Get some glue traps and bait them with peanut butter. Oil makes the glue not stick, so only use a tiny amount of peanut butter, not enough to mess up the glue.
Isn't there something they can eat, which will then kill them when they go back to their nest?
Do you want something decomposing in your parents walls?
Good point
They're going to eat poison and then die in the wall or attic and stink up the house. I'd try and take them alive
The rat poison used in bait traps usually makes the poor buggers extremely hot before they die, so they naturally head outside to cool off before dying. Then it kills a few birds and raccoons who ate the tainted meat. Poison is a messy business and should be avoided when possible.
Mousetrap/Rat Trap idea is what you need to do; but I'm going to modify it slightly. Get a hot glue gun, and glue a peanut or cashew onto the trigger, then put peanut butter on that.
The rodent will smell the butter, come and start licking it, recognize the nut, and either grab it, or take a bite and die.
If you just put the butter on the trigger itself, they won't set off the trap anywhere as often.
Don't put out one or two traps, seed the house, garage and patio with dozens of them.
Check your dryer exhaust vent seal, and door weather seals.
Good ideas, thanks.
Usually we use the largest size snap trap and jam a peanut unto the fold to ensure a good tug. Never considered hot glue.
Also: be sure to check the trap daily to reduce the stink and potential damage.
Yeah get a bunch of them, Amazon has em by the 36 pack, they work great
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