Rats

[Naybrains]

Get this. Earlier on this morning after a light covering of snow I done my good deed and topped up the bird feeder and put a couple of suet balls on the bird table.
About 10 mins later I was in the kitchen farting about and summit caught my eye on the patio, there it was the rat! Now bearing in mind I've never seen a rat in the garden in my life I was kinda surprised, but rather than grabbing one of the kitchen knifes out the knife block I thought I'll just watch it to see what it's up to. It proceeded across the patio onto the lawn climbed up the bird table pole grabbed a suet ball then walked across the patio with this suet ball double the size of a golf ball in its mouth and wandered past the patio doors where I was standing and under the shed.

What a brazen little .... couldn't believe my eyes.
Just been to homebase and got two big bad boy feck off rat traps, so there set one in the shed and one outside and Ive put some poison down too.
Now I'm like kid desparate to see if the rats been decapitated by the trap yet.

My 5 year old sons more excited about this than crimbo, he's got a seat set up at the patio door ready to get a glimpse of the dirty little rat.

 

[Dodger]

Get this. Earlier on this morning after a light covering of snow I done my good deed and topped up the bird feeder and put a couple of suet balls on the bird table.
About 10 mins later I was in the kitchen farting about and summit caught my eye on the patio, there it was the rat! Now bearing in mind I've never seen a rat in the garden in my life I was kinda surprised, but rather than grabbing one of the kitchen knifes out the knife block I thought I'll just watch it to see what it's up to. It proceeded across the patio onto the lawn climbed up the bird table pole grabbed a suet ball then walked across the patio with this suet ball double the size of a golf ball in its mouth and wandered past the patio doors where I was standing and under the shed.

What a brazen little .... couldn't believe my eyes.
Just been to homebase and got two big bad boy feck off rat traps, so there set one in the shed and one outside and Ive put some poison down too.
Now I'm like kid desparate to see if the rats been decapitated by the trap yet.

My 5 year old sons more excited about this than crimbo, he's got a seat set up at the patio door ready to get a glimpse of the dirty little rat.

I bet you we know where it's coming from.....that ....... that's digging up the field between us for hooses.:angry:

 

[Basher]

Where there's one, there's usually a family. They must be hungry if they're out during the day.

What have you baited the bloody big traps with Naybrains?

In urban areas most rats have acquired a taste for takeaways and other foods often thrown away. KFC, burgers and even a bit of curried chicken works well in traps.

Be sure to wear gloves when handling traps or anything to do with rats. They pee all over the place and are very good carriers of Weils disease.

Good hunting and best of luck. Let us know how many of the buggers you get.

Kill, kill, kill!!!!

 

[daymond]

We get them every year when when the farm up the road clears out the barns and they migrate down the hedge.
Lots of bait eaten so fingers crossed

 

[CliveW]

Like you we have had one of these in the garden today. Normally we have the usual winter visitors, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, pheasants and the usual birds, but I managed to grab the camera and get a couple of quick pictures.
Next time I see it it will be through other optics!

 

[DaveM]

What is it they say? Your never more than 8' away from a rat at all times!

 

[stevie_r]

our cat recently managed to sneak in the house with one he had killed and hid it. Thank god it was dead when he bought it in

 

[Naybrains]

What have you baited the bloody big traps with Naybrains?

Like you we have had one of these in the garden today. Normally we have the usual winter visitors, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, pheasants and the usual birds, but I managed to grab the camera and get a couple of quick pictures.
Next time I see it it will be through other optics!

Basher - The trap box says Peanut Butter,Tuna or Chocolate so Ive baited it up with Dairy milk.
Clive W - Yeah my bro said he'd take great pleasure in coming round and blowing its brains out. (Rambo style)

 

[RGDave]

Pick him up and have a man to man chat about.

Alternatively, if he's a wild one, definately not.

If you want to catch them in a trap, which is better than poison, try jam or peanut butter. Chicken scraps are good too. We had one on our patio, he fell for it and then I let him out

 

[GeeTee]

we had one last year and it ate away the door on my shed to get inside ! hope you catch the bugger

 

[Basher]

This is one way forward. It also HAS to appeal to most blokes out there.

 

[Naybrains]

Day 2 : Operation RatsAss

0915hrs The dairy milk bubbles (bit like wispa) is untouched that I had placed on the trap loading bay.

1100hrs After a brain storming session watching the golf I thought why not load the trap with a suet ball after all I know it's got a liking for them.

1715hrs : it's taking the pee, the suet ball has vanished. Could it have just approached the trap from the side said I'll have some of that and plucked it off the trap death bed? Or has a super hungry bird swiped the lot? Me thinks it's the rat. So I've loaded it back up with half a suet ball in the hope it stands on the loading bay this time.

 

[RGDave]

Day 2 : Operation RatsAss

Could it have just approached the trap from the side said I'll have some of that and plucked it off the trap death bed? Or has a super hungry bird swiped the lot? Me thinks it's the rat. So I've loaded it back up with half a suet ball in the hope it stands on the loading bay this time.

Ah, the joys of outwitting a rat.

It could take a few goes, they are clever creatures, and they're neophobic which means it'll be wary.

I lost a good few servings of food before I trapped ours.

 

[CliveW]

This is one way forward. It also HAS to appeal to most blokes out there.

My plan involves something a bit more powerful!

 

[CliveW]

If you want to catch them in a trap, which is better than poison, try jam or peanut butter. Chicken scraps are good too. We had one on our patio, he fell for it and then I let him out

Why did you let it out?

 

[RGDave]

I let it go about 3 miles from here, around the corner from the Golf Club.

 

[robbest3offthetee]

Did you guys have to post pictures of the damn things, absolutely terrified of them, my worst fear, prob have nightmares now!!!!!

 

[sev112]

Like you we have had one of these in the garden today. Normally we have the usual winter visitors, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, pheasants and the usual birds

There's no "h" in peasants

 

[sev112]

Basher - The trap box says Peanut Butter,Tuna or Chocolate so Ive baited it up with Dairy milk.

You're in trouble then - no chocolate in Dairy Milk

 

[bladeplayer]

Basher -
Clive W - Yeah my bro said he'd take great pleasure in coming round and blowing its brains out. (Rambo style)

leave the body there tho , we used to hunt (shoot rats ) when farmers were clearing sheds , always leave a dead body around , scares the bejapers outsa the rest of them