Fastrac All-Weather Blox is an excellent rodenticide that contains proven food attractants, so we do not advise that you add other foods to it. Be sure that you always wear gloves when handling bait and stations since rats are very wary of new things in their environment as well as human scent.
If the rats are getting inside the home, then be sure you have located and sealed up any entrance points for long-term control. We do have some nice Exclusion products you can view here.
You should be placing secure stations every 15-30 feet for best control of rats around the home. You can switch to a different bait, if you like, but also be sure to check for competing food sources in the area. You could also opt to use snap traps instead of stations. The EZ Snap Rat Stations are a great option because there is a reusable snap trap inside a station, plus a color-coded zip tie to indicate whether the snap trap has been tripped.
We have more excellent information in our Rat Treatment and Rat Prevention guides as well. Please let us know if you have other questions anytime.
Fastrac All-Weather Blox contain food grade attractants in them. Rodents are attracted to the bait as they are looking for food. Fastrac requires the rodents to consume a lesser amount of bait compared to other products to acquire a lethal dose, and once consumed will kill the rodent within 24-48 hours. Be aware it can take time for rodents to get used to a new food source so may be a few weeks before they start to feed. Be sure to limit any access to other food sources for best results.
Fastrac All-Weather Blox Rodenticide isn't a bait that any rodent should be able to build up a resistance to due to how it affects the rodents body once it consumed it. It is recommended to rotate baits every 4-6 months if you still need to treat to prevent bait aversion. It honestly sounds like you have a much higher rodent population than you may realize, or you could have some alpha rodents eating more than is needed for a lethal dose, which means less bait for other rodents to consume, so replenishing has to happen for that reason as well. It is suggested that once you open a bucket of bait it should be used up within 1 year.
Rats that have eaten the Fastrac All-Weather Blox and then die are supposed to be removed and disposed of if they are found. Animals that eat exposed carcasses will usually have to eat many carcasses before they receive enough bait to have a reaction, but a secondary poisoning is possible. Terad3 Blox is a product that has a lower risk of secondary poisoning should a predatory animal eat a rat carcass.
Fastrac All-Weather Blox is not restricted use. We are not able to sell any products that are labeled as such.
To protect individual vehicles you may want to consider using T-Rex snap traps beneath the vehicle and resting on the vehicle tires overnight. Tamper-resistant rodent bait stations loaded with bait such as Fastrac Blox will help reduce the level of mice and rats if there are more on the property to a more manageable level. These products can be purchased together in our Rodent Kits: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/rodent-kits-c-21_405.html.
We do also have rodent repellents which you could use around the area where a vehicle is parked to help deter rodents from this areas. Rat Magic is a granule repellent that could be spread easily around the area (do not use indoors such as in a garage).
When using Fastrac Blox along with any other rodent bait, there is no way to pinpoint where the rodent will die. They could, unfortunately, die anywhere - under couch, in walls, etc. and there can be an odor. The only way to guarantee where the rodent dies is to use traps such as the T-Rex Traps or Victor Tin Cat Mouse Traps.
Please contact your Local Sanitation Dept for guidelines in your area on disposal of unused Fastrac All-Weather Blox.
Almost every bait station on the market will be large enough and designed to house any bait block including the Fastrac and Contrac blox. This would include the Evo Ambush for either of those baits if you choose to use them.
Using Fastrac in tamper resistant bait stations is a great option for outdoor mouse control. Please take a few moments to look over our Mouse Control Guide for more information on treating and preventing this pest.
Fastrac Rodenticide is a great fast kill rat bait that can be shipped to California.
After a rat consumes a lethal dose of the bait of any rodenticide it is possible that the animal can get into an area that is inaccessible making removing the carcass impossible. This can lead to a terrible odor and a secondary insect infestation. While you can bait indoors using a tamper resistant bait station, we strongly discourage it. Baiting outside the structure and using snap traps/glueboards indoors is suggested. If you choose to bait inside, please place rat bait inside tamper resistant bait stations and place the stations out of reach of non-target animals and children.
Please take a moment to go over our Pest Control Guide for Rodent Control (blue banner at top of Rodent Page)
There is not an antidote available for Fastrac Blox, but there is a Vitamin K1 antidote available through your local vet for Contrac Blox and Final Blox.
