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How to build a trapping network

How to build a trapping network

Whether you’re doing rat control for conservation or to protect your home and garden, the best results come when you have a network of traps in place. It’s the best...

How to build a trapping network

Whether you’re doing rat control for conservation or to protect your home and garden, the best results come when you have a network of traps in place. It’s the best...

Four reasons rats are hard to trap

Four reasons rats are hard to trap

If you've had a rat problem, you know it can be frustrating and harder to solve than you first think. Rats are clever and can outsmart backyard trappers who don't...

Four reasons rats are hard to trap

If you've had a rat problem, you know it can be frustrating and harder to solve than you first think. Rats are clever and can outsmart backyard trappers who don't...

Finding the best location for your rat trap

Finding the best location for your rat trap

he most important step in catching rats, and the step that’s missed the most, is choosing the right place for your trap.   

Finding the best location for your rat trap

he most important step in catching rats, and the step that’s missed the most, is choosing the right place for your trap.   

An introduction to trapping rats at home

An introduction to trapping rats at home

We often refer to the home as a 'complex trapping site.' It can be incredibly hard to trap rats here because there's always an abundance of food and plenty of...

An introduction to trapping rats at home

We often refer to the home as a 'complex trapping site.' It can be incredibly hard to trap rats here because there's always an abundance of food and plenty of...

Why are you avoiding my trap?

Why are you avoiding my trap?

We've been battling against rats and mice since their introduction to New Zealand in the 1800s, so you'd think we'd know how to solve a rodent problem, right?

Why are you avoiding my trap?

We've been battling against rats and mice since their introduction to New Zealand in the 1800s, so you'd think we'd know how to solve a rodent problem, right?

What is pre-feeding and how can it help my trapping?

What is pre-feeding and how can it help my trap...

Adding small amounts of the lure around your trap’s entrance is a process called pre-feeding. When done consistently, it can boost your trapping success. 

What is pre-feeding and how can it help my trap...

Adding small amounts of the lure around your trap’s entrance is a process called pre-feeding. When done consistently, it can boost your trapping success.