Rat in my kitchen

Thatsa good point, unless the cat spots it and brings it back in.

I've never had a rat stupid enpug to get caught in a trap. As it has been brought in, rather than wanting to get in, prsumably it will leave of its own accord if you leave the door open on kitchen (assuming your have one to the outside)

If your container has a lid, you can cut a trap door into it, and bait that.
When the rat stands on it, it falls into the container.
Rars can jump pretty high, but wirh the trap door shut, it shouldn't be able to get out.

MissAdventure

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Wow that’s a great idea if it works.

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The cat keeps looking at the corner where the rat is hiding behind the freezer but he has no interest in staying to catch it. He's outside somewhere at the moment.
I'm in the process of looking for a tall, smooth sided receptacle and something to make a ramp from, hoping that if I put a tasty treat in the bottom I might be able to catch the rat.
We have a good hardware shop I town that will probably have a trap, but its half day closing today.

You can make your own trap.
Use a deep bucket or bin, with something across the middle of it, at the top. [Such as wire)
Then balance a piece of wood across the wire or whatver is at the top.
Bait it with food, and it works like a seesaw.
It tips once the rat has passed the middle point, and tips the rat into the bin ir cntainer.

I have a cat and she took no notice of what was signs of a rat or mouse in the winter.
I ended up putting sachets of poison down. Cruel I know, but I couldn’t stand it.

I'd order a trap frin amazon for delivery tomorrow.
Humane, or non humane, depending how you feel.

Or, pull the fridge freezer out, put the cat in the kitchen and wait for the inevitable to happen.