Can I sprinkle a few sunflower seeds on the metal plate to entice a rat to the back and have it still work?
855253
That should work as the seeds are dry. The plates are sensitive to moisture and I have had to use a hair dryer on occasion to dry them out. I use the terminator to rid my garden of squirrels (they love mangoes!) and use peanut butter on a bit of bread as bait. I also smear a small amount of pb on the plastic case at the entrance to initially lure them in.
855254
I never found it to be of help. Just putting the bait (Dog food) in the well, worked the same as spreading it around.
855255
Yes, there is also a plastic area in the opening where I have placed bait to entice and it works well.
855256
That would be possible, but unnecessary. A rat will detect the soft bait at the rear window and find no direct access to it from the outside. Then the rat will explore to find a route to the bait. That is how the trap is designed to work. Be sure to use the trap in a non-wet area.
855257
I don't know. I used dogfood as recommended by manufacturer and spread it around the trap and on the very entrance of the trap. I thought it helped, but still the old fashioned rat trap with peanut butter was a better performer. I was focused on chipmunks, not rats.
1433175
I only use sunflower seeds but I just went out and looked at my feeder and I don't think you would have a problem with the millet. The way the perch/port is constructed it blocks the seed from just flowing out the port. The bird has to pick the seeds out from the bottom of the openings.
287952
I don't think so. There are two metal plates toward the back of the trap by the bait. It's only when a mouse/rat crawls in there far enough that they step on both plates, completing the circuit, and get shocked. Something going in only two/few inches wouldn't connect both plates.
1175725
I would think so. The plastic is heavy and is like a melamine. I think if you need a truly rodent-can, metal might be best. In my experience, those critters seem to be able to sink their teeth into the most surprising things.
1166584
Probably not. A rat could chew the bottom plastic pan and possibly squeeze out at the gap where it slides in
98274
I use hulled sunflower seeds and have no problems. I would guess that your mix has items too large to go through the holes. It's designed for birdseed.
1359829
Sorry, never had rats, and don't know if it would work on them or not. Maybe contact manufacturer
1094097
I don't think it can. The openings are barely large enough to pass small sunflower seeds.
934375
Not sure. We live in an old house. I have seen a small mouse slip in and out of the bars. Rats maybe big enough to not do that.
965920
Yes, absolutely. It is heavy enough that they could crawl all over it and it would not move an inch. The legs of the stand have rubber its so it doesn't slip around and the bowels in themselves are stoneware so very think and heavy. Never thought about rats before, it would be really cute!
1663011
I'd recommend using a suet cage to attract woodpeckers. They will eat huskless sunflower seeds, but have difficulty perching on this feeder... they will, though, cling to the feeder and attempt to eat the feed that way...
1442697
I used peanut butter and I think I coated some nuts with it. If you have rats they will come.
2071113
It took a few days for the birds to get used to it, but all I put in it is sunflower seeds and the birds LOVE it. I finally have my titmouse birds back and lots of chickadees, plus juncos and sparrows. Many others too, but what I like is the squirrels can't get the seed!
1657835
Yes. Too small for a pet rat. Works for our gerbils, but would be too tight for anything bigger.
1700009
Hi RebecaI think they could, but it is best for smaller birds, like chicadees. Also, if you have squirrels around, you would need some kind of clamp to keep them from dumping the seeds. Donna
2275210
Hi TraceyI'm not sure. If you put the wrong type of seed in, it could get all stuck in the end. When I'm pressing flax I take off the end screw, it does press them, but you have to keep stopping to still a hole in the stuck mush. It really does sunflower seeds wonderfully. I love it actually and it can't go wrong coz it's so simple. Hope that helps. Wendy
1980278
NO, absolutely NOT! We had this outside for about 3 days and a squirrel chewed through the lid to get to the black oiled sunflower seeds we had stored in it. The manufacturer states that it's "pest" proof, what they mean is insect proof. It would be difficult for a rodent to chew through the body, but the lid is much thinner and has many hard edges where they can get a good start at chewing.