I must confess, Rats do initially scare me. But you shouldn't take any security in that. Steve the Orkin guy says it's just a numbers game. So we set up 25 traps in the garage. The shocking part is he tells me "no bait required"!! Kinda like in here. He's the Orkin guy so I play along. Traps set at about 5 p.m. and I start checking all the traps at 11 pm., nothing. Then just as I am about to go back in the house, I see something hanging down from my work bench cabinet 'bout 3 to 4 inches long. Its a Norway's tail. Mission Accomplished, a nice sized Norwegian is crunched right behind the ears across the neck. Nailed his buddy the day after. Haven't had any trouble with fear and insecurity since. Kinda like in here.