08-26-2018, 09:26 AM
It is rare that they get past the dogs but when they do we trap and kill them. Eggs make good bait, though oddly enough golf balls seem to work just as well, so I think they are baited visually and not just by smell. That might be a problem trying to use an electronic zapper since they can't see what's inside. The type of mongoose we have here live in colonies or family groups, you have to keep trapping them until they are all gone. You can put some peanut butter under the egg and catch the rats at night. Rats will attack and kill small animals too. We've had them kill baby rabbits and chicks.
I'm not a huge fan of drowning critters, though I have done it. I prefer to euthanize them with a .22 pellet gun. It's nearly silent and 100% instantly lethal on an animal that size. You can also try to shoot them if you see them out in the yard, though most pellet guns aren't known to be extremely accurate and the break barrels don't reload quickly.
I'm not a huge fan of drowning critters, though I have done it. I prefer to euthanize them with a .22 pellet gun. It's nearly silent and 100% instantly lethal on an animal that size. You can also try to shoot them if you see them out in the yard, though most pellet guns aren't known to be extremely accurate and the break barrels don't reload quickly.