Soft bait sachets for rats and mice, based on the anticoagulant difethialone. Rodents gnaw through the sachet to reach the bait, and soft baits are generally taken faster than a wax block — which is what you want for a quick knock-down where there is competing food.
The trade-off against blocks is placement. A sachet cannot be threaded onto a station rod, so it can be carried off if the station is not properly secured. Use lockable tamper-resistant stations, check them, and pick up carcasses — a bait a rat has moved into a shed corner is the one a dog finds.
Available in 480g, 1.5kg and 5.5kg. For damp or outdoor placements a secured block is safer — see Generation Blue Block. Compare with Bromakil and Racumin. Part of the Generation range.
Key points
- Soft bait sachets — Gnawed into; generally taken faster than a block.
- Three sizes — 480g for a shed through to 5.5kg for a working property.
- Cannot be secured on a rod — Station placement and locking matter more than with blocks.
Safety
This is a rodenticide. Difethialone is an anticoagulant and is dangerous to dogs, cats, poultry, livestock and native wildlife if eaten, and it also poses a secondary poisoning risk to any animal or bird that eats a poisoned rodent. Place bait only in locked or tamper-resistant stations, or in positions genuinely inaccessible to pets, stock, children and non-target wildlife. Collect and dispose of dead rodents promptly. Wear gloves when handling bait. Vitamin K1 is the antidote: if a pet or a person may have eaten bait, contact a vet or the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 immediately and take the label with you. Read the label in full before use.