tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post2236015585293047453..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: Pack Rat #16Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-15325629610998846942014-10-01T09:19:16.179-06:002014-10-01T09:19:16.179-06:00We use peanut butter. I bought a small jar just fo...We use peanut butter. I bought a small jar just for the traps - Kroger brand. That is all I have ever used.. and it seems to work well. We prop our hoods up with a stick as they don't appear to like to build their nests in a more open area. I also have found that it is easier to catch them in a live trap than those snap traps where the mice can get the peanut butter before the rats can find it.<br />Another trick I learned was to roll up some fine mesh wire like hardware cloth into a cylinder and attach it at the very top back. The rats have to then stand on the trip mechanism to reach it and voila - rats in a trap. When I put it on the trip mechanism they would get the peanut butter and not spring the trap. <br />Hope that helps you, these little guys are cute but highly destructive. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-10734473539137284922014-10-01T09:03:53.607-06:002014-10-01T09:03:53.607-06:00Hello Bruce and Carol. I'm a long time lurker ...Hello Bruce and Carol. I'm a long time lurker (occasional, albeit) but enjoy your posts. My wife and I, too are homesteaders in a high altitude, heavy snow part of Utah.<br /><br />The reason for this writing you is to do with your Pack Rat post. This summer we had one drag a dog leash from the back seat of our truck, up through the dash and into the engine compartment where it had begun building a nest. Fortunately, no wiring damage has occurred (yet). Chipmunks are our big nemesis.<br /><br />QUESTION: what are you baiting these little monsters into the trap with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-32808815883011636022014-09-27T09:39:11.381-06:002014-09-27T09:39:11.381-06:00Kathryn: That is why we have the 'live traffic...Kathryn: That is why we have the 'live traffic feed'. When I see a visitor from Wilson, NC I suspect it is you. It shows up on the feed but no name just the city that your system is linked up to... Appreciate all comments though and don't stop.. <br />Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-74951661412812596252014-09-27T08:27:15.067-06:002014-09-27T08:27:15.067-06:00yesterday's little critter got a ride on our t...yesterday's little critter got a ride on our trailer when we took a load of wood to the burn pile. he really liked that....Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11327302239971224387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-15438614037975448732014-09-27T08:09:24.964-06:002014-09-27T08:09:24.964-06:00One more indicator that this winter may be a stink...One more indicator that this winter may be a stinker, too. <br /><br />I'm not seeing the google+ thingy...when I've no particular comment it's a way to let you know I was here.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653900346732224434noreply@blogger.com