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- The worst kind of visitor to have onboard a boat! We need to get rid of him and fast!
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Remember, there’s never just ONE rat!
Roger 🇦🇺
You talk about the government? 😂
Put discs on your all your ropes to stop them climbing them
Absolutely this!!!
There only really effective when the boats afloat all the time, this one dries out every tide.
Rats climb well but Sarinda’s wet curved bilge should keep them away. The ropes definitely need metal discs. A trap on the rope could be good. I’ve no clue how you’d fix it in place.
The stern area with the large exhaust box's is an idea area for rats to climb aboard they could use the stern ropes that sag during low tides. Also, ant tree branched etc. would act as a bridge. Yes, discs do deter them but are usually fitted near the top of the mooring line. I had a lot of problems with floating trees on the Medway and had to inspect under the hull to prevent my wooden hull getting damaged.@@Dave5843-d9m
Blimey - these politicians get everywhere !
Lol...😂👍
Yes, these creeps worm their way into everything, and they are hard to get rid of.
Rats are very wary, if you keep disturbing things they will never be caught. You must set the traps and leave everything alone, so they get used to where things are, and not have your fresh scent on anything, until they are in the traps.
Canada has rats too! Forget the fancy stuff. The basic spring loaded wood base rat trap w peanut butter is 100% effective.
my personal favorite .. cheese whiz and PB .... they come miles for it ..
When I lived in Alberta, we were being told there were no rats in the province. Probably only in Government..😂
@martynbuzzing3327
I doubt is true now, as the wealth of transport trucks and rail waggons from the BC coast, rats the size of cats .. and I, 've seen the grain cars in N. Vancouver with dozens of them in the cars themselves.
@@doonhamer252 To be honest, I wasn't convinced, but my ex-wife assured me this was the case. I just mentioned that the rats obviously don't cross borders..lol
Well, if the peanut butter has not worked try some toothpaste (I'm serious) or some large shavings of Irish Spring bar soap. ( again I am serious and brand specific too).
When I was in Scouts we had rats and mice in a cabin that ate this right out of our packs...
Snap Traps will work wonders , place them along side of the deck and bulkheads....
Good Hunting from the YVR area.!!!
Hi, Gemma. I'm a retired Ratcatcher, and I' afraid I've got some bad news for you. Your unwelcome guest isn't "he", it's "she", and at this time of year, she will be looking for somewhere to make a nest. I'm off the road at the moment, but once my truck is fixed, I could come and give you a hand to get rid of her. In the mean time, if you can remove any potential bedding material and keep food in a rat proof container, this will discourage her. If you are using traps, always wear gloves to avoid leaving your scent on them, and leave them untouched for at least a week before moving or re-baiting them. Incidentally, it is a criminal offence to release a brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) into the wild, so if you catch one, you will have to find a humane way to despatch it. Don't use glue boards, because, by law, they must be checked at least every 12 hours, and any catch humanely destroyed. I hope this is helpful, and if you need a hand, let me know.
And a rat has a very good sense of smell. Don't use your hands without a clean glove!
wear gloves when setting traps they can smell you and avoid it till your sent goes away
1:03 The trouble with "go off and die somewhere" is... they usually pick places you don't have easy access to. ...and on a boat where things tend to get wet, the smell never goes away. Or you make a horrible soup in the bilge. I'd pass on the poison.
There is more than one. I promise
When you handle the traps they can smell you and won’t go near them. Bury the traps in your garden for a week then use gloves to move them. They won’t smell you and enter the traps. Good luck
Poor Rishi Sunak gets evicted 🤣🤣🤣
When u stared saying that u have intruders on your boat. I thought u had caught the real trader again from the past. So glad u didn't.
I've tried using peanut butter, cheese, peanuts and M&Ms as rat bait. By far, the peanuts worked the best for me. As for traps, the old wooden-base spring-loaded traps caught more rats than anything. I hot glue the peanut to the trap's trigger and it works every time. Good luck!
I agree. I think that the fact that there is no tunnel or obstruction surrounding them empowers the rats to take a chance on taking a bite of the nuts. I've always had the best luck using cheese.
He looked too big for those green traps.
Make sure he subscribes to the channel!
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Don't use poison in a boat. They die slowly and hide somewhere. Your boat will smell horrible!
yep , life lesson i learned ..
Yup
Most rat poisons kill by dehydrating the victim thereby mostly eliminating any smell.
Bonjour ne jamais toucher les pieges avec les mains les rats ne sont pas idiots from France cordialement
The popsong taken care they dry and become a mummy
You need to put discs on your mooring lines so they can’t climb them . 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
In the Navy we called them RAT Guards. They were always top on the list when tying up to the pier, As for the live trap....you tie a rope to it and hang it overboard at low tide. Check
it at the next low tide.
Time to install old fashioned rat guards and you need to keep traps aboard all the time.
I live in Australia in a place where there are many grain piles throughout the year. Traps are ok but if you spray peppermint liberally throughout the building or boat, rodents will bugger off . The come in sniff then leave. I doesn’t take long before they don’t even bother and stay away. I spray lightly every couple of weeks and no longer have a problem. Forgot to say, six or so drops of peppermint oil to 100 drops of tap water.
Probably stop them on the moorings if you spray them regularly.
Pepper works too, we had a rat in our shed and sprinkled pepper everywhere
BTW, they scent trails with their urine along the walls to navigate.
Steel wool/mesh to block holes where cables pass through reduce the traffic lanes inside the boat (or in my case the commercial kitchens I worked in for 32 years.
Yes, this is a well known dodge. You need to realize that what looks like a plump rat (as seen in the nighttime video) can squeeze through an amazingly small hole, so you have to stuff the steel wool well into the gaps where they are moving around. They won't chew steel wool so they can't reopen the hole if you've done a thorough job. But reducing their mobility won't get rid of them. I agree with the people who've endorsed the old fashioned spring traps with peanut butter as the bait. Rats are smart (for a rodent). They'll, er, smell a rat if you lay the trap clumsily. They like to wander around at night and hide during the day.
You need a ship’s cat!
I hope you keep traps set, even after you think they're all gone. Good luck!
I thought I saw beady little eyes behind the panel as well as the one walking around the mattress. Don’t assume there is only one.
I say, if and when you catch him, you take them out and float test them.
beside intelligent, they are excellent swimmers too!
@@johumm455 Not if they are still in the steel cage trap - they dont dive well for long
He's behind you🤣🤣🤣
I always get a rat what i have caught and rub it on my hands when settling traps so they dont smell me .
we live in the country, always having to catch them when they get in the sheds, favourite things to catch them seems to be the cheap choccy wafer biscuits or corn on the cob :) but yeah as someone's already said, don't use poison they will only wind up dying somewhere you cant get to them and stink the boat out.
yep had that myself, i wrote else where, put bait down outside, and the rat died under my floor, smelt for a few days, but then i had a plague of flies, coming up into the wall cavity and under the skirting board which i blocked, me and Mr Dyson got to work catching them at the window, several times a day, 15 or more a time, total over several days over 430, not sure which is worse, hundreds of flies or one rat that didn't smell to begin - they say your never far from a rat
i used to have a friendly field mouse come in the window next to me and pinch dry dog food, now i didn't mind that
They do tend to follow the same paths as they travel (using pee as a scent trail). So if you can figure the path out you can place traps along the way. I’d go with traditional snap traps.
Recommend dust masks when doing the clean up. The green trap looks like a mouse trap. The cctv showed the rat to be larger than the green trap.
You're a brave girl Gemma 👍⚓
Hi both you can get sticky rat traps.If you have no joy with your traps. Only down side is you will have to dispatch it. Make sure you wash your hands because they pee everywhere and carry germs.
I have gotten rid of MANY rats and mice with sticky traps. I hate them but they have worked when nothing else would.
I’ve had to deal with rats and mice as a professional. Rats are very skidish after their habitat is disturbed. It may take a couple of weeks for it to settle back down. I relied on spring traps or glue boards baited with chocolate or cheese flavor baked crackers. Peanut butter is to oily and will harden quickly. Place 2 spring traps on the top bunk and 2 on the bottom bunk with the trigger end placed on the hull bulkhead and the spring end toward the of the mattress. Cone your mooring lines. Good luck. Love your channel.
Your progress is staggering. Your videos are so entertaining. Thank you for doing what you do. This week wasn't bash, bash, bash, more Splash, splash, splash. You guys are amazing.
I recommend a crosman ratbuster...or a JRT
make sure that there no other accessible food sources on the boat. it doesn't look that hungry. I used to melt cheese or chocolate onto the bait lid, they have to gnaw at it to get it off.... and then!.....😬
I would have left the bedding etc. in situ. I was told to leave things alone as disturbances may put them off the area. Just set the traps and wait.
Thanks, loving what you're doing,
Grandad was sas during the war.
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leave entrance then when caught i would suggest a watery finish
Give Roland's traps half a snickers bar works every time on our boat....in winter we get between 5 to 10 of them
Mice/rats will usually board a boat via its dock lines or anywhere else where the mouse/rat can reach the line. And in your case, you have lines lying on the muddy ground at low tide.
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They do sell discs to put on your lines to keep mice/rats from scurrying up your lines and boarding the boat. The great part is, that once you know what they look like you can easily make them.
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Those discs will stop the mice/rats from entering the boat, and the peanut butter will easily catch them once on the boat. I have caught scores of them using peanut butter.
Good luck.
Rats also like pumpkin seeds. Seeya Rob...........here in Australia we can get a pellet poison called TomCat2, they just can't leave it alone, they'll even chew a hole in the bucket to get to it.
I would have left the room as it was and just shut the door, he's far too big for the green ones, but he might eventually be tempted to try going into the big one.. it's just a waiting game, hopefully it won't bring the family along for the adventure.😱
Little guy needs a name! I was in stitches watching this, great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Roland!
@@olivethrush7450 YEEEAAAHH!!!
@@olivethrush7450 of course! What else!
Rishy
I lived in a seaside town. Snap traps are the thing! It was a regular maintenance job. We call them Snickers candy bars, but i think they are called Mars bars in GB were our best bait. The candy bars that are chocolate, nougat, caramel,and peanut! Good luck!
Rats are very smart and suspicious creatures. During the last clip, I was thinking you have had a great streak of not having any intruders on board. But I was thinking the two legged type. I too would recommend making some Rat Guards for the mooring lines. FYI, rats and mice do not have bladders and pee constantly, you can see there trail with a black light.
Such a good husband, I couldn't have helped myself to not jumpscare her 😂
FUNNY
Also it'll take 2-3 days before they become accustomed to the traps. Being afraid of new things is one of their survival skills.
Use a “rat line guard” basically a disk with a hole and slit to put around your lines.
Steel wool will block holes around pipes and cables
I wish I'd seen this at the time, I used to work in pest control many many years ago, when handling and baiting traps you increase your chances ten fold if you avoid putting your scent on a bait and/or the trap.
The best traps are a deep bucket half full of water with a roller across the top smeared with peanut butter
holy cow you could saddle that thing and ride it!
Rats suffer from Neophobia. The fear of new things, it may take a few days before they go near traps.
There are a lot of good suggestions from viewers. the old fashioned spring loaded wood base traps seem to work best with peanut butter or peanuts. You have to close off all access to your boat. The anchor ropes are the most likely means for the rats to get on board but they can jump five feet straight up so at low tide if the mud is dry they could be jumping on board. If you use poison then there will be the problem of smell. Good luck!
Rats also like to get in out of the cold. To be warm. So keep the traps set! Walnuts attached with a rubber band to the trigger of the trap works well.
Eurgh there was a rat on my boat this winter it caused so much damage before I finally got the bugger. Also they're really bloody noisy at night! I was so happy when I finally got rid of the damned thing!
Hi,I would have definitely worn a face shield doing that job,cheers Roly🇬🇧.
There's never only one rat (or mouse) !
time for discs its the damage they can do to wiring plus the filth they leave behind wear gloves next time you handle the traps try and leave no scent, use peanut butter they love it ,
Put some metal rat guard circles on all of your anchor/moring lines. Easy access point for them.
Get some spring traps. Nothing else will work . Humane traps are waste of time. If you catch it and take it somewhere and dump it it then becomes someone else's problem so best to kill it. I used to have rat problems on my 52' wooden boat down on Canvey Island. I found the only way was spring traps. Put hard plastic or wooden discs on your ropes but make sure they cannot tip over. Move everything that is usable as bedding off the boat or put in good plastic containers. They love paper & cardboard as well. Don't leave any food on the boat unless in a tin box or rigid sealed container. This problem could take a fair while to solve because there's more than one running about your boat. Good luck.
Steel discs on all of your lines....like cornhole9699 suggests...they become a massive problem once aboard, destructive as hell, and damaging to your health too...
You have to put stuff around the trap to hide it .they can see it is not normal. Put a towel over top and sides
Cover the traps with the bed sheets and or the pillows so that it can't see that it's a trap.
With the number of mooring lines you have out this was inevitable. You need ratguards on every line.
Peanut butter works for mouse traps. Used it in my big drafty house in Belgium. Always gets them.
Not sure if this has already been mentioned but make sure any below the waterline skin fittings are closed in case the vermin decides to chew through the plastic pipes and sink the vessel.
Hi, we tried the wire trap but our camera showed they were frightened off new objects in their area. We hah five rats in our Garage. We used the large Victor Rat Traps on Amazon. did not set them first night and no bait. You could watch them sniff it only, third night put bait but not set them, fifth night bait and set, snap got two rats bigger than my hand, threw out traps set up two more and then one. They have not returned. The night viewing camera is handy.
you need to get rat collars on your lines !
Glue traps work the best.
Peanut butter is a good bait but more importantly always use gloves when handling the traps and bait so that your scent isn't all over them!
Always used a little cold roast. It works every time.
I agree with @OurNewLand. Get the largest, rat, snap trap and hot glue a nut in place on the trigger. I use raw almonds as their size makes it easier to glue down, and I scrape off a bit of the nut to release more smell. Also, set the traps along the wall. This has worked for me many, many times.
Victor makes an excellent spring trap
Chocolate spread works a treat. Ask me how I know😂
8:28 For a live trap like that, you want to put the bait on something in the back past the trigger. The idea is they need to walk over the trigger, and that way they are fully in the trap too.
5 gallon metal bucket. A plastic pipe flange with a short nipple to the side of a tee with some pipe on either side. Some peanut oil in the bottom of the bucket. He will jump in to the pipe. Drop into the darkness that smells so good. But he can't get traction to climb out. Use black plastic fittings.
Skippy chunky style peanut butterhelped me trap over 30 rats. I use a Victor snap trap. Ratguards on your morning lines...
rat guards on the ropes, we use them always in when in port.
I always use flour on my indoor traps.
Gemma look at your c c tv again go bigger on trap blessings to you and family
Yeah use good ole whack trap with peanut butter 😮 also put on uneven surface they usually lose balance then 😊 whack.😊
Put some discs on the lines, they climb up the mooring rope to get onboard.
Must be the season for them - here in Oz regardless of how clean, neat and tidy everything is we get rodents setting up winter quarters in sheds haystacks and compost bins so we have traps set on the fence lines around the house and get them before they get inside - no rats yet but untold number of mice.
camper van has mice. we use Comet cleanser and Irish spring soap shavingsspread around
There is no such thing as ONE Rat or one mouse! Both love to chew electric wires/insulation. I'd go with commercial baits..
You never have one rat, soon mummy and daddy will have lots of babies
I find that sonic deterants work very well .
Hi Gemma, I like the traditional style of trap and I actually don't set the trap and feed them on the trap trigger for about 3 or 4 days and then start setting them, pretty effective method
I got 3 minutes in and was dying laughing, imagine it came out, in that small room, Jemma you would die😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
So would Simon, I suppose. Gemma would trample him to death, trying to escape that room. 😁
Foot prints aren't a rat. It's a Border Terrier/Jack Russell Cross. Called Pike. 😂
Try this method. Use the old fashioned rat trap. On Monday put a slice of fresh cheese on the trap but do not arm the trap. Do this every day at the same time. You might hear the rats getting ready for supper, don’t change your routine. On Friday put fresh cheese on the trap and arm it.
some bait boxes will take a trap if their is some little raised corners in themiddle where it goes through to bait section a standard rat trap in their
Gonna need a bigger trap
well on a bright note, you know your boat isn't sinking
Sticky traps really work
You have to leave the traps and stuff for a week or two atleast and not move anything there. Rats are fairly careful with anything new or changed. It takes some time before they get in to the trap no matter what there is in. We have managed to capture those around here when we are just patient. Or our dog has caught those outside.
Amazing how much rat expertize there is. I scrolled and scrolled through the comments and never found the end!
To stop them getting on the boat you need to put rat stops on your mooring lines, a simple bit of plastic pipe will do, anything to stop them getting a grip, plus fill any gaps in the boat with copper mesh its not only rust proof but rats hate it as they get tangled up in it. Good luck. 👍
Find the run, leave it undisturbed, wear gloves set trap with Bacon rind and peanut butter, secure the rind and put the trap on their run.The CCTV camera being so close may put them off as they have good hearing. Then leave for 3 days, if no catch, leave it, they will get confident..
I love your optimism thinking it’s only one rat hahaha