It’s great to air this out with the Reddit community! The sounds of them clawing at the cage underwater does affect me.

Are you saying I’m using the cage trap Against the manufacturers intention? Where should I release them, on Teddy Roosevelt Island? I don’t have a car, I can’t make it out to Eastern shore. It sucks to kill the little guys sometimes I fantasize about domesticating a little ones, but alas non

Use meat or fish. I have no idea how they’re not learning to avoid this trap like others in the past. Obviously there’s been a massive infestation in ours and the adjoining neighbor’s backyards. All but one have been adolescent or younger. One was so small it actually dug out the bottom, the wire mesh is half inch. I’m scared to think where all the adults are

I don’t know what happened in the neighborhood but our backyard became Unlivable. This trap is the only trap that has had consistent results. Hopefully by next summer we can spend time in the backyard again

I’m open to other ideas but putting the whole cage into a tub of water then throwing it away Has been a clean solution

Through the first few into the forest (rock Creek Park). Now can/dumpster

I’ve caught 20 rats in 15 days with the havahart live traps. Bought one at Ace and another on amazon. Toss entire thing in tub of water. Best trap yet. Adams Morgan