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Old 04-10-2004, 02:46 PM
Phil L
 
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Cat wrote:
:: "Stephen Howard" wrote in message
:: ...
::: On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:54:43 +0100, "Cat"
::: wrote:
:::
::: snip
:::: What do people recommend for baiting traps? Am I right in
:::: assuming that bacon works as well on rats as it does on mice?
:::
::: Cold pork sausage is where it's at, apparently.
:::
::
:: Cooked or raw? And do they expect relish on the side?
:: Will they go pester the neighbours if I put broccoli instead?
:: Just wondering :-)
::

Cooked - it's more spongy and therefore more difficult to get off the
spike...I find that cooked bacon rind is far better as it's like elastic.
Don't expect to catch more than one or two rats before they get wise,
probably only one - they learn remarkably quickly to avoid traps.