Evolve Rat Birth Control Soft Bait Sausages – 1.5 lbs

For now I will say I am satisfied because the rodents actually gobbled this up and left no crumbs. I wish they'd gobble up the posions like this. I am now waiting to see the out come.

I had a HUGE rat problem in my backyard (I'm talking 10 to 15 rats). It was so bad that one of my neighbors who had complained about my rat problem, actually called the "Health Department" on me. The Health Department sent me letters threatening to fine me for $1500 if I didn't address the problem quickly. But I just didn't have the heart to kill the rats. So I browsed the internet looking for an alternative to killing the rats. I searched and searched the internet until I ran into this product. Although I was a little hesitant at first about buying this product due to its price, I decided to give it a try anyway, as I had no other option available to me and didn't want to get fined. So I ordered this product and bought some “bait stations” to put this product in. Evolve birthcontrol comes in the form of sausages to make the product taste and smell appetizing to rats. Soon after receiving this product, I started putting it in the bait stations that I had bought for it. I then placed the bait stations in my back yard. The rats refused to eat the product at first, so I tried luring the rats to the Evolve sausages by putting little pieces of bread covered with peanut butter in the bait stations. I covered the Evolve sausages with peanut butter as well. Pretty soon, they started eating the Evolve sausages and even seemed to like them. After giving the rats these Evolve sausages for about three months, I noticed that their numbers didn't seem to be on the rise anymore. Although the manufacturer of this product only recommends this product to be given to the rats for four weeks to make them infertile, I decided to give it to them for three months to ensure that all 10 to 15 rats got a sufficient amount of the birthcontrol. About two months later, I noticed that their numbers seemed to be dwindling. I read online that a rat can live anywhere between 8 to 12 months and since these rats had already lived in my backyard for a few months, I knew that they didn't have long to go. Today, seven months later, my property is completely rat free. Not one rat left behind on my property. And the neighbor who had called the Health Department on me, tried to apologize to me for reporting me, but I wouldn't give him the time of day because he broke the good neighbor policy by "ratting" on me. Anyways, I got rid of the rat problem in my backyard WITHOUT KILLING EVEN ONE RAT. And I believe that God is happy with me for that.

Living in the country mice and rats are a constant problem. With owls and hawks around I will not use poisonous baits. In the 50 + years on this property I’ve never had them in my car but 6-8 months ago one got into the car and went crazy on back patio - then the all out war started. Tried many types of traps with various tempting treats as well as repellants to no avail. Found Evolve in June and thought why not try- not immediate but hoped effective over long term. No interest the first 4-6 weeks but now that they have found it I can’t keep the boxes filled and they are starting to eat the raptor safe bait also. Just ordered the 6 lb bucket as don’t want to run out and want to place more boxes in other areas. I’ve only given a 4 star rating at this time as too soon to evaluate true decrease in population/reproduction but I’m optimistic.

not effective. you would need a lot of bags and a way to get the rodents to just eat the bait and nothing else. In a lab controlled environment it might work but didn't in the yard.

I'm still seeing them and I have given them a couple of these... it's expensive

I just say this it's good idea if you can afford to keep buying. I will say I put the bag in my closet and when I looked back the bag was empty the mice got it. I broke down and got a cat and use the dirty cat litter around the outside of my house because it was like my house was infested. The cat was killing 4 mice a day. The city does nothing or the rodent issues in Gary Indiana. I can say I use them outside my yard with other bait poison also in jugs and you could tell something was eating it up some jugs look tore up like a feeding frenzy.

I hate having rats! But we have chickens and the rats have a continual food and water source. So, the birth control option seemed reasonable. We also have been using traps. The rat population is decreasing. I can't honestly comment on how effective the birth control is, however the little sausages have disappeared until recently. I think because the rats are being killed they aren't eating as many bait sausages. I will say they need to be used up as the last few in the bag appeared to have mold growing on them. I ordered more, but I'm not sure how fast I can use them up. They're are not messy and there's no leakage. However I don't handle them with my bare hands, for one I don't want human scent to deter the rats and I just don't want the stuff on me. They are good smelling and do smell like sausage. Time will tell. A neighbor highly recommended them to me and I think they have to be helping reduce the population. Rats produce rapidly!

Unfortunately, I invested in these for a few months to no avail. I feel like I wasted my money. I continued purchasing three times before I gave up. This is a challenge because you are taking a gamble and you can't really know if it is working to keep paying all this money for it. Now that I see the price is higher, I feel compelled to write a review. I

I'm so happy to be able to finally buy this in the UK! I'd previously spent £60 getting it imported from the US as my evil neighbour had poisoned my family of 3 hedgehogs and my rescue birds by throwing rat poison everywhere. It makes no sense that poison that takes days to erode an animals veins and arteries in excruciating pain is available in supermarkets in the UK yet this wasn't. I can say in the year since using this I'd only seen a few elderly ratties plodding around, living out their natural lifespan before dying off... no newbies. This product is groundbreaking in humane population control. I'm thrilled to be able to buy it in the UK. I hope councils start to use it. Make poison illegal!

Took a long time to arrive, stuck in customs. I put one sausage out every morning and evening and they are both taken which is good. Won't know if effective for a long time. Put another two in a bait box but they haven;t been touched yet.

Still have rats so can't comment on how well they work. I'd imagine you need to use these for a good 6 months to catch all the rats in the area until you can comment.