I have used the live traps and caught a few but the problem is they learn not to go in them very quickly and I can't keep my dogs out of them. I had a bad problem with some rats last year in the fall and finally bought a good bait station and kept it baited. I placed it near the bottom of my garden near a neighbors old shed where I suspected they had set up house. For the first week I had to re-bait every few days and found a half dozen dead rats around the garden and then only had to replace the bait every week or two then they stopped eating it at all. I think it got them all because I have not seen any damage since the bait stopped being eaten. I have a lot of small dogs so my only option was a good bait station that they couldn't get into and I weighted it down with a heavy rock so it couldn't be turned over and some of the bait spill out. As soon as I see the first sign of any rodent damage I will refill it and put it back out.
Bill
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