How to make a rat trap - tips on how to catch a rat? Simple and effective methods and means for catching rats (110 photos and videos)

Disadvantages of Electronic Rat Traps

Like any electrical device, electronic rat traps can pose a hazard to pets and humans if not handled correctly.
However, in fairness, it must be said that many modern models of electric rat traps powered by batteries, even with a gross violation of safety regulations during operation (for example, if you stick your fingers inside), are not capable of causing serious harm to human health. In general, simple mechanical rat traps with a powerful spring can be considered much more dangerous to use than modern battery-powered electric rat traps. A trap can easily break a child’s finger or a cat’s paw, while electronic rat and mouse exterminators are designed in such a way that you cannot reach the electrodes with your fingers (or paw).

And even in the worst case, although the discharge will be very unpleasant for a person, it will not be fatal (a person is about 100 times larger than a rat, and the discharge power of a battery-powered device is simply not enough to cause serious harm).

Such traps also have other disadvantages:

• High cost - prices for electronic shredders start from 2,500 rubles and reach 10,000 rubles for the most modern models. For that kind of money you can buy several dozen ordinary mousetraps, or several tunnel traps that are safe for pets and are not inferior in efficiency to electric traps;
• Dependency on power supply. If the trap runs on batteries, they will have to be replaced periodically. If the device requires connection to an outlet, then it cannot be used where there is no network;
• The need to regularly check and release traps. If this is not done, then within a few days the rat will begin to decompose right in the device.

And yet, the main disadvantages of electric rat traps are their high cost and the danger to people and pets that is greatly exaggerated in the minds of the average person. This is what limits the popularity of these devices among the people.

Glue trap

When catching mice, you can also use special rodent glue. It is sold in hardware stores and supermarkets in the pest control section. According to the instructions, this glue is spread on cardboard, and bait is placed in the center. A mouse, even if it gets into it with one paw, is glued tightly. This is far from a humane mousetrap; the rodent in it dies long and painfully.

The disadvantage of this product is the ability of the glue to stick to curious pets and smear everything around. You can avoid this by building reusable homemade mousetraps. In a shoe box, a hole is made on the side for the rodent, under it inside the box there is a sheet of paper with glue applied, and in the depths there is a tasty-smelling bait. After that, all that remains is to replace the paper.

Traps

The following homemade methods will help solve the problem:

Plywood trap. In order to build such a trap, you will need a piece of plywood and bait. You can use any bait, as long as the food is edible for the rat. The bait must be poured into the middle of the plywood and coated with glue around it. The trap should be located exactly in the place where the rodent is often found. If a rat steps on the glue, its paws will stick, and the pest can be easily destroyed. Trap from a flowerpot. You will need a ceramic pot for indoor plants. As in the first case, you need to take a sheet of plywood and place it on a flat floor, sprinkle pieces of cheese or cookies on its surface. The pot itself needs to be moved upside down so that it is raised above the surface of the plywood. For example, place a small stick under the edge of the pot and tie it to the bait with a thread. The rat, pulling the last one, will end up under the pot. Or, if desired, leave the end of the thread (rope) with you and watch the trap. Bait made of flour and plaster. The ingredients must be mixed with water to such a consistency that a lump is formed. The latter should be placed at the expected location of pests in the apartment. The rat will immediately react to the smell of flour and begin gnawing on the lump. Along with the flour, the rodent will also eat a portion of gypsum, which will ultimately increase its thirst. After drinking water, the rodent’s body will die within a few days, since the gypsum disrupts the function of the digestive tract. This technique cannot be used if there are children in the room. There is a risk that a child might try the lump.

Bucket trap. To build such a trap, you will need a metal container, bait (cheese, meat, cookies - anything that is edible) and a saline solution. You need to prepare a saline solution and fill half the bucket with it. The mixture will swell over time, and the water will disappear under its layer. To attract a rat to a bucket, you can add bait and create a path for the rat. If a rat smells the smell and falls into a bucket of solution, it will not be able to get out. A trap made of plastic containers. To fight a rodent, you will need a 5 liter bottle. It should be immediately noted that the method will require some effort from the owner of the premises. You need to cut off the top part of the bottle, i.e.

place of narrowing (it is important that the hole has a sufficient diameter for the rat to pass through). Fill a bottle with bait and set up an ambush

When the rat pecks at the food and enters the bottle, you need to quickly turn the bottle over or cover it with a heavy object. To avoid contact with the rat, you must wear gloves. Can trap. The can is filled with saline solution. In this case, a kind of paper lid is made on the surface of the can. The paper can tear at the slightest pressure, and then the rat will fall into the can of saline solution. In such a situation, the bait is placed on the paper cover itself so that the rat can step on it.

The traps discussed are suitable for catching both rats and mice.

Cage trap

For manufacturing you will need a strong steel mesh, wood and metal panels, and a spring for the trigger mechanism.

The trap door opens upward with spring tension. A guard with a hook at the end of the cage is attached to it. The bait is attached to the hook. The rat pulls the bait and the door slams shut.

Zürner's rat trap

When constructing such a device, a minimum of money and material will be spent. Externally, such a trap looks like a small wooden box, lined with galvanized iron on the inside. On top of such a trap is a sloping roof. At the base of this roof there are two windows (through) on both sides. Opposite each window there is a wooden bridge mounted on a hinge. With their outer ends, the bridges are connected to the edge of the windows. The opposite ends are not fixed and have no support.

The peculiarity of such a trap is the presence of a bridge that unites two parallel windows. As a result, a single passage is formed, which is located, as it were, above the “abyss”. Small metal hooks with fresh bait are attached above the box. These hooks are located above two bridges, or rather, the place where they are connected to each other.

This trap is somewhat reminiscent of the "veksha" variant. In both cases, the principle of operation of the device is similar. The rat discovers the trap, following the alluring smell, then reaches the treat and ends up at the bottom. The bridge then immediately returns to its original position.

Zürner trap

It works on the principle of tipping traps. This is a one-piece, durable design. It can catch several individuals at the same time.

It is made in the form of a wooden house with two entrances. The filling is placed in the center of the corridor. And the boards from it are attached to hinges. Under the weight of the rat, the board lowers and then returns to its original position.

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Rat traps - do it yourself

Trap with a plastic bottle

For those who do not want to spend money on purchasing special devices, several methods have been developed for preparing homemade traps, and then the problem of how to catch a rat at home will not become too difficult. Materials for a rat trap can be found in almost any home.

A common plastic bottle is considered a popular item for making traps. Its shape allows the rodent to be driven inside and will not allow it to get out. For example, you can cut off a third of the container at the neck, not all the way to the end. Secure it hanging with rubber bands. The mechanism must be arranged so that the rat, having grabbed the bait, activates the trap. To do this, you need to take a few more rubber bands and make holes. Once in the bottle, the animal will try to take the food, but, not realizing what it is doing, will close itself.

The following design will require a fairly deep bucket and paper. You need to make a tunnel from a sheet, on the edge of which you place a treat. There should be a bucket underneath. The semicircle is fixed on the table in such a way that the lower edge is in the danger zone. The rat will go inside towards the prey and will end up falling alive into the container.

Attention! Same ingredients in similar design. A sheet of paper with slits in the center is placed on the bucket

Treats for the pest are also placed here. It is recommended to pour a few centimeters of water into the container and build a bridge to the structure. The animal will climb up the rise, climb onto the paper and fall to the bottom.

The best homemade mousetraps and how they are used

To combat rodents, a lot of drugs and devices are produced: poisons with an attractive odor, spring and electric mousetraps, ultrasonic repellers.
As a rule, purchasing these funds costs a pretty penny. A DIY mousetrap is practically free and does an excellent job of catching rodents. For people who are unable to kill an animal, such traps are the only way out: most of them lure a mouse into a trap without causing it the slightest harm. Let's figure out how to make a mousetrap at home simply and without much effort.

General information

Rats live not only in private houses, but also in apartments. Some apartment buildings are equipped with a garbage chute, through which rodents enter the staircase landing, and then into a person’s home. Owners of private houses and people involved in household work are faced with rodents. A distinctive feature of a rat from other types of rodents is its mental abilities, thanks to which it can survive.

In some cases, rat traps are ineffective because most people do not know how to use them correctly. In addition, a rat that has once been caught in a rat trap and survived is a difficult target to catch. Thanks to the instinct of self-preservation, she learns and subsequently avoids dangerous situations. There are known cases when the rat trap remained “loaded”, but there was no bait on the hook. There are many types of simple and very effective mechanical traps that you can make yourself at home.

Danger to humans

Rats are one of the signs of unsanitary conditions. The presence of food debris, warm rooms and humidity - all these factors contribute to their favorable existence. Multi-storey buildings are no exception. Residents of the first floors suffer especially from rodents. In addition, animals can live near a food source. Rats are very hardy and can travel long distances. They can enter the apartment through balconies, entrance doors and ventilation openings.

The main threats that rodents pose to humans are divided into two types: material and physical. The first type of threat is that they spoil food, furniture, clothing, and so on. Rats damage equipment by chewing through power cords. They destroy buildings by gnawing holes in the walls. The physical threat is the diseases they transmit to humans through their bite and feces. They carry dangerous diseases: leptospirosis, rabies, typhoid, and so on.

Features of using traps

DIY mechanical rat traps are the most reliable. The most common is the mechanical type rat trap. When an animal comes into contact with it, it dies immediately or remains until detected by a person. In addition, various types of poisons are used to kill rats, but they are not justified, since when poisoned, the rat crawls into its hole, which is located in hard-to-reach places. The rodent dies and begins to decompose, releasing a corpse-like odor.

Before using a trap (rat trap), you need to know the following rule: a rodent will not approach those traps from which it smells a human smell. You need to wear rubber gloves when setting the trap. Another rule to be aware of is that the trap must be placed against the direction the rat is moving.

Rodents move quietly and carefully near walls as they try to remain unnoticed. It is advisable to place the trap near a hole or rat feces

The rat trap is not placed in a visible place, since the likelihood of an animal getting into it is negligible.

Why you need to fight rodents

Danger from rodents

If we take agriculture, then the situation with rats is very difficult there. The problem lies in the destruction of crops: they spoil the bark of trees and eat small plants that were planted by farmers.

Rats can live in food warehouses and this is not even uncommon. Over the course of one winter, a flock can spoil a large amount of food. Rats also eat bird eggs, causing harm to poultry farms.

They not only damage the foods they feed on, they even spread to untouched foods. Scientists conducted an experiment, its essence was that the rats were offered a whole warehouse to live in. The period of residence was limited to two months. During this time they were able to ruin everything that was possible. When calculating all the losses, the damage was simply colossal. About two hundred tons of sugar, fourteen tons of flour, two hundred boxes of pasta were eaten by rodents over these two months. Accordingly, it was no longer possible to restore all this.

It can be concluded that rats pose a danger not only to human health, but they can also affect financial components. Thanks to the teeth of rats, they can easily chew through not only thick cardboard, but even metal. It has been proven that rats can destroy various structures by gradually destroying concrete supports. It follows from this that if there is no food in the warehouse, they will begin to destroy the warehouse itself. If there are a lot of them, then it won’t be difficult for them to damage the walls, wiring and equipment in order to get out.

What is their danger?

Rodents in the apartment

These rodents have caused great harm to people since ancient times. It is not necessary to take only the financial aspect here. First of all, the most important threat is infection, which is carried by almost all individuals. Unfortunately. Most of the diseases they carry are fatal to humans.

The paradox is that animals become infected very easily. In the wild, they begin to hunt other individuals. As a rule, in the wild, animals in almost all cases are infected. Then a chain reaction occurs and the virus begins to be transmitted from one organism to another.

But this is not the only way rats can become infected. These animals can eat almost anything, and to some extent they are omnivores. You can include already dead animals in their diet. When a rat eats a corpse, a huge number of bacteria and microorganisms have already multiplied in it. They are the ones that lead to rat infection. The transfer of cadaveric microorganisms to humans can have a sad outcome.

Important! We must not forget about the body of a rodent, because various microorganisms can also live on it. It is not at all necessary for rats to bite a person; even contact with him will be enough for her to infect food near a person

And if you eat them, a person will become infected. There have been cases of parasites transferring from rats to domestic animals.

Diseases carried by rats

If you start counting the diseases that rats can carry, there are about eighty of them. The most dangerous can be called the plague. Turning to history, one can remember how this disease caused entire epidemics, but now it is under control.

Encephalitis can also be classified as a dangerous disease. This disease affects the human brain and reduces the chances of life if the infection is not prevented in time. Unfortunately, people are not always able to see a doctor in a timely manner. You can also distinguish diseases such as rash type and rabies. These diseases pose a great danger to humans, especially to children. There are preventative vaccinations, but not everyone gets them.

Note! All of the above diseases are transmitted through an animal bite, but we must not forget about transmission through spoiled food. You should not eat spoiled cereals or sugar, there is a high risk of infection

Diseases such as leptospirosis, giardiasis, tuleryemia, hemorrhagic fever and listeriosis can be provoked. You should also be wary of tuberculosis, hepatitis, salmonellosis, fungi and viruses, which are also carried by rats.

Sophisticated homemade rat traps

To make a structure for catching rodents, you will need planks, nails, screws, scissors, a hammer and other carpentry equipment. You can see what traps there are in the market and on the Internet. Build one like this with your own efforts.

1. Mechanical trap - Zürner rat trap. Initially, the box should be knocked down without a bottom on one side. The sloping roof is knocked down separately and 2 windows are cut into it on opposite sides. A bridge is attached to the sides of the box using hinges. On one side it touches the window, on the other - the second half of the bridge. It is not fixed in the center. A bait is attached to the convex part of the roof so that the rat can see it clearly, but find it with difficulty. A rat mousetrap works as follows. The rodent smells the bait, crawls through the window, and steps onto the bridge. Moving closer to the center, it falls into a box, the bridge takes its original position. This trap can catch several pests at once.
2. Rat trap made of metal mesh. You will need a mesh with a fine mesh. Rectangles should be cut out of it to make a box measuring 60*30*20 cm. The walls are fixed with steel wire. The lid is made on one side with a spring. It should close from bottom to top. Connect the end of the door to a cord, thread it into the cells on the opposite side of the cage, and attach a bait hook to the end. To lure the rat inside, put any food with a strong smell. When you try to remove food, the cord instantly releases and the door slams shut.
3. Homemade trap. You will need a spring mechanism with a frame. Fix it on a wooden plank. The frame is pulled back and fixed with an arrow, which is inserted into the loop. It works on the principle of a regular mousetrap, but is larger in size. When the animal tries to pull the bait, an arrow jumps out of the loop and the mechanism snaps into place. The rat is injured or dies. You can make a trap for rats using a purchased mechanism or make a spring yourself from wire or a long nail.
4. Electric rat trap. The design is in great demand. Because you don’t have to rack your brains about how to kill a rodent. Making an electric trap is quite simple. First you need to decide on the sizes. For large rats, prepare a box of 20*50*30 cm. It is made of metal mesh so that the bait is visible from all sides. A door with a sliding mechanism similar to a Zünner trap. The peculiarity lies in the lower part of the design. Wooden blocks are knocked down to size the cells. On the opposite side of the entrance, wiring is brought to the bars. A plate of aluminum or tin is prepared and placed on top of the bars. Springs are attached to one side. The bait is suspended above the mechanism of the electric trap. The point is this. The rat crawls through the door, moves towards the bait, steps on the springs, the tin surface falls on the exposed wires, and a short circuit occurs. The electronic mechanism is activated.

Rat traps
A homemade rat trap is no worse than a purchased one. It remains to decide on the bait, which plays an important role.

From the grid

Mesh trap

This homemade rat trap is used specifically for rats, as it is very effective. Before building a trap, you need to prepare the necessary materials: the metal mesh itself, wire, wire cutters and two magnets, and also check the drawing.

During production it is necessary to go through several stages:

1. Cut 5 identical pieces from the mesh;
2. Use wire to fasten them together;
3. On the one hand, make something like a door;
4. Install magnets next to this door;
5. Attach one end of the wire to the door, and the opposite end to a mesh box
6. Place the bait on the ends of the wire.

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.

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How to catch rats without a rat trap

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

• Wood ash. 1 bucket of ash per 10 m2 is enough. We scatter it on the floor of the basement, cellar or barn. The ash contains alkali. It sticks to the paws of rodents and, when washed, gets into the stomach, irritating the internal organs. This causes some discomfort to the rats, and after a while they try to find another place to live.
• To get rid of rodents, mix flour and gypsum powder. Place a container of water nearby. Rodents, having eaten such bait and washed it down with water, soon die.
• Rats do not like the smells of formaldehyde and kerosene. To ensure that rodents leave the barn or basement, it is worth spraying the floors with one of these compounds. It is better to carry out this treatment in the fall to keep the crop safe and sound.
• You can get a rat-catcher cat. He knows exactly where the rats live and how to deal with them. Despite the amazing hunting qualities of the animal, there is no need to lock it in a barn. It will be better if the cat has the opportunity to freely leave the room: a large number of rats can cause serious injuries to the rat catcher.
• In addition to all of the above, rats do not like the smell of mint. Therefore, the branches of the plant can be laid out along the walls and in the corners of the room.
• Ground pepper scattered on the floor also has a negative effect on rodents. It gets stuck in your nose and makes it difficult to breathe. Sprinkle pepper only near the nest. The rats soon die.
• Bay leaves are also considered poisonous for these animals. Therefore, you can place the leaves in the corners of the room.
• Adhesive traps. Glue, for example, ALT, “Trap”, “Clean House”, is applied to the surface of thick cardboard, and bait is placed in the center. The rat, eager for food, will stick tightly to the trap. The main advantage of these traps is that they are non-toxic. They can be used both at home and outdoors.

The glue-based trap is easy to use and effective.

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DIY rat trap: getting rid of rodents forever

How to catch a rat? If you want to build an effective means of controlling rodents, but there is no opportunity or desire to spend money on purchasing professional traps, an ordinary bucket will serve as the basis for a homemade rat trap. And also polymer glue and saline solution (brine). This method does not pose any threat to pets, and it can be used more than once.

What exactly is this device?

Then you need to put an edible bait with an appetizing smell (lard or a piece of sausage) in the center.

It is also very important to consider having a convenient approach to the surface of the bucket: a stack of books or a board attached to the main structure of a homemade trap will do for this. The rat, having smelled the bait, will fall straight into salt water, from where it will not be able to get out on its own.

The main thing is that the container you decide to use for this purpose is deep enough

The rat, having smelled the bait, will fall straight into salt water and will not be able to get out of it on its own. The main thing is that the container you decide to use for this purpose is deep enough.

Reusable rat trap

Homemade traps designed to catch rats can be made in such a way that they will serve you faithfully for at least several years. They are easy to use, but they require serious work to create. What does such a trap consist of? We will need wooden beams, a board and a fine metal mesh. The manufacture of such a design includes the following steps:

• The bars are nailed vertically to the corners of the board. You can first start covering all the parts with tin. Then the trap will be long-term;
• a frame made of beams is attached to the vertical parts;
• 3 sides of the frame must be covered with mesh or wooden planks;
• the door can be made from wooden blocks, knocking them together with nails. A metal mesh is placed on top;
• the door is secured at the top using hinges. For your convenience, it is advisable to ensure there is a handle on top;
• an important component of such a "gatekeeper" trap. This is a wire, one end of which is located inside the structure in the form of a hook. In this case, the middle of this wire must be bent in the form of a step so that it rests on the roof of the rat trap. Adjusting the mechanism takes a lot of effort and time, but if it works at the slightest movement, you can expect a 100% result;
• All that remains is to make sure that the rat cannot escape from the trap. To do this, take a small piece of wire (for example, 4 mm) and flatten it at the ends, and here you need to make holes. Such a lock is nailed to the bars.

You need to put an appetizing bait at the bottom of the rat trap so that the pest will certainly look here. Once the trigger is triggered, the trap will close.

Making a rat trap in 5 minutes

It will take a lot of time to make a rat trap intended for long-term use. But there is a good alternative: a rat trap, made by yourself in literally 5 minutes. This is also an excellent way to combat dangerous household pests, which does not differ in special construction technologies.

How to make a trap of this kind?

Even an old box with a lid will come in handy. When open, you need to install it on its side, attaching a wooden block to the top of the door. The resulting structure is fixed with wire: firstly, so that the lid does not cover the entrance to the box ahead of time, and secondly, the bait is secured in the same way.

Such a rat trap operates in a very primitive, but quite effective way: the rodent looks here in search of bait, and as soon as the wire slides off, the trap slams shut.

You can make 5-minute rat traps with your own hands using a jar and a large coin. The jar is placed in the right place upside down, and one of its sides is supported by the edge of a coin. You need to put some kind of treat in the center. Staring at him, the rat will fall into a trap.

Rat trap from a can

How to make a trap from a can? It’s very simple: a large capacity, 30 liters - all you need. The lid can be removed, and instead you can attach a cone made of cardboard or thick paper. The edge of this “springboard” should hang just above the can.

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This is where you need to lay out the edible bait. The rat will slide off the cardboard and into the can of water. A rat trap made in this way is one of the simplest means of pest control. Still, due to lack of funds, this is a good alternative even to expensive toxic substances.

Where to set the trap

To achieve the desired results when catching rats, you need to install traps in the right places. They are usually located near the approximate place where rodents live.

1. If you are lucky enough to find a hole in your garden, plug it with paper or grass. If the next day all this is scattered and the entrance to the hole is clear, then someone lives in the hole.
2. Rats are very smart and cautious animals. It is for this reason that they require a special approach. To catch such an uninvited guest, try placing bait on an inactive trap several times. Having lost vigilance, the rat will easily get caught next time.
3. Traditionally, rat traps are set against the direction of their movement. It should be taken into account that rats prefer to move along walls, without going into open and well-lit areas of the territory.
4. Rats do not like overly polluted areas, appearing in landfills solely in search of food. For this reason, you should not set traps in areas that are too cluttered.
5. After catching an animal, if you plan to use the trap again, try to wash it thoroughly. Otherwise, rats will easily sense danger and will bypass the homemade device.

We catch the pest alive in the house: quickly and inexpensively

There are several options to quickly catch a rat in the house with homemade devices. The most effective of them, which have been repeatedly tested in practice, are described below.

Option 1:

1. Take a saucepan (or other available container), attach a piece of sausage, lard or bread with vegetable oil to the middle of its wall;
2. The pan is turned upside down and placed on the floor;
3. One edge of it is raised, and an unstable support is placed under it (for example, a nail or a jar lid on the edge). The edge of the pan rests against the support.

When a rat crawls under the pan for the bait, it is highly likely to push the support, and as a result, the pan will cover the rodent. Even if the rat is very careful and does not touch the support, the animal under the pan will rest its front paws on its wall to get the bait, and will still move the pan from the support.

Option 2 – allows you to catch a rat alive using an unstable bridge over a container:

1. A stool is placed next to the empty open barrel, on which a small plank is placed, about half of which will hang over the neck of the barrel;
2. The bait is placed at the very edge of this overhanging board.
3. The rat will try to get to the bait, the board with it will tilt and fall into the barrel.

Option 3 – original trap made from a plastic bottle:

In addition to the free nature of the described traps, their beauty lies in their complete safety - neither pets nor children risk injury if they accidentally stumble upon such a device.

The main problem with a live trap is the need to decide what to do with the caught rat. It’s good if there is a cat or dog living in the house, which will gladly save the owner from this problem. If there is no such pet, then you will either have to kill the rat yourself (which not everyone can do), or spend time and effort to release it away from the house.

If you don’t want to do either one or the other, then you shouldn’t catch a rat alive.

It is also important to remember that a caught live rat may well bite until it bleeds if you try to pull it out of the trap with your bare hands or wearing thin gloves. Such bites are quite painful, and, in addition, when bitten, the animal can infect a person with a dangerous infection. Therefore, all manipulations with a triggered live trap should be carried out wearing thick construction gloves.

Therefore, all manipulations with a triggered live trap should be carried out wearing thick construction gloves.

Instructions for making different variants

Tipping

As an option, you can make a rat trap with your own hands based on a tilting bar. To do this you will need:

• deep bucket;
• water;
• board 20×50;
• a cylindrical shaft slightly larger than the diameter of the bucket (knitting needle, hewn twig);
• bait;
• plank 10×30.

Now let's move on to the principle of operation. Fill the bucket about a third full so that the rats cannot jump out by pushing off from the bottom (they jump quite high). We rest a board on the edge of the side, along which the rodent will run after the bait. We attach a plank to the shaft (you can use Moment glue) and place the bait on the edge opposite to the plank. Thus, the rat, tempted by the treat, will end up in the bucket from whichever direction it enters. Even if she manages to climb onto the shaft, it will spin around the cylinder axis under its own weight and end up in the water.

From plastic bottles

This is probably the simplest and cheapest option for a DIY rat trap, and does not require much ingenuity. For this method you will need:

• plastic bottle 1.5 - 3 liters;
• sunflower oil;
• rope;
• bait;
• table.

The meaning of the design is as follows: cut a hole in the bottle so that the rat can get through. We place the bait at the bottom and attach a rope tied to the table from the neck side. Lubricate the entrance to the trap with oil. We place the bottle on the edge of the table so that its bottom is in the air. An animal sneaking behind the bait will outweigh the bottle and hang on the rope in the trap. A lubricated only exit will prevent the rat from getting out quickly.

Covering live trap

One of the most common ways. You can make such a rat trap with just a jar, bait and a coin. We place a one and a half liter jar with the neck down, resting the edge on a 5-five ruble coin so that it does not fall over on its own. Place a piece of cheese or any other bait on the wall opposite the coin. The rodent will not be able to climb into the jar without hitting the sensitive coin. One moment - and the rat will be trapped.

Cage traps

Not the most common, but one of the most effective options for catching small pests. Its difficulty lies in the fact that it is difficult to assemble the trap structure itself. You will need:

• steel wire 3 mm in diameter;
• spring;
• bait;
• base (a plank will do).

We twist a strong frame in the form of a cage, through the bars of which a rodent will not get through. We attach the metal structure to the base as firmly as possible. We place the bait on a spring connected by tension to a flap raised in front of the entrance to the trap. As soon as the rat pulls the bait, thereby weakening the spring, the flap will slam shut, and the rodent will no longer be able to get out of the cage.

Tunnel trap

An interesting type of homemade rat trap. In order to assemble such a structure, you will need:

The operating principle is as follows: we cut the bottle along the line where the cone from the neck goes into the cylinder. Next, we bend the paper clips to make straight wires. Using a lighter, we fuse them onto the neck from the outside in increments of about half a millimeter, so that we get a kind of metal frame for the wigwam. We spread glue on the inside of the second part of the container from the cut edge to 5-10 cm. Place the bait on the bottom of this part and insert the first part with the neck forward, fix it so that the glue sets. For larger rats, you can use five-liter containers. Liter bottles are also suitable for mice, the main thing is that the neck provides passage for the animal. The point is that the rodent will be able to get to the food, but will not be able to get out of the trap, since the paper clips, like spears, will not allow the pest to get out.

Silky

An ancient method that was invented a long time ago by hunters who hunted small forest animals. To do this you need to have on hand:

• ordinary plastic clamp;
• weight;
• bait;
• stand for bait.

It's quite simple. We fasten the weight with the food with a thread so that the bait does not fall from the stand ahead of time. We fasten the loop of the clamp with another thread, so that when the weight falls, the loop is tightened. This method is suitable for large rats, but it is not very effective for small ones, but it is still worth a try. Also, the bait must be fenced off so that the rat has no other approaches except through the clamp. Place the loop and bait so that when the rat reaches for the food, the loop is in the middle of the pest's body.

Zürner trap

The classic trap, the principle of which is used in many similar traps, is not necessarily for rats. To make it you will need:

• thin plywood 3x3 meters;
• springs with a small tension coefficient;
• glue.

We saw the plywood into pieces to glue together a rectangular box without one of the edges, 1 meter high and 1 meter wide. Next, we cut out a board from the same plywood to form a bridge from one edge of the box to the other, and divide it into two parts. We fasten two planks to the edges of the box opposite each other with springs so that they still form a kind of bridge. We glue a kind of roof for the box to the average length of the rat, 30-40 cm, and attach the bait in the center so that, in theory, the rat, standing on its hind legs, can reach the food. The secret of the trap is that a rodent that steps on the “bridge” will fall to the bottom of the box, and a piece of plywood, thanks to a spring, will return to its place. This trap is universal, but complex in design, so it is rarely used.

Glue traps

In household or hardware stores, you can often see glue with images of rats or mice on the shelves. This is a special glue for catching rodents. The scheme of actions is absolutely simple. We take a cardboard 20 by 20 cm, coat it with glue, and put food in the center. The pest will try to take possession of the food, but as soon as it realizes that it is in trouble in the literal sense of the word, it will begin to rush around chaotically and eventually become even more stuck. The disadvantage of this method is the painful death of the animal if it is not peeled off. Even though they are vile pests, they are still living beings. There is also a risk that a pet or a crawling child will get stuck in the glue, which is very difficult to wash off. Therefore, you should be very careful when handling these types of traps.

Electric rat trap

A relatively humane method for those who do not want to look for options on how to kill a caught rodent. The current discharge will do everything itself. To build such a structure you will need:

• base (wood);
• two plates of conductor;
• 12 V battery;
• two wires;
• food.

We secure the plates with self-tapping screws to the base. We put food in the opposite corner from the entrance. We connect the plus and minus batteries with wires to our conductors. We enclose the base with a kind of tunnel so that the rat is sure to step on both the first and second plates at the same time. Having thus closed the electrical circuit, the animal itself will become a conductor and die from the current running through it.

Wire noose

An interesting option for catching parasites, often used when hunting small animals living in burrows. For such a mousetrap we will need:

• wooden block;
• wood carving tools;
• wire;
• drill;
• threads;
• bait.

We cut a hole in the bar with a diameter of 5 cm and a length of 10 cm. We cut a gap from the top edge of the bar of such a size that the wire passes freely, i.e. 5-10 mm. We drill small through holes - 4 pcs. for passing threads. We twist the wire into a tight spring (2-3 turns are enough), and from the remaining longer length we make a loop with the diameter of the loop itself the same as the entrance hole of the mousetrap. We tie the threads through the holes and pull the wire, lowering the loop into the gap. We throw food inside the trap. In order for a rat to get to the bait, it will have to chew through the threads. The spring will expand, lifting the loop upward, which will strangle the rodent.

Fine mesh construction

Manufacturing requires welded material with small cells. It is necessary to prepare a tool for metal processing, since you will have to cut the mesh. Each component must have a rectangular shape. This will result in a cage with dimensions of 60x30x20 cm. To connect the parts, it is not necessary to use a welding machine. You can use simple wire or clamps.

It is recommended to equip a handle to move the product from place to place. It is better to place the element at the top of the structure. The front door must be equipped with a spring mechanism.

You will need a piece of twine or cord. It is necessary to place the bait close to the back wall. At one end of the cord there is a hook on which the food is located. The opposite end of the rope runs along the top of the structure and is secured to the trap door. If a rodent gets inside, an attempt to eat the bait will end with the door slamming shut.

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 1000 liter iron barrel in a private house, 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 the rear retractable wall is 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 high quality metal ones. 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 simplest methods involves a 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.

Ratcatcher cat - what breeds of cats catch rats?

The most famous breed of rat-catching cat is the British Shorthair, which can catch a huge number of parasites in a day. These breeds also include the Cymric, Kurilian Bobtail, Maine Coon, Nibelung, Russian Blue, Siberian, Shawsie and Turkish Van.

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 a strong smell. 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.

Simple homemade traps

A homemade rat trap is often made from flour and alabaster. This method allows you to catch mice and rats very quickly. To do this, you need to mix the components in a 1:1 ratio and spread the resulting mixture near the rodent burrows. Place a plate of water nearby. The mixture of alabaster and flour will begin to swell in the stomach immediately after the animal eats the bait. But using this method you can catch pests only if you know where they live.

You can simply make a rat trap from a plastic bottle and sunflower oil. You should take a container with a volume of 3 liters, cut off the neck from it to form a cylinder shape, and generously lubricate the container with sunflower oil. You should put bait inside, for example, a piece of cheese or lard. After the rodent gets into the bottle, it must be turned over sharply so that it cannot escape. Then the pest must be thrown out or released into the street. But such a trap for rats has a significant drawback - it requires quick reaction and dexterity.

There is another method for making a rodent trap at home. To do this, take a pot for indoor flowers or any other cup-shaped container. This rat trap method is considered the simplest, and also universal in application and design. The principle of operation of the device is the action of a wooden element, which is pre-installed in an inverted vessel. The pot needs to be fixed tightly, at a slight angle, and the bait must be placed inside. This is usually done with a piece of biscuits, cheese or fried meat. As soon as the rodent starts eating, the wooden stick falls, which leads to the lowering of the vessel. At this moment the rat finds itself inside the pot. To make it convenient to use the device, you need to place it on plywood. This will also prevent the rodent from escaping by digging.

To catch a rat, you can make a trap from a bucket or small barrel. But this method is only suitable for a dacha or barn, and not for an apartment. You need to pour a concentrated saline solution into the container. The water on top must be masked with sawdust or corn leaves. Sunflower husks will also work. In the center of the bucket or barrel you need to place a small piece of bait with a fragrant smell (sausage, lard or smoked bacon). The approach to the edge of the container is constructed from a stack of books or a board. Rats or mice will begin to sense odors, and then climb onto the layer of sawdust and end up in water with salt. Rodents will not be able to escape from such bait.

Damage from rodents

The well-known ladies' exclamation “It smells like mice!” - not the saddest consequence of a rodent invasion on 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 causing food supplies, especially in warehouses and in 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 by rats on their paws.

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.