First, keep the base flat on the floor and use your hand to put pressure on the end of the wooden rat trap that has the hook attachment.

How to set a rat trap step by step. Here is one surefire tip to trick the mice into the trap. Do not touch the bait. Place the trap where the mice are.

Position it properly (step 2), tie the door (s) open and place some bait inside. Setting the bait on the mousetrap properly. If rat traps are set parallel to the wall, set them in.

Carefully set the trap on the floor. This is a video of the correct way how to set a rat trap. We heard scratching from rodents in the attic and hopefully this trap baited with peanut butter, on.

After opening the glue trap from the package set it on the ground with the glue facing upward. Step 7 pull back the. Warning:if you see any squirrels near the.

Step 6 place the housing back into the safety tunnel ensuring the bait tray lines up with the hole in the bottom of the clear trigger housing and the two parts click together. Setting a rat trap wrong will not only result. Place bait (rice, beans, millet, cheese, etc.) into the box without closing it and set the trap wherever the rats are roaming.

Once the trap is set, carefully place the trap adjacent to a wall where you have found rat activity. Mice are tiny, and therefore don’t need a slab of cheese or a tablespoon of peanut butter. You should now place the trap in the radius where you’ve noticed mice traveling.