What equipment is needed to trap a rodent?

Rodents that live together including rats and mice can cause a lot of damage to crops and households. They can pose serious health risks to a homeowner. They can also destroy clothing, furniture, and wires inside the house.

Rodents can find their way in a house through the attic, sewers, and walls. They can climb high places. They also live in places that have plenty of food. They can live off on garbage cans or inside a house’s walls. Many people have expressed their need to eliminate rats. Historically, they are known to carry the bubonic plague that killed millions of people in Europe. They also carry fleas that can transfer to your pets.

Kinds of rodents

Mouse
The mice that can be found inside your house are very adaptable. They need little water to survive. Most of the time, they can survive with the water that they are able to obtain from fruits. They generally prefer grains, cereals, meats, fruits, and vegetables as their diet. They can survive in any place where humans thrive. They can forage in places that are up to 30 feet from their nest. They live a lot of grain-like droppings around the food. They also leave hair and dust that can be an allergen.

Rat
A rat is a kind of rodent with a pointed snout and a long tail. They are responsible for spreading a lot of diseases since they prefer to live in sewers and garbage cans. They are also extremely intelligent. The black rat or Rattus Rattus are omnivores. They eat a lot of crops and grains. They can be a serious pest with farmers.



Equipment Needed to Trap a Rodent

You can use electronic traps, snap traps, glue traps, multiple catch traps, and live mouse traps. The snap trap is widely-used and the most reliable in all of the traps. The electronic trap uses high voltage to electrocute mice. This is the fastest way and the most economical among the other traps. You should just simply have to put the bait like peanut butter or chocolate and you are good to go.

The multiple rodent traps are capable of capturing a lot of rodents at the same time. They can hold up to 20 rodents depending on the size, and the model used. They can be used to relocate the rodents to other places. You should use gloves when relocating to prevent rodents from biting you.

The glue trap is for small mice that invade your house. They are for juveniles who hunt for food at night. The glue trap is inexpensive and economical. Make sure to use gloves when handling the small mice that got caught in order to avoid bites. The glue trap can also be used to trap small snakes, scorpions, and spiders that infest your house. Don’t place the trap in dusty areas. The glue might lose its stickiness and the rodents might easily escape. Use vegetable oil to release the rodents far away from your house.


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