Originally posted by belgianfreakMy son had ferrets, they definitely are mice and rat enemies and once the smell of them gets around, the mice and rats bug out.
I live in a house that's less than 2 years old in a clean area - and what do I see in my kitchen today but a bloody rat! Not too big (maybe 10 inches) but the cheeky bugger had even dared come out (probably due to the smell of the food we were cookin) while me and my mate were chatting with the TV on loud (come on England!).
I've blocked up the hole ...[text shortened]... rsday and I don't feel like sleeping here until then. Any one had rats before? Any advice??
Originally posted by belgianfreakDon't do the poison if you can help it, the bastards die in the walls and the stench is unbelievable. Sticky traps work great, keep a club handy to bash them with as they'll still be kicking. Failing this you coul McGiver it: get a 10 gallon bucket, take a tin can, poke holes in both ends, string the can across the bucket, fill the bucket half full of water and/or punji sticks, coat the can with peanut butter, leave a ramp up to the edge of the bucket. Rats love peanut butter and will leap onto the can to get it, the can will spin and voila, the rats drown/get impaled in the bottom of the bucket.
I live in a house that's less than 2 years old in a clean area - and what do I see in my kitchen today but a bloody rat! Not too big (maybe 10 inches) but the cheeky bugger had even dared come out (probably due to the smell of the food we were cookin) while me and my mate were chatting with the TV on loud (come on England!).
I've blocked up the hole ...[text shortened]... rsday and I don't feel like sleeping here until then. Any one had rats before? Any advice??
Originally posted by Sicilian Smaugyou know too much 😉
Try going into Boots saying that you need headlice lotion for your sister's/ daughter's headlice. It works just the same. Then face a barrage of embarrasing questions from a young girl that know's full well that it aint no headlice causing a problem.😳
Originally posted by belgianfreakSerious though as someone on http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=43350
I live in a house that's less than 2 years old in a clean area - and what do I see in my kitchen today but a bloody rat! Not too big (maybe 10 inches) but the cheeky bugger had even dared come out (probably due to the smell of the food we were cookin) while me and my mate were chatting with the TV on loud (come on England!).
I've blocked up the hole ...[text shortened]... rsday and I don't feel like sleeping here until then. Any one had rats before? Any advice??
said, the traditional rat trap is the only sure fire way.
Exterminate! Exterminate! (the Dalek in me you know)
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Originally posted by belgianfreakGet some cats dude.I have 6 cats and absolutely no rats ,mice.insects,gophers,birds etc etc.
I live in a house that's less than 2 years old in a clean area - and what do I see in my kitchen today but a bloody rat! Not too big (maybe 10 inches) but the cheeky bugger had even dared come out (probably due to the smell of the food we were cookin) while me and my mate were chatting with the TV on loud (come on England!).
I've blocked up the hole ...[text shortened]... rsday and I don't feel like sleeping here until then. Any one had rats before? Any advice??
i have just killed two rats my self i used poison and they didnt die in the roof or walls as they come looking for water once the poison has kicked in , by this time they are very slow and groggy and you can hit them with something if your up to that or just grab them by the tail and throw them outside rattraps also work effectively
Perhaps camouflage would do the trick. You know how some Native American hunters would impersonate the animal they were hunting--both before the hunt, in ritual imitation, and during it, dressed in their hide? Well, all you need is some dancing space, a rattle, and a nice ratskin coat...(a heavy rattle can double as a club).
