Humane Rat Trap

A humane rat trap might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you encounter one of these rodents in your home. After considering your rat pest control options though, you might decide on a humane rat trap instead of the other choices you could pick.

You might prefer to release any rats caught into the wild instead of killing them with the traps you've used. Though most people are more concerned with the humane killing of rats and ease of removal.

You might be interested in comparing some of the available options out there, preferably before deciding on either a humane rat trap, or a conventional kind. There are plenty of trap options that kill the rat. Some of these would be the snap trap that kills the rat when a metal bar strikes the neck.

There are traps that essentially electrocute these pests with electricity. There are rat baits such as Contrac Blox rat poison, but you might want to consider very carefully where and when you'd want to use those, as the last thing you want is the rat getting into your walls to die. This has the possibility of making your rodent control issue a very expensive (and smelly!) home repair project, especially if you have to rip out walls to find the dead rat.

Certain traps are always used in a humane rat trap manner. Other traps can be used as relatively humane options, while others are primarily used as kill traps, depending on whether you use the complete system. Whichever type of system you have, if you're using it in a humane manner, you'll want to be sure you take the rat far away from your house and your neighbors' houses before you release it.

The closer you are to your own home when you release it, the greater the chance it will make its way back to your home where you'll have to start the entire process over again. For this reason many people opt for the humane killing of the rats.

You may choose to use one of these traps in order to protect your own animals or small children. Poisons left around for the rats could be ingested by your pets or children, and curious fingers or paws could set off a snap trap, causing serious harm to the child or pet.

In this case, the alternatives of humane rat traps or locking rat bait stations provide a safer environment and protect your children or pets while still being an effective solution to the problem.

There are all kinds of product designed to trap the rodents. Whether the trap type is your first choice due to your own beliefs, or you feel that it's your best choice, due to pets or small children, you can find a trap that will be able to help you resolve your rodent control problem.

Most of these are also reusable so if that sneaky rodent does make its way back to your house, or you unfortunately encounter some of its friends, you will still be ready for combat. If you have an infestation of rats and are having difficulties removing them, contact your area do it yourself pest control company for ideas on the products and methods that work in your area. They'll be happy to help with this or any other pest control problem you may have.