Any tips for catching a garden rat ?

@icedsky that should poison him ? if so I will try thanks

@revenant If that fails Ive got a shotgun you can borrow

@icedsky great. Will try that. I just do not want other animals to touch the stuff though.

@icedsky am in canada unfortunately for that....

@icedsky If he makes it that far

@revenant put it in a covered container with an opening for the rat to crawl through.

@cherokeepatti great idea thanks ! has to be smaller than a squirrel...quite a large rat too/

@revenant Rats are intelligent, that’s the biggest problem in dealing with them. People say “I smell a rat” but in truth they smell us when we are up to getting them.

@cherokeepatti they seem to be telepathic I swear

@revenant They can be trained to sniff out mines so they can be destroyed, that’s how intelligent they are.

@cherokeepatti ooooo I did not know that !

@revenant they are very habitual. Theyll follow the same route or path theyve been using to hit the same places theyve found food over and over

@icedsky yes I have noticed..from the tree to the garden shed to bushes and back again..but he also crosses the lawn without a care in the world and seems to say : yeah try to catch me this time lol !

@cherokeepatti Im lucky to have a dog that sniffs them out. I cut back all the bushes and get rid of places that gives them cover. Usually the barn owls do a good job of nabbing them but I haven't seen any this year.

@Adrift the nest is at the bottom of a tree but you are not allowed to cut down trees on your property here

@revenant My brother would probably be sitting out there waiting all night with a pellet gun.
I have my own caddy shack experience going on with one that travels from my neighbors yard to my yard. The dog is in at night so this is when the rat comes out to do his damage.
I have set up a few Vietnam booby traps and caught a few small mice and lizards but no rats.

@revenant I guess a .22 rifle would be out of the question? I shot two this week as long as my boot, not counting the tail.

@robb65 good for you but cannot here