard or meat, hard cheese.

Open lightweight spring traps should be secured with a chain to furniture legs and other heavy objects.

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

From plastic bottles

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

Place the flask on the edge so that the bottom with the bait placed near it hangs down. The diameter of the hole will allow the animal to crawl through the narrowing entrance inside. She won't be able to get back. When the rodent approaches the bait, under its weight the entire 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

It is convenient to use a trap made of plastic bottle. It is effective and completely safe if there are children in the house. To make it you will need:

• plastic bottle 5 liters, more possible;
• 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 on hand for small holes and a soldering iron for making larger ones. Homemade method Making a trap takes up to 10 minutes:

1. 1. Cut off the neck with a cone, leaving small area walls.
2. 2. In the middle of the container near the intended floor, make 2 holes with a soldering iron and thread one axle through them. In the same way, insert the second one in the cut-off part, opposite the remaining jumper.
3. 3. Use an awl to make a hole near the bottom in the “ceiling”. The wire should fit tightly into it.
4. 4. Place rubber bands on the protrusions of the axles, connecting the cover and the main part. When uncharged, they should keep the bottle tightly closed.
5. 5. Bend the wire on one side with a hook. Hang bait on it. Lead the straight end through small hole out.
6. 6. Place the structure on the floor near the hole. Place an elastic band around the neck. Open the trap entrance and hook the other end to the protruding wire.

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

The design is convenient at home. It's quick to make and can be used many times. The animal cannot get out, but at the same time it looks normal and 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. Algorithm of actions:

1. 1. A 2-liter plastic bottle is cut off near the bottom and has 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 at the bottom and screw the ends to the base with self-tapping screws.
3. 3. To return to the starting position near the end - entrance, make a hole in the board. Hook the edge of the resulting tunnel with a rope and hang a small weight, 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 knocking over.
4. 4. Place a barrel or large bucket under the hanging end of the tunnel. Hang bait above it opposite the exit from the bottle.

When the rat sees the treat and goes through the tunnel towards it, the bottle will topple under its weight. The animal will fall into the bucket. The weight will then return everything to its original position, and the structure will be ready to accept the next rodent.

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

The tape should come off easily with light load. If you seal 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 carefully placed on them or suspended above the surface. Having stepped on the sawdust, the animal falls into the water.

Paper bucket cover

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

Polyethylene film is effective in such a design if there is large quantity rodents

A rat will not get out of a large jar if it falls into it. You just need to put a cut film attached to the neck under the bait.

Rotating can over a bucket

The design is simple, there is no need to make drawings. For rodents large sizes It is advisable to take a 20 liter bucket or barrel. Mice will not jump out of smaller dishes. Procedure:

1. 1. A metal rod is attached to the top of the bucket. To do this, holes or loops are made in the walls.
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 above 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. A plank approach is made from the side.



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

Tipping bridge

The bar is attached to the edge of the barrel with a spring. It should tip over when you press on the edge hanging inside and return to its place when released. You can hang a load outside, similar to a tunnel made from a plastic bottle.

The bait is hung above the barrel. You need to make an approach to the bar from the side - a bridge. The rat approaches in the bait, and the bridge overturns.

To prevent the rat from getting out of the shallow dish, glue is poured into the bottom, then it will get stuck in it and will not jump out.

Options for complex traps

There are always a lot of rats in outbuildings where crops are stored or pets are kept. To fight them simple designs and spinning cans are not very effective.

A cage is welded from a metal mesh. You can use steel wire as fastening. On one side the door is hung on top bar. Springs are attached to it, pulling it down.



A handle extends upward from the bottom of the door. The rod attached to it stretches above the ceiling and the end is inserted into the guard - a loop at the end of the wire with bait. When the rat tugs at the food, the guard is triggered, 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

It is convenient to catch rats with loops in a workshop or garage. To do this, attach a regular wire or plastic strip. One end is stationary, the other is passed through the bracket.



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

The loop should be metal and pull the rat from the neck to the middle of the body. It is best made from thin flexible wire.

When the rat tries to eat the bait, the cord comes off the hook and the weight flies down. The noose is tightening.

Using your imagination, you can make your own rodent trapping schemes. To catch a rat, you just need to attract its attention and outsmart it.

Rats bring a lot of damage to your home. No wonder people are looking for instructions on “How to make rodent baits at home.” There are plenty of electric baits on the market, but if you can make an effective homemade trap, then the question arises: “Why buy something that you can make at home?” In this case, according to the instructions, you will need a minimum of materials. For example, for one of the productions you will only need to have a plastic bottle. Homemade electronic and electrical products are popular.

How to make a rat trap with your own hands - step-by-step instructions

For example, let's take a trap made of cardboard tubes. Cut one such sleeve along its surface. Glue the two cut pieces together to form a full-fledged 30 cm gutter. Place it over a deep bucket in the form of a mound (correctly, so that one end hangs down). Place food in the part above the bucket. It will work like this: when the rat runs up a steep slope and gets to the food, the lid of the bucket will fall under its weight, and the rodent will be inside.

DIY rat trap made from plastic bottles

Homemade rat traps are often made from plastic bottles at home. To make homemade bait, you will need a plastic bottle with a wide neck, which must be cut off immediately. You need to pierce a hole a centimeter from the cut; pass a strong thread 60 cm long into its end.

The bait is placed in the bottle, and it itself should be on the surface above the floor. It is advisable that the food be in the part of the plastic bottle that hangs over the surface (the top has support, but the bottom does not). Tie the thread that was used to pour over the bottle to a nail. The animal can be caught due to the fact that the mousetrap will tip over when it itself reaches into the open plastic bottle for the bait.

Rat trap for large rats at home

If you find a large iron barrel per 1000 liters, you can catch the animal with homemade bait at home. The empty vessel should be placed on the floor of the barn where the rat was found. Everything is quite simple: they usually put food that is familiar to the rodent in the barrel. As soon as he wants to eat heavily, by his actions the rodent will climb up the outer walls or along the walls of the barn into the barrel, but he will no longer be able to get out in the opposite direction. Sometimes boiling water is poured into such a vessel so that the rat is doused with hot water.

Homemade electric rat trap - how to make?

On the Internet, many people present ideas that come to their minds about how they can use electronic traps at home to catch a mouse or rat.

To do this, you can make a whole house (the upper and lower parts are made of wood, the door and side walls are made of plexiglass, and back wall retractable type - made of traditional glass). At the bottom you need to make a shallow groove with a width of 3 cm. Then the floor is covered with a slab of wood. Two exposed wires are passed crosswise through the floor. The plate closes the groove, which already contains wires. That is, when the pest gets inside, the movable plate goes down and the wires short-circuit. It is better to wear rubber gloves while making electric and electronic baits.

DIY metal rat trap - instructions

There are instructions not only for electronic traps or those made from plastic bottles, but also for metal ones. high quality. To do this, those who fish or know what rat traps are must sacrifice a metal box for fishing tackle (the main thing is that there is a door that slams shut). A wooden strip is attached to the door, its end is fixed with thick wire. The other end with the bait should hang in the box itself. When the rat grabs the food, the wire slides off and the trap closes.

DIY rat trap made from a bucket

One of the most simple ways connected to the bucket. Take the largest coin and place a homemade trap so that part of the bucket stands on the edge of this coin. The bait itself is placed in front of the bucket. Having heard the smell, the rodent will in any case touch the penny and the trap will slam shut - the “dressing” of the bucket will occur.

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The best bait for rats in a rat trap

If you make an electronic, electric or plastic bottle trap, you still need to know how to lure a rodent into it at home. So how can you lure a rat into a rat trap? First of all, food with strong odor. Flour, beer, lard, bread, seeds, cheese, any grains, as well as smoked meats are suitable.

Check the cheese first, if there is no result, feel free to choose another product from the list and wait. The rodent will definitely get caught, since it will not be possible to cope with the smell that attracts it.

Since the time of the famous Pied Piper of Hammel, who lured all the rats out of the city with a magic flute and mercilessly drowned them in the river, a lot of water has flowed under the river. But little has changed in the eternal confrontation between man and evil rodents. People, through their powerful intellect and enormous creativity, come up with ever new ingenious means of exterminating pests, and rodents, with their enormous fertility and resistance to the blows of fate, quickly make up for their losses and again go on the offensive against human bins. A multi-thousand-year battle without rules has developed into a positional war without winners or losers. But human genius does not give up and is preparing new surprises for the pests.

Damage from rodents

The well-known ladies' exclamation “It smells like mice!” - not the saddest consequence of a rodent invasion of a household.

Mice and their larger relatives, rats, eat everything that is bad in kitchens, warehouses, pantries, cellars, sheds, barns, and other places where food is concentrated, often damaging food supplies, especially in warehouses and rural areas, damage comparable to fires. It’s not uncommon for them to spoil clothes, shoes and books.

In addition, rodents, leaving excrement, urine and saliva in human homes, are carriers of more than 70 infectious diseases. The ominous medieval plague epidemic, which wiped out the population of half of Europe, was brought on its paws by rats.

And the simple appearance of rats and mice in women's company spoils the ladies' nerves and mood for the whole day.

Did you know? According to approximate calculations by scientists (since it is impossible to count accurately), there are half as many people on our planet as there are rats.

Effective Rat Traps: 5 Ways to Catch a Rat

The creative thought of modern rat catchers does not stand still and finds new ways to use objects familiar to us in order to capture and destroy rodents.

Bucket trap

From improvised means that are available on any farm, you can make a very effective tool for exterminating pests.

It is quite simple, and to create it you need:

1. Pour a strong salt solution into a bucket.
2. Sprinkle a thick layer of sunflower seed husks, sawdust or shavings on top.
3. Wait until this layer swells. He won't be able to drown because of high density concentrated saline solution.
4. Place bait with an appetizing smell for rats in the center of the layer.
5. Place a board resting on the ground against the top edge of the bucket, along which the rodent can climb up.
6. Smelling the smell of bait, the rodent will rush to it and, having climbed the plank, fearlessly step on a layer of sawdust or husk that seems durable to him and immediately fall into salt water, from which there is no escape for him.
7. In the morning, count the number of gray drowned bodies and dispose of them.

How to make a trap from a plastic bottle

IN Lately Increasingly, plastic bottles have begun to be used for pest control because of their low cost and ease of processing when making a trap.

One of the most simple options is as follows:

1. U plastic container 10-20 liters should be cut top part with a thread where the cap is screwed on, and a dome-shaped part that starts from the place where vertical walls begin to curve towards the hole.
2. Insert the dome-shaped part tightly with the narrow end into the container to make something like a funnel.
3. Strengthen the edges of this “funnel” with tape.
4. Throw heavier bait inside the resulting trap so that the trap cannot easily move at the touch of an animal.
5. Place the trap itself, lying on its side, with the hole on some small elevation, so that it is easier for the rodent to get to the coveted bait.
6. Once a rodent gets inside a plastic container, it will no longer be able to get out.

Did you know? The entire population of rats on Earth eats 168,000,000 tons of food annually.

Homemade pot trap

An ordinary medium-sized clay flower pot can also become a formidable weapon against gray pests.

To do this you need:

1. Raise the edge of the pot.
2. Place the bait deep into the space under the pot.
3. Place the edge of a coin under the raised edge.
4. A rat looking under the pot will certainly disrupt the stability of the structure, and the pot will cover the rodent.

The disadvantage of this method is the possibility that the rodent will touch the coin before it has completely climbed under the pot and will have time to escape. To prevent this from happening, a more sophisticated method is used.

Instead of a coin, an ordinary ruler placed on its edge is used, to the end of which a thread is attached through a loop. A bait is attached to the other end of the thread and placed under the pot.

This time-tested trap works reliably and is capable of “sheltering” more than one rodent overnight.

It is made as follows:

1. Under construction wooden house in the manner of a birdhouse, but only with a hole not in the front, but with two on the sides and with a removable lid.
2. The bottom of the box and the inside sides are lined with tin.
3. Opposite each of the two holes, planks are attached on hinges from the inside in such a way that they form a kind of bridge leading from window to window and interrupted in the middle.
4. Each of the boards is equipped with a light spring that supports it in a horizontal position.
5. The bait is suspended on a thread above the planks.
6. Animals have easier access to the holes by means of planks leaning against their edges from the outside.
7. Then everything is simple: the rat looks into one of the holes, sees a hanging bait and a convenient bridge leading to it. She walks along the plank, it lowers under her weight, and the animal slides into the tin-lined box, and the plank returns to its original position.
8. The Zürner rattrap is ready to receive its next guests.

How to use an iron barrel as a trap

This is extremely simple and just as effective method fighting rats.

Iron barrel trap: video

To do this you need:

1. Place the iron barrel next to a table or similar surface, pushing the edge of the barrel slightly under the table.
2. Pour water into the barrel.
3. Place a board on a table or other surface in such a way that one of its edges with bait hangs over the barrel, being in balance with the rest of the board.
4. The rodent, walking along the plank towards the bait, loses its balance and slides right into metal barrel with water, from where he can no longer get out.

Important! Any contact with a rat, including a dead one, should be carried out exclusively with thick mittens or gloves and appropriate clothing.

Rats control: features

Rats are among the smartest animals. That is why it is so difficult for a person to fight them. For example, being omnivores, even when they are hungry, they will never attack unfamiliar food all together. As soon as they are convinced that nothing happened to the “scouts,” the others will begin to eat unfamiliar food.

So, with the help of pesticides, even the most modern ones, it is impossible to remove the entire rat family in a certain place. Rats do not eat stale food or food that smells like humans.

Contrary to popular belief, this animal is quite clean, visits garbage dumps in extreme cases, and chooses the most well-groomed places indoors. For example, even the most hungry rat will not eat rotten meat.

And although the rat is an omnivore, when choosing bait for a trap, you need to know which products rodents prefer.

What rats love: the perfect bait

As you know, the most popular bait in a mousetrap is hard cheese. For a rat trap, this is also bait No. 1. The cheese has a strong specific smell that attracts animals from afar, rodents really like the taste, has a dense consistency for fixing in traps and does not spoil for a long time.

• lard;
• fish;
• meat;
• sausages;
• flour;
• beer;
• of bread;
• baking;
• cottage cheese;
• smoked meats.

Where is the best place to place the trap?

It makes the most sense to place the trap closer to where the rat family lives. And if it is not defined, then we should assume that these animals prefer to move along walls in clean and dark places, without going into light and open areas of the room.

It is usually customary to install rat traps in the opposite direction, that is, towards the usual course of their movement.

Since rats are intelligently cautious, it is advisable to first place bait in rat traps where rodents are going to enter, without arming the trap into the firing position. Rats must get used to the fact that nothing threatens them inside.

You should also take into account the cleanliness of these animals, so you should not install rat traps in cluttered places. In addition, after catching rodents, traps must be thoroughly washed.

What to do with a caught rat

Most rat traps quickly kill the captured rodents. However, some traps, such as those made from a plastic water container, allow the animals to remain alive and healthy for some time.

Of course it's big and strong man capable of killing a small animal in many ways. But it’s one thing to throw an already dead animal out of a rat trap, and quite another to kill it. Living being with my own hands, causing him torment. There are not so many hunters for this.

In this case, a way has been invented to euthanize the animal painlessly for it.

For this:

1. The animal should be placed in a plastic container.
2. Dilute baking soda with vinegar in a container.
3. Pour the resulting mixture into a container.
4. The carbon dioxide released during the reaction will quickly euthanize the animal without any suffering for it and then bring it to death.

Rat Trap: Precautions

A cornered rat can be very dangerous. And this is not a figure of speech at all, but a harsh reality. A rat caught in a trap, frightened and feeling hopeless, when removed from a mousetrap, is capable of digging its incisors into the throat, clinging to the face or biting deeply into the arm.

In this case, not only the wounds themselves are dangerous, but also the infection that the animal can introduce into the human blood with its saliva.

Important! Rats are capable of jumping up to two meters in height - which is why they can cling to the face of a person who has driven them into a hopeless situation.

When using homemade or industrially manufactured rat traps, they should be protected from access by children and pets.

The centuries-old struggle of man with this intelligent, cunning, cautious and prolific animal has not yet brought any serious success. Rats continue to cause colossal damage to people's food supplies, while spreading dangerous infections.

That is why the search for new means of combating this dangerous enemy does not stop. But with some effort, you can successfully protect your home from their invasion.

Contrary to popular stories that rats live only in private houses, these rodents also live in high-rise buildings. They prefer basements and heating mains. But they also like to look into apartments. Rats are very voracious animals and are always in search of food. It is not difficult for them to crawl into a tiny gap under the floor. Having found food in the room once, the rat will return again. And he will become, if not a roommate, then a frequent guest for sure. And such visits will please few of us. That is why, in order to get rid of the uninvited guest, we resort to various tricks and rat traps. To catch not big rats, you can use mouse traps, but with large adult pests you need heavier “artillery”. However, such devices can be made with your own hands.

Why do you need to catch rats?

It would seem that the rat lives for itself and does not bother anyone. Sometimes he runs through the crack to steal a cracker for himself. Everything seems peaceful and harmless. Why catch her?

But rats are far from harmless. They are carriers of dangerous diseases. This is where it’s worth remembering the terrible epidemics in the Middle Ages that destroyed most of the population of Europe. It was rats that were then the main carriers of bubonic plague. Rats multiply quickly, occupying new territories. It is known that one individual is capable of breeding 20 rat pups in a month.. This means that rats will need more food and space to live. That is why, having noticed a rodent at home, you need to immediately take measures to protect the apartment from the new neighbor.

DIY traps and rat traps

There are many ways to create rat traps and mousetraps. The principles of constructing a rodent trap are similar. However, these 2 devices are still different. The mousetrap is designed for small animals. Most often, this is a spring-based mechanism. When the spring is released, the mouse is pressed down. The structure of a mousetrap is made of wire. Such a trap will not hold a rat, which is much larger and stronger than a mouse.

Rat traps are designed to hold a strong and fast rodent. And do not allow the animal to escape from the trap. Some rat traps can also be used to catch mice, for example, from a large plastic bottle (5 liters). A rat trap made of metal mesh will not hold mice - they will easily slip through large cells.

Plastic bottle trap

This is usually how they catch mice, but this trap will also work for baby rats:

Important! The method is effective for small and medium-sized rodents. It can be difficult to catch large specimens. For large individuals reaching 20–30 cm in length, it is better to secure the bottle with halves of bricks or foam blocks.

Metal mesh rat trap

A mesh with cells 1 cm by 1 cm can be purchased at a hardware store:

1. We cut the mesh into rectangles with metal scissors.
2. We fasten the parts of the mesh together so that we get a box. You can weld the mesh or secure the rectangles with wire.
3. A Z-shaped latch for the cage is made from thick wire.
4. One end of a metal rod is welded to it. We weld the other end to a small piece of mesh, which we place inside the cage at an angle. We get a kind of pedal, jumping on which the rat will slam the cage door and will not be able to get out.
5. We open the door, supporting its edge with a rod. Inside the cage, behind the “pedal”, we put the bait. The rat trap is ready.
6. How to get rid of a rat is up to everyone to decide for themselves.

Photo gallery: design elements of a mesh trap

Mesh trap diagram Creating a Trap Metal mesh cage

Important! After removing the rat from the trap, you need to thoroughly pour boiling water over the cage several times to get rid of odors that warn other rodents of danger.

Video: rat trap made of metal mesh

Barrel trap

An adult rodent can reach a size of up to 35 cm, given the length of the tail. Even a rat-catcher cat may not be able to cope with a large and strong animal.

Then they resort to using the barrel as a trap:

Important! This trap works effectively for animals of any age and size. None of the rodents will be able to turn the barrel over or get out of it.

Sunflower oil bottle trap

A trap designed for bait in the form of aromatic sunflower oil:

Important! The method works for small and medium-sized rats. A large animal may knock over the bottle, despite the measures taken to secure the trap.

Video: simple rat trap

Rat trap from a jar

A trap is made from a minimum of materials like this:

Important! The method is effective for young, medium-sized individuals. The bank will not be able to hold an adult rat.

Electric rat trap house

Popular are homemade electrical products - “electric mines” for rats:

Ultrasonic rodent repellers

Using ultrasonic devices to repel rats and mice is effective and environmentally friendly. It allows you not to use poisons and chemicals that can harm not only rodents, but also children and pets. Electronic repellers use sound frequencies above 20 GHz, which rodents cannot tolerate. Modern devices prevent the animals from becoming addicted, as they constantly change the intensity and frequency of the waves. This has an irritating effect on rats and also disorients them. Ultrasound begins to have an effect on rodents already in the first hours of operation. According to experts, the repeller should work for a day. After which it is turned off. After 12 hours, the device connects again and works until the rodents are completely gone.

When using a repeller indoors, you need to remove extra items. Waves will not be able to break through bags of potatoes or brick partitions. Therefore, in some cases it is better to install 2 or 3 devices. They need to be installed no closer than 5 meters from each other.

It is also important to consider the environment in which the repeller is located. Wood, glass and concrete reflect ultrasound, soft surfaces e.g. cushioned furniture- absorbs. Therefore, using the device in empty rooms more effective.

You can buy rodent repellers in hardware stores, supermarkets and at the market. You can use online stores. When choosing such a means of struggle, you need to familiarize yourself with the parameters. Many devices have modes that can be used in the absence or presence of people and pets in the room. It is worth familiarizing yourself with the possibility of manually setting up the repeller, as well as switching it to automatic mode.

When choosing a device, you should also pay attention to the warranty period. Some ultrasonic devices can last 2-3 months. Others have a warranty of up to a year.

Do-it-yourself rat trap from a pipe

The essence is the same live trap made of mesh, only it is made of a pipe, the door is on springs:

Important! Instead of a pipe, you can use a metal container, cylinder, or even a tube. The method is effective for rats of any size.

Rat trap made from a bucket of water

A simple and frequently used design:

Important! Rats can swim, so it might not work. Perhaps transformer oil can be used instead of water. Fill the bucket with oil to about a sixth of its volume. The plate can be replaced with an aluminum can.

Video: do-it-yourself rat trap from a bucket

The method is similar to making a trap from a jar:

Important! Hold big rat It's unlikely to work this way. But small and medium-sized individuals will definitely remain trapped.

Making a rat trap

If you decide to wage a “war” against rodents in an inhumane way, then the following option is possible:

1. Make a loop from a cord or rubber band. The loop should tighten freely.
2. Attach the noose to the rib wooden board or plywood so that the tip of the tape hangs down.
3. We attach the bait to the edge of the board so that the rat’s path to the food runs through the loop.
4. We tie a strong thread to the bait, one end of which is tied to the noose, the other to the load. You can use a kitchen hammer, a piece of brick or a pry bar as a load.
5. To prevent the rat trap from falling from the surface on which we placed it, we press the board with bricks or blocks. The blocks can be covered with a paper screen attached to the board.
6. When the rat grabs the bait, the weight falls, tightening the noose on the rodent.

Important! This method is convenient to use for both young and adult animals.

Video: noose for rodents

Important! It is best to place rat traps and traps near the rodent's nest. Its location can be easily determined by the presence of damaged items and droppings nearby. It may also be in old furniture, for example, in a chair or sofa that has been standing in the country for a long time. If it is not possible to get to the nest, then traps should be installed along the walls, because rats rarely run out into the middle of the room.

How to catch rats without a rat trap

Sometimes there just isn't enough time to make a rat trap. We suggest using folk ways that will help get rid of rats in a short time.

What bait to use for rats

Whatever trap we use, the rats need to be lured to it. These must be food products with a strong odor:

• seeds;
• sunflower village oil;
• cake;
• salo;
• flour;
• beer;
• smoked meats.

To get rid of rodents, you don't have to use just one method. A complex approach, using several methods at once, will allow you to catch rats faster and more efficiently and find the desired peace of mind.