The phrase feed rats to get rid of them usually refers to using poison baits that attract rats to eat a toxic substance, but you must be extremely careful because anything toxic to rats is also dangerous to children, pets, and wildlife. Commercial rodenticide baits are designed to be attractive to rats and contain active ingredients like brodifacoum, bromadiolone, or cholecalciferol mixed into palatable grains, fats, and flavorings that smell like peanut butter, bacon, or chocolate. These baits are meant to be placed inside tamper-resistant bait stations that only rats can enter, and ideally should be applied by licensed pest control professionals who follow safety regulations. Feeding rats everyday foods like peanut butter, chocolate, or nuts is actually used to lure them to quick-kill traps rather than poison, by baiting rat-sized snap traps or electronic traps that kill within seconds and allow you to remove the carcass, which avoids the problem of rats dying hidden inside walls and causing odor. You should never feed rats homemade toxic mixtures like plaster of Paris, baking soda, or antifreeze, as these are unreliable, inhumane, and dangerous to other animals. The most effective non-poison approach is to feed them nothing by storing all food in airtight metal or glass containers and removing attractants, which starves them out and makes trapping more effective.
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