Tomcat Rat Killer Disposable Bait Station Advanced Formula 113 g

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Rats are not big mice, and rat bait stations are built differently for good reasons. The bait charge is much larger because a rat eats far more, the entry is sized for a rat's body, and the housing is heavier because a rat will work at a flimsy station until it opens. Putting mouse bait out for rats generally results in an emptied station and a healthy rat population. This one comes pre-loaded and sealed. You set it, rats feed through the openings, and you dispose of the whole unit when it is done, without handling bait. Containment is the main safety feature — loose bait where a dog or a barn cat can reach it is a bad idea and, increasingly, not permitted. Rats behave differently from mice and that changes placement. They run established routes along walls, foundations and fence lines, they are wary of anything new, and they range much farther. Set the station along a run you have identified — look for greasy rub marks, burrows, droppings and worn paths — and then leave it alone. New-object shyness means it can take several days before a rat commits to feeding, so do not conclude it is not working after two nights. Read the label for the active ingredient. Anticoagulant rodenticides have vitamin K1 as an antidote, administered by a veterinarian; other chemistries may have none. Keep the packaging, and if a pet or child gets into it call a veterinarian or poison centre immediately rather than waiting for symptoms. Expect dead rats and go looking for them, both because of the smell and because a poisoned rat can poison the dog, cat, hawk or owl that finds it first. And plug the holes — a rat problem is a building problem as much as a bait problem.