Huge rat is killing our baby bunnies.. what do i do?

Question

We have a rat that is bigger than a cat in our basement and my rabbit Pixie had babies down there caz she is loose outside along with 5 of our other rabbits but the rat killed 6them we need to know how to get rid of the rat before she has babies again we cant set a mouse trap caz the rabbits get into the garage even when its closed soo please what can we do??? and i know it wasnt her that killed them caz she had babies before and thay are healthy and well AND SHE TOOK EXELLENT CARE OF THEM.. PLUS MY DAD SEEN THE RAT AND FOUND THE DEAD BABIES IN ITS NEST.... !?! SOO PLEASE HELP:(

Answer 1

well when i had rats i had to set a trap that doesnt kill them because we also had hamsters so if they got caught in we could get them out they sell them at walgreens and other stores but they go in and get trapped and u throw it away .

Answer 2

To potentially eliminate the threat of harming your rabbits, use a live trap and bait it with some type of meat, or other bait not to entice the rabbits.

Answer 3

Kill the rat, duh?

Answer 4

How about stop breeding and bring your poor rabbits indoors so they won't get killed by predators?

http://www.rabbit.org  

Answer 5

try traps and poison  

Answer 6

maybe you can place your bunnies somewhere else for two days and set the mice traps for those two days and see what you get. poor bunnies hope it works out.

Answer 7

Traps are cruel. Especially poison. Why don't you get the rabbits out of your basement, and stop breeding them too much. Then you can set up a box with cheese in it. Rats love cheese, then when its eating you can snatch it and put it outside. Don't be cruel it's a living thing that also has a life like humans and rabbits.

Answer 8

find the rabbits?

good luck :[

Answer 9

pay sum 1 to kill it

Answer 10

If you have one rat, there's surely more. If possible, move the rabbits and babies to a diff. safe location for a few days. Get several of the big Rat snap traps (a mouse trap won't cut it for an adult rat) and bait with a small swab of peanut butter. Place the traps near the nest that your Dad found, along the wall or any rat burrows you may see. Be careful when setting those traps, you def. don't want one to go down on your finger! If the rabbits cannot be temp. relocated, use a small Havahart trap (you can usually borrow one from your local SPCA) and bait it with peanut butter. Rats are active at night, so just set it up and see what happens. Good luck.