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mrmoistei202 t1_itq97ty wrote

I’ve caught 20 rats in 15 days with the havahart live traps. Bought one at Ace and another on amazon. Toss entire thing in tub of water. Best trap yet. Adams Morgan

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EternalMoonChild t1_itqmvj5 wrote

I’m sorry… you catch them and then drown them??

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69sexterra t1_itrby92 wrote

I am laughing so hard at this. The madlad turns havahart into a death cage. I'm not even judging, just laughing.

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mrmoistei202 t1_itrieh5 wrote

It’s great to air this out with the Reddit community! The sounds of them clawing at the cage underwater does affect me.

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IcyWillow1193 t1_itqpd5l wrote

Sounds like Havahart is a misnomer...

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mrmoistei202 t1_itr9bw3 wrote

I don’t know what happened in the neighborhood but our backyard became Unlivable. This trap is the only trap that has had consistent results. Hopefully by next summer we can spend time in the backyard again

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mrmoistei202 t1_itr8s56 wrote

I’m open to other ideas but putting the whole cage into a tub of water then throwing it away Has been a clean solution

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BilBrowning t1_itr9jpf wrote

There's a reason why the trap doesn't kill them, my friend. Same reason it's called Havahart. You're not supposed to throw it away or drown them. You're supposed to, you know, have a heart and let them go somewhere else.

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mrmoistei202 t1_itrhwsk wrote

Are you saying I’m using the cage trap Against the manufacturers intention? Where should I release them, on Teddy Roosevelt Island? I don’t have a car, I can’t make it out to Eastern shore. It sucks to kill the little guys sometimes I fantasize about domesticating a little ones, but alas non

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keyjan t1_itqeabo wrote

And what are you doing with the carcasses?

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firstfreres t1_itqhvy9 wrote

Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to

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mrmoistei202 t1_itr8bri wrote

Through the first few into the forest (rock Creek Park). Now can/dumpster

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alg8tor t1_itr0qln wrote

> havahart live traps

What do you use as bait? How to you manage to keep the rats from learning to avoid the trap?

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mrmoistei202 t1_itra1l3 wrote

Use meat or fish. I have no idea how they’re not learning to avoid this trap like others in the past. Obviously there’s been a massive infestation in ours and the adjoining neighbor’s backyards. All but one have been adolescent or younger. One was so small it actually dug out the bottom, the wire mesh is half inch. I’m scared to think where all the adults are

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