Of course NYC rats would be partial to pizza. Probably all beef hot dogs too. On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 5:20 PM Mark Mazer via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > 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 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://…