EcoClear Products 620102, RatX All-Natural Non-Toxic Humane Rat and Mouse Killer Pellets, 3 lb. Bag

Finally addressed the rodent problem without endangering my dog or the wildlife population in my neighborhood, which includes owls, hawks, and bald eagles. All birds that standard rodenticide puts it serious risk. I was so relieved to find an option that was not only pet safe, but safe for the predatory birds and coyotes. The rats won't touch it if it's not mixed with something they're attracted to. We used peanut butter and sunflower seeds. Also, make sure there's no water sources available for rodents or the ratx won't work. Great stuff, highly recommend!!

I wrote a review on their discs, so I’d like to post some parts of that here as well since the same info applies. I apologize for the all capital letter title. Just know that this stuff doesn’t work. Well, that isn’t 100% accurate since I don’t know what would happen to the mice and rats if they ate this. Why? Because THE WON’T EAT IT! I bought the discs back in March, and I even went so far as to buy their little bait stations too. I placed the station right next to a hole where mice were entering my home. Of course they simply avoided it. I set up a night vision capable camera and watched them walk around it rather than go inside and eat the bait. So, I placed a disc outside of the station and still in front of the hole. They literally crawled over it and just went along their merry way. So then I took some of these pellets. I put them in a tray with some bird seed, uncooked rice (because that’s what they got into the last time in my house - a brand new bag of rice), and even some cheese. Guess what they ate? EVERYTHING BUT THESE PELLETS. I had so hope that maybe some of the powder from the pellets did something to those little critters, but the mice problem persisted. So I did what any partially sane person (since I was losing my sanity because of these mice) would do at this point: I crushed some up and sprinkled it all over various foods. One bowl of rice. Later a bowl of dry cereal. I tried so many things, and then I even put out cheese with the dust sprinkled on it. Guess what? These little critters now avoided all the foods they were eating inside my home! WOW! It seems to me that this stuff doesn’t attract them at all, but instead, it makes them not want to eat stuff. So what about outside? Nope, not a single bite. I placed bait stations outside too. I even got some other brand ones with bigger openings so the rats coming down from the hillside would fit. They crawled on top of the stations rather than go inside. And when I put bait on top of the station, they didn’t even pay them any attention. Mice and Rats are simply not attracted to this bait at all, so how could it possibly work if they won’t eat it? I have no clue what to do to entice them to eat these darn things. I was so hopeful that this would reduce their numbers, but I was deeply disappointed. What a waste of my hard earned money. If I was still within the return window, I would pack all of this useless stuff back up in the bags to get a refund. Yes, I have all the discs still because the mice and rats won’t even sniff this stuff let alone eat it. And I have the bag of pellets about half full. Save your money and buy something else that’s more effective. I don’t know how other people got the mice and rats to eat this stuff, but I’ve got some crazy smart rodents that are just built different.

Lowing the feed room numbers quickly.

Rats won't eat the product as sold. Hence 1) I added peanut oil, some powdered sugar and sprinkled in peanuts and sunflower seeds -> rats ate most of it. But they learned and stopped eating it. 2) I escalated to adding peanut butter besides peanut oil+sugar->rats licked the RatX sticks clean and threw them aside but some of the RatX was eaten. 3) I tried grinding to mix with PB: it didn't work bc it is difficult to grind. 4) I added condensed milk and peanut butter-> Ratx turned into a powder that the rats wouldn't touch. Threw away the powdery Ratx about 2 cups worth 5) I went back to Ratx sticks with peanut oil, PB, sugar and I got exasperated so I slipped in some baking soda (supposedly another rodenticide) so that, if all they did was lick off the PB they would eat the baking soda. Rats didn't touch it. 6) Tonight, I took this untouched batch and added melted beef fat+ bacon fat + another blob of PB. I'll update as to whether it was eaten or not. Update: rats ate it. As to overall results: there has been a decrease in rat activity and 3 rats showed up dead. So far. I've gone through 3.5 lbs worth of RatX in ~3 weeks. Update: 1 more dead rat and activity in all tunnels stopped. No activity by the nest itself which is under my porch. So RatX did work although it took some work to have the rats eat it. I recommend the use of peanut oil+sugar and beef fat/bacon fat. It seemed to work best.

The rats and mice just strewed the pellets around, so I tried different sweeteners to coat them with. Still the same results So I decided to crush them into a powder and make PeanutButter balls. when I hit the pellets with a hammer it just bounced off of them. I finally had to crush each pellet with a pair of pliers. It's little wonder why the rats didn't eat any of them. Now I don't know if the pellets were just so old, they atrophied or they are made that way. I now have to wait and see if my peanut Butterball idea works. I hope so i don't want to use a more painful method of getting rid of our rat problem. Added cement I noticed the rats came for my bird seed so i tried a new formular. I melted peanut butter in hot water stirred in a handful of bird seed and poured in the hot water. they are now eating my mixture twice a day i have been through two 3 lb bags of poison and am starting on my third 3lb bag and so far It just looks like i am feeding them a Gorma meal. i still have a dozen baby's and a few adults all over my porch I don't yet know if Rat X is effective in getting rid of them. When I find out I will let you know. Update : It's now been 9lbs of rat X and no visible results. being discouraged I had to resort to buying Tom Cat rat traps. The pack of 4 very durable and effective. Grose i must admit. So far i have caught 19 rats and 2 mice . The worst part is when they are only practically caught and suffering. I had caught 2 this way. Not knowing what else to do I dropped them in a bucket of water, trap and all. I had to wait till they drowned to dispose of them. To horrific to go into detail as to what that involved. As for Rat X the jury is still out. Will it kill if you only have a few I don't know.

From what I have experienced, this product works as intended. First off, the product is safe for all animals but rats and mice. The cautionary statement? Is read the instructions carefully. This is NOT a miracle product that will eliminate the problem overnight. With proper use, it will take a few days to act. But it will work. Our problem? We live in an area with vermin outnumber humans and no matter what, they will come back. Small or even medium infestation populations this will work fine. Again, you must take the time to thoroughly read the instructions and if possible, reach out to the manufacturer for additional instructions and information. Customer service is outstanding, and they will be willing to help. This particular product is simple to use, quick to setup, and sit back and wait.

I live in the country so there are mice about. I wanted an option that would not harm my dogs or other living creatures that may get a hold of a mouse that has eaten poison. I was concerned that it may not be desirable to mice. I did as some suggested and put a bit of bacon grease on it. They have been drawn to it so I'm hopeful it will keep the rodents in their part of the property and away from ours.

So about a year ago, developer started tearing up the woods behind us to build houses. That pushed the coyotes farther in and wiped out the feral cat population, leaving nothing to control the rat population which exploded. The result was that the whole neighborhood has been overrun off and on for the last year. Now as far as this product is concerned, it kills quickly and is safe for pets and does exactly as they say it will do on the label. The problem is that IT ONLY WORKS IF THEY EAT IT!!! . I followed all the directions, put it out exactly as specified read all the reviews and even attempted some of the hacks that I read like mixing with birdseed, etc. With the exception of 2 very young rats, nothing, and I do mean nothing, convinced these rats to eat this bait even when all other available, food sources were removed and they were starving so badly that they were eating the plastics in my pantry. That being said, a while after I put it out I did start to smell dead rat in two different places and true to the claims on the label, it did not last long and I barely smelled them. I have dogs and cats and birds that I did not want to be poisoned so this was a great alternative. It was clean, easy to use, and pretty much stays exactly like it is when you put it out. Six months later I’m still finding the packets I threw out and they’re all still just fine even though they’ve been on the ground under the house under the sinks, etc.. and I do believe it kills very quickly because I put it near a nest where I had seen some young ones and within just a few, days I was smelling it. To give you some perspective, the infestation that my neighbors and I had been experiencing was severe. This product I bought twice,; once in the store and once online and both times it cost me $30 for a total of $60 for the two bags that eventually snared only two rats. In comparison., I caught 23 on glue traps, my Bully/Pitt mix caught and killed half a dozen, and I finally exterminated the last half dozen or so with regular poison. So I only gave one star because of the numbers.

This product really does work, and I'm able to keep the rat population under control with the peace of mind knowing that my cats, dogs, poultry, livestock and wildlife are all safe from harmful poisons. Be methodical, consistent and patient (it takes 3 to 5 days for rats to die), but it really is effective. I locate the rat runs, and simply pour the Rat X into the exit/entrance holes where I can monitor whether it's being taken. Once taken, I continue to top it up. Apparently it takes 10 to 15 pellets to kill an adult rat, and less for juveniles. Adult rats will also take the pellets to feed their young in the nest. It works by coating the rats stomach thereby interfering with the nerve impulses that go to the brain that tells the rat to drink. So, in effect the rat kills itself by not drinking, and becomes so dehydrated that it dies. Unfortunately in the UK only small, 227g bags are available to buy, and they're not cheap! However there is a 3lb (remember it's an American product, so they're still using imperial measures) bag available, that's more cost effective, even with the additional postage, if you're willing to wait for it to arrive from America. In my opinion, due to the horrific effect that other rat and mouse poisons have on our animals and wildlife, this should now be the only product licensed for use in controlling rodent vermin, in the uk. Rat X will not harm cats, dogs, or wildlife, such as owls, even if they catch and eat an affected mouse or rat because it's just dehydrated. Top marks to the Americans for developing such a safe and natural product.

The rats avoided the pellets like the plague. They would eat everything else but not those expansive pellets. Waste of money.