Wise Rats

 I have been looking at ways to get rid of rats, because they are now wise to my traps, which I have been using for the last three years.

In those years I have caught: 53 1st year/ 84 2rd year/ 24 third year. This year, to date I have caught 4. The problem is, the rats have got to sharp. They take the bait without getting caught or leave it alone.

So I am going to try three methods:

Buy some instant potatoes and spread it around the rat hole.They should eat the potatoes flakes which will swell up and kill them.

Mix Plaster of Paris with cocoa or chocolate poweder and feed to the rat. As soon as they drink water they will die.

Put peppermint stems down their hole to make them move house.