My parents have some rats in their yard and im having trouble getting rid of em. They have a dog so i dont think poison is a good ideas and tried some glue traps only to get a couple small birds stuck in them. Parents will be back from down south soon so any tips would be appreciated
Rats are a little different than mice. The pail trick will work on mice but rats........ not really.
Rats need three things. Food, a home and a mate. Get rid of just one of these will drop your population.
So, first off. Clean up your yard. If it's not your yard, then possibly a neighbour needs to clean theirs. Get rid of their food source. Do you live near a garbage shed, restaurant that has a grease bin? Or something like that?
Try to locate their denning ar