Rodent ID - Mouse or Rat?

Fish Haid

That is nonsense.  Where did you hear that?  They don't like the way my hands smell?  I always handle the traps and catch them all.  These are newcomers, but I seem to have caught them all.

Soda Popinski

Fish Haid said:

That is nonsense.  Where did you hear that?  They don't like the way my hands smell?  I always handle the traps and catch them all.  These are newcomers, but I seem to have caught them all.

Someone isn't getting caught in the traps that is why more keep showing up.   Momma and dad rat keep making new ones. 

AaronCannon

Maybe time to seal the building.  Steelwool, and expanding foam, any hole you can get your thumb into.

Soda Popinski

AaronCannon said:

Maybe time to seal the building.  Steelwool, and expanding foam, any hole you can get your thumb into.

Expanding foam doesn't do much if they really want to get in they'll chew their way in through it.  Hardware cloth is better.  I've done rodent exclusions and its a giant PIA if they're already in the building, any hold the size of a quarter is big enough, if the head fits, the body will follow, you have to look for grease stains on the walls to indicate where they're coming and going they're filthy greasy animals.  They leave grease marks on their entrances and exits.