Evolve Rat Birth Control Soft Bait Sausages – 1.5 lbs | Scientifically Proven Rat Population Control | Not a Poison, Long-Term Population Management (Packaging May Vary)

I know this will sound weird. Here it goes, the property behind us was clear-cut about years ago. All the wildlife was scattered and was (sadly) displaced, including the rats. We ended up with a refuge camp in our crawl space, bike shed, cars, storage... all over our property. I'm sure we had over 40 rats on our quarter of an acre. They were everywhere! And they were having more and more babies! Neighbors had traps out and hired exterminators. It was not helping. So I began looking into solutions. Each rat (Norway rat) will have a litter of 5-12, -7 x per year! Killing them after the fact (not in my DNA) seemed like whack-a-mole. Also, it has something called a "boomerang effect," and the population actually grows! Then I saw a show on how NY is trying to get its rat population under control, and I discovered rat birth control! Gave it a try. The first few months felt very counterproductive, as here I was actually feeding them! Actually, the first year felt counterproductive, and I felt a bit mental. Then the next year, the rats stopped breaking into our storage looking for food, eating my flower bulbs etc. But still, there were a lot of them, and now they were well fed! This is year 3. Here is what has happened: The population is -7 adult rats. I know this because they are super tame and not afraid to come out and allow me to do a head-count. (unless our Jack Russell is out) When they are out, they are easy food for our sparrow hawk and owls. And, I also noticed that the male rat completely defends its territory (AKA, my territory), not letting new rats onto our property. The population hovers around 5-10. Every once in a while, they have a litter (about every 4 months), and we get about 2-4 babies. 1/2 of those typically survive (we have a good amount of predators). The rats on our property now have their burrow and are not getting into my things, my flowers, etc. They keep other rats out (so now they are working for me), and the population is nowhere near 40+! Still, does it feel weird to feed them this sauceage thing? Yes, I know I hand out more sauceages every night than recommended... about 2-3/night, but they literally ask for their saucage every night! We have this thing now, this understanding. and it's just ... different. It works, takes time, and requires a shift in thinking. Also, while the population shrinks and is kept under control, securing the human spaces is super important. I.e., We had our crawl space closed off, all the little cracks and spaces they could get into, we put a stop to that as well. It works. You will feel weird. But it works.

Working well so far. No big spring explosion of rats so far after 3 months of use. This is big improvement over last year when we had to kill over 14 rats in our yard.

I find that most of the time the birth control is eaten. And used at a reliable rate of feeding it does reduce the rodents in my barn. It is expensive! I throw down a few sausages 1 or 2 xs a week. I really refuse to us poison. So I do recommend this product

I had high exceptions, but not everything was ok. 1. The instructions, and a company representative, said there would be small holes in the middle of the sausage bait that's used for stringing them on the bait station wire. There were no holes. 2. The ends of about half of the sausage baits had the insides spilling out, causing the rest of the bait to dry up. I wrote to the company and the representative said, "Unfortunately, Amazon orders do not come directly from us and actually come from Amazon facilities. The bait can be damaged during shipping if not handled properly during the shipping process." So his attitude is, like, hey buyer, your out of luck, a not very supportive response. So my attitude is that this is an Amazon Prime order, so back it goes.

I bought Evolve Rat Birth Control Soft Bait Sausages expecting population control. What I didn’t expect was to accidentally establish a tiny rodent socialist republic behind my shed. These sausages don’t poison, don’t murder, and don’t spark dramatic soap-opera deaths. Thank the gods! I don’t want to live with mice but I don’t want to murder them and poison other wildlife! Instead, I calmly introduced the concept of collective responsibility to the field mouse community that like to patrol the perimeter of my abode. No more unchecked capitalism of reproduction. No more surprise litters. Just long-term, sustainable population management. From each according to their appetite, to each according to their uteruses remaining blissfully empty. The field mice probably still show up, still snack politely, and still live their nocturnal little micey lives, only now without the relentless pressure to out-breed one another. Frankly, I’d guess they are much calmer. More reflective. Possibly reading tiny manifestos. ⚠️ Important Side Effect Warning: After a few weeks, you may hear faint but unmistakable celebrations coming from the shadows. That’s not wind. That’s the sound of pregnancy-free female field mice toasting their newfound bodily autonomy. Tiny clinks of invisible champagne glasses. Occasional squeaks that sound suspiciously like “solidarity.” Pros: •Not a poison •Long-term population control •Ethically confusing but emotionally satisfying •Promotes rodent liberation & family planning Cons: •You may feel like a benevolent overlord •The mice might unionize next In summary: if you want to control field and deer mice without violence, without guilt, and with a dash of ideological satire, this is the product for you. (I use a bait station weighed down because the raccoons love these and will eat an entire sausage) Five stars for humane pest control and for accidentally running a most progressive program in my backyard.

The directions say it may take 7-9 months & to check activity daily, so it’s WAY too early to tell. But they’ve been scarfing 12 sausages a day! On the other hand, I’m not scooping up dead rats (UGH!) & nothing else is being killed. Well, it’s been several months & finally opened the shed for the spring. Turns out, instead of eating it, they’ve been STASHING it! Saving for next winter? Waiting till it’s sufficiently moldy? I thought there was nothing they wouldn’t eat? Can they smell the hormone? 😡

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.

Great way to reduce rat #s gently. This is my second tub (in 2 years), they originally charged $40/month for the broth version, so I was happy when this cheaper one came out. I put the sausages in a live-trap that is locked shut, and they eat them through the bars. When I see more than one or two rats outside, then I start using it again. The hardest part is remembering to put it out on the regular. My cat loves to sit a couple feet from the bait and watch the rats eat it. Sigh.

The rats certainly like it.