[Zeke]

I've got rats ever since the renovation of the dumpy house next door that looked halfway decent from the outside. Rats are extremely smart and each generation becomes more intelligent.

My efforts have been extensive but I have a cat and he will make sleeping impossible if he doesn't have food to nibble. And animals need access to water 24/7 so that's a target as well.

Just 2 examples of failed efforts are a dozen traps baited with peanut butter with some having a raisin as a nugget. All handled with gloves smeared with PB. Then there's the bucket of bait from the pest control that are little blue blocks. I could build a Lego style bridge out of them and the rats would use if to cross a gap and not even lick it.

Dixie, if you got your mouse in 2 hours that's great. You might want to get traps that are concealed so you don't see the result. Close the flap, bag and dispose. I could send you mine but they are rat sized. My rats must sit around them and have a good laugh.