Thanks for the info.
> Thanks for the info.
Yer welcome. It occurs to me that you have one other option. There is this outfit near Chicago that makes a device called the “Rat Zapper” — it is blue plastic, and shaped like a foot-long section of roof gutter, upside-down if that makes any sense. Essentially it is a tunnel, with one end sealed and one end open.
Inside the tunnel there are two metal plates, separated by a gap. The housing of the tunnel contains a switch, a big capacitor, and a pair of D-Cells...
You place your bait inside the tunnel and switch it ON and place the tunnel where your rats frequent.
In fairly short order a rat investigates the bait, enters the tunnel and completes the circuit by touching both metal plates. There is a big blue spark and the next thing he knows the rat wakes up dead.
Then you merely take the tunnel outside and tip the rat into the rubbish bin — you don’t even need to touch it or see it. Then re-set the trap and repeat as often as needed. Retail cost in the US would be about $50.
These work a treat! If you Google “Rat Zapper” +Illinois you should be able to find it.
Good luck and Good Hunting!
*DieHard*