Tomcat 0370910 Tier 1 Refillable Rat & Mouse Bait Station

we had an outdoor rat infestation, but are now living rat-free! ... thanks to this Tomcat bait box, as well as the items and measures taken below! ... | observations | • it takes two(2) bait chunks at a time • it is easy to open and load the bait chunks • it has a window to see and monitor the chunks without opening • it is water/outdoor resistant they consumed MOTOMCO rat bait with Bromethalin from these boxes and returned to their nests to perish in a few days... just as claimed! ... the following are things that we learned, in our lil' rat war; | rat intel | • neighborhood activism: get your neighbors involved, as the problem is very unlikely limited to your property... rats eat dog feces and bird seed and just about anything, but, in our neighborhood, it is the theory that they were feeding (or are still feeding) at a neighbor that does not clean up after their dog and living at another neighbor that does not leave their home interior and has let their garage and yard go to squaller…. thus, our yard has become a traffic route and/or playground between these two locations on our street. but it is a city wide problem, as we have learned via nextdoor website for our city… so, neighbor involvement is a must, as you may eliminate them from living, playing, or feeding on your property, but they will still be local and will likely return. if you do not know your neighbors and do not want to do the door-to-door thing, then join nextdoordotcom for your city and post something like "Unwanted Neighbors - Rats!" ... this is how we learned that it is a pervasive, city-wide problem and we are both receiving and disseminating information via this site… though i appreciate that most of us no longer “need” neighbors in this era, you do NEED your neighbors as allies in this war! • multi-front approach: utilize some additional artillery besides bait in bait boxes, such as Victor traps... the Victor traps are tried and true traps, and the most efficient and cost effective means of eliminating rats... they are easy to set & hold with great sensitivity... and, they work! • bait type matters!: as far as bait for bait boxes, Bromethalin is in the bait chunks we are using and is the ingredient claimed to be the best to poison rats. as for trap bait, we first tried peanut butter with no results on the rats, but it resulted in some very unfortunate collateral damage to other rodents... so, we switched to raw bacon, and, while the other rodents are disinterested, the rats can not resist, and snap!, our rat squatter war is slowly being won! so, if it is outdoors, do not use peanut butter, unless you want to risk eliminating chipmunks and squirrels, as well (we do not) ... rather, try raw bacon... here are links to another outdoor rat bait box twin pack, the rat bait we are using, and a good value 12-pack of Victor traps for a 2nd front: • Compact Rat Bait Station TWIN PACK (Bait Not Included) • MOTOMCO Tomcat Mouse and Rat Bromethalin Bait Chunx, 4-Pound • Victor Metal Pedal Rat Trap (Pack of 12) if you want to keep it cheap and simple, then these Victor traps can not be beat, especially in this economical 12 pack. lastly, best wishes to your soon rat-free life…. :-) Thank you.

just be careful and thoughtful when using this stuff as it is a nerve toxin. Make sure that any wildlife, pets, and kids do not have access. And if you find a dead rat/mouse after using, throw it away in the trash. Birds/Hawks/Eagles, cats or other wildlife that eat the rat can easily be poisoned. Be responsible and try to remove food sources and seal openings to stop the root cause if you can!

No mice! No rats! This trap is doing exactly what it said it would!

Easy to set up, its durable throught the rain and cold wind. Doesn't need to be cleaned often and the mice eat the poison so they can fill their bellies and then rest in piece.

Update since I wrote this a few days ago. I have been putting out huge chunks of this mixed with peanut butter (despite the fact, it smells like peanut butter, they weren’t going for it by itself or going into the box). Every night a rat comes and eats it like it’s candy. Last night I even put pieces out that weren’t even mixed with peanut butter and it was eaten. After it gets its fill it goes for my pepper plants as a palate cleanse. Of course I don’t know if it’s the same rat, but it exhibits the same behavior every time and all I’m doing is making it fatter. I’m at my wits end at this point!! I don’t get how they are immune to this. I guess I will just keep trying since I have so much bait left. Maybe enough of it will eventually work. I didn't want to go this route but I was desperate. Easy to set up but no clue if it's actually working. I had it in front of a camera and at one point I assume a rat went in and took some chomps...I found little loose green pieces and evidence of gnawing but the camera didn't catch it. Then I left some of the green pieces with some bacon and caught a rat having a little feast. Then they wouldn't touch it (maybe rumor got around about it). I even put out just the green pieces and I think they smell it but just aren't willing to take the bait. My condo complex HOA put out the same exact ones...I've checked the one by my building a few times and it's untouched after weeks. I put mine under my raised garden bed and it's since been untouched as well. Meanwhile at least one rat shows up multiple times a night on my camera and slowly but surely are stripping my pepper plants of all their leaves and any peppers that try to grow. Also mascaraed a huge tomato plant (this is when I first started trying to figure out what was going on). So last night I mixed some little green chunks in some peanut butter and put it out without the trap and a rat came and snacked multiple times (unfortunately a squirrel got a little bit too, so I am a bit worried about that). Maybe he will meet his fate, but I know he has friends. I honestly don't know if it's working or if they are immune to it, but either way I still have rats and nothing has changed. It's about to get cooler and my peppers will start to flower (on the top leaves where the rats haven't gotten to yet) and I guess I will just have to accept I won't have peppers for us since the rats will take them all. They are great climbers. I feel so defeated!