Ezra Mushala 
Not everyone wants to kill a rat just because it’s found its way into a garage or shed. If you’d rather catch and release, building a humane trap yourself is easier than you might think. So how do you build a DIY humane rat trap that actually works? A few DIY humane rat traps that … Read more
Rats living in your yard are a different challenge than rats living in your house. Rain, competing food sources, and animals like raccoons and squirrels all get in the way of a trap that would work perfectly indoors. So what homemade rat traps actually work outside? A few homemade rat traps that work well outdoors … Read more
If you’ve gone shopping for a way to catch a mouse, you’ve probably noticed the same product gets called a few different things. Glue trap, glue board, sticky trap, they all show up on packaging and store shelves seemingly at random. So is there an actual difference between a glue trap and a glue board, … Read more
If you’ve ever stood in the hardware store aisle wondering whether you need ID to buy a mouse trap, you’re not alone. Products like rat poison, glue traps, glue boards, and sticky traps can look like they might fall under some kind of restricted sale rule, similar to alcohol or spray paint. So do you … Read more
Glue traps, also known as glue boards or sticky traps, have long been a common way to deal with mice and rats. A sticky board goes down along a wall, and whatever walks across it gets stuck in place. For years, they sat on hardware store shelves across Scotland without much scrutiny. That’s no longer … Read more
Nothing’s more frustrating than checking a trap and finding the bait gone, but no mouse. That usually means one thing: your trap isn’t sensitive enough to catch what’s setting it off. A mouse only weighs about half an ounce to an ounce. That’s not much weight to trigger a mechanism built for slightly heavier rodents. … Read more
Electric rat traps are marketed as the cleanest, most humane way to deal with a rat problem, promising a quick, painless death with none of the mess of a snap trap or the risk of poison. That’s a compelling pitch, but is it actually accurate? Are electric rat traps really as humane and effective as … Read more
There’s no shortage of ways to trap a rat, from a classic snap trap to poison bait stations to calling in a professional outright. With that many choices, it’s easy to end up buying the wrong one, or trying three different methods before something finally works. So what’s actually the best way to trap rats? … Read more
Setting a trap is only half the job. If a rat never comes close enough to trigger it, the trap itself doesn’t matter much. So what actually pulls a rat toward a trap instead of away from it? Rats are drawn to traps mainly through smell, especially strong, high-calorie food scents like peanut butter, bacon, … Read more
If you’ve noticed droppings, gnaw marks, or scratching in your walls, trapping is usually the fastest way to deal with a rat problem yourself. But a lot of people set a trap, catch nothing for days, and give up thinking it doesn’t work. So what’s the simplest, most reliable way to trap rats? The simplest … Read more