[alduin32]

This seems a valid concern to me. I am on the edge of a city, on one side there are endless buildings, and on the other side it's a big open park with some farmland. It's still technically in the city, so there are no stray rats as the city euthanizes them frequently, and there are rats everywhere. My house is full of holes, and they have dozens of ways to come in. I see them frequently.

Of course, neighbors have started using more and more rat poison, so sometimes I do see some rats dead on the ground, rotting in the sun. And recently, I've started seeing dead raptors in the farmland close to us.

[specialist]

Have you seen the novel rat trap from New Zealand? No poison. Uses bait and then de-brain's any rat that enters trap. Rat drops out, to be consumed by other critters. IIRC Each trap kills a few hundred before needing a new CO2 cartridge.

Last I read, it's been very effective.

[lostlogin]

This little beastie I assume? https://goodnature.co.nz/

The fancy one that gives a kill count is quite appealing.

The more traditional DOC 150/200/250 are a good option too. They are powerful, don’t mess about with them.

https://predatorfreenz.org/toolkits/trapping-baiting-toolkit...

[andreareina]

I was not prepared for the smartphone app with kill notifications

[specialist]

Nicely spotted.

They've much refined the design and their product line. Also now avail in the US. Yay!