Okay, prevention is great, but if they’re already inside, you need to evict them. Let’s talk traps. Snap traps are the old-school, reliable champions.
Bait them with peanut butter or nutella (rats can’t resist the sweet stuff). Place the trap perpendicular to the wall, with the trigger side facing the baseboard.
Never use poison if you have pets or kids. Poison is cruel—it makes rats die slowly inside walls, where they will stink like a bad dream for weeks. Stick with snap traps or electronic traps.
