I am not sure I’m gonna keep up the 100% hit rate, but I bet the snap traps thin the mischief pretty well. I am hoping to knock the population back enough they are no longer a visible presence. I do not like my backyard feeling like a Chicago alley.
I had to resort to poison in Sausalito the rats seemingly knew to knock traps over and then eat the bait. I would like to avoid that here because even tho I doubt anything people value will get into the baits directly, owls and hawks seem to frequently suffer secondary poisoning effects around here.
If I can’t knock the presence back with lethal but environmentally friendly methods, I may resort to a couple weeks of having some less secondarily lethal baits out to really do the job.
