I just dont want to detour the rat to other pots
no bro,,just put about 2 balls ever 2ft around bottom of pots,you could even put them next to the cages,,there something in the pots atracting them,might even be the mamoth,,it sweet smelling?the moth balls dont go in the pot,,and with your pots about 4 around each of them will throw off there nose,and they will just say hell with it and move on,,bastards love dry envoriment and can adapt to any,,you remember my melons last year,,they chewed a few bites out of all of them,,i didnt even snap ,till i watched one go up a damn tree when my dogs got after it,,i had 2 of them steel traps i bought with the teeth on them just disapear,,that a big rat,,so you got to trick there nose and constenly move shit around,they cant stand it,,i will almost bet that you have a den somewere around there,,take my advise carry a long club with you and start moving all the stuff around in your yard,,i came across a den right on my porch,and every thing was in totes,,they built a leaf den right behind some of them i couldnt get too,,when i finally moved one tote,i seen them beady eyes staring me down,turn to get a big ole axe handle i had on porch and that bitch abandoned them 6 babies quick,,i got the 6 but never did her,,you remember me hunting that bitch,shit i even got on top the house and in the dark of moon waiting to get her ass,lmao,,got 3 possums instead,,but never got that bitch,,she was as big as a cat bro,,i think it was her ass that chewed my melons just for killing her younguns,lol