I’m not a nice person (and they’re eating my biking gloves and knee pads), so I want capital punishment rather than rehousing and kind words

are “ordinary” ones (spring loaded bar) effective or do I need some high tech bullshit ?
(I hear peanut butter is the bait of choice – true ?)

yeah, traps are the way forward. some poisons are ok as the go in search of water but most make them die somewhere inaccessable. break their freaking necks I say!

chocolate is bait of choice,spring ones good ,just watch your fingers when setting them.

yes, peanut butter is good but this is better!

http://www.ratbait.co.uk/neosorexa-gold-rat–mouse-poison-500g-br5-free-bait-trays-235-p.asp

Just buy them some cheap cycling gloves from Aldi’s for £3.49, you nasty fecker

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_18840.htm

it’s all very well for you ernie – there’s poo in my shoes an all

now, here’s a bargin though !

Bacon-rind worked best for me. They seem to have no interest in cheese, sadly.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkuGzYuy5ZU[/video]

B&Q do a plastic version of the traditioanl spring trap which is the proverbial piece of pi55 to set and kills em just as well – I should know, I’ve had 20 odd in the last year or so out of the garage. Dab of butter topped with a small piece of chocolate worked for me. I’d seen them lurking and wasn’t too bothered by their antics but then one of them ate the bite valve of my camelbak – I had to unleash the fury after that.

maltesers on traditional wooden traps work well for us (and a good reason to open/finish off the rest of the box…)

nevermind…hotlink doesn’t work for somereason.

Needless to say, my contribution was both captivating and hilarious.