How to get rid of rats?

We have a neighbor who does not keep his property cared for. How can we get rid of the rats who come over from there?

  4 answers
  • You can get bait traps to poison them or the good old fashion traps. Or if you want you can buy a catch and release trap. But release to where?

  • Cindy Patrice Cindy Patrice on May 22, 2019

    Buy a couple of catch and release traps at Walmart. Take them out to a ravine or forest and let them go.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on May 22, 2019

    Peppermint Oil & Cinnamon Oil will keep them away. Check to see if there is an issue with pets (I've heard there is but don't know first hand). You can purchase a spray that is a mixture of the 2 oils and spray your areas. Re apply as the scent fades. You can soak cotton balls in it and leave them around.

    Sticky glue traps also work well. We placed those in the garage.

    Once I started spraying the oil and sealed all the cracks I found, I've had no evidence of mice or rats in our farmhouse. It was built in the 1880's and had some major issues that let them, as well as snakes, in the house.

  • JJ JJ on May 22, 2019

    If not out in the country, I'd also recommend contacting the city where you live. Rats aren't just an annoyance. They multiply, carry a multitude of germs and possibly diseases, and are a general health problem as well