Rat in a cardboard box...What are you thinking?

Rats are rodents. They have powerful incisors that can shred through a lot of things quite quickly. Boxes are one of those things. If you leave a rat in a box overnight, he will be gone by morning.

If you have a cage lying around for whatever reason, that may be your simplest solution. Assuming the wire spacing is no bigger than 1" X 1" it should be more than enough to contain the rat without worries of him escaping. But most people don't have cages lying around their homes...

If you have plastic tubs and/or chicken wire you can make a quick temporary cage.

Rat in a cardboard box...What are you thinking? Now go back to step 8 How to Locate a Lost Rat?