Rats

I can recommend Tesco's smooth peanut butter. A fitting last meal I reckon. Trap score so far, SatchFan 3 -Rodents 0.
 
Operation Ratsass
Day 3
Last night it became clear this pesky thing is mocking me. In the space of 6 hours it managed to remove the bait from the trap twice without being decapitated.

0645hrs - a breakthrough - there's evidence the poison in my creme brulee pot has been touched.
1300hrs - Re-enforcements (my Dad) arrived to survey the site. Still no joy with the trap so we tried a different approach tesco finest breaded ham was loaded onto the traps deathbed.
1645hrs - Trap set off- ham gone...........no Rat. Starting to think these muckle feck off rat traps from homebase are actually manufactured by rat lovers. All ive achieved so far since shelling out on them is to give the rat ammo to mock me. Ive now borrowed a big black rentokil type baitbox from work which Ive strategically placed against the house. Ive also been given another trap, an old fashioned giant galvanised mouse trap which im told is a convicted serial killer.
2050 hrs : The Cavalry's arrived......................................................................................
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bladeplayer said:
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
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Do we have a rat whisperer who can verify this claim???

Its a bit like farmers who shoot the crows then hang 3 or 4 along their fence to scare away other crows! It doesn't work, I stood watching a crow happily feasting on the eyes of a dead crow strung up!
 
thecraw said:
Do we have a rat whisperer who can verify this claim???

Its a bit like farmers who shoot the crows then hang 3 or 4 along their fence to scare away other crows! It doesn't work, I stood watching a crow happily feasting on the eyes of a dead crow strung up!
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Yeah interesting right enough, I thought the other rats would just eat the one that's lieing in the trap. Ive been told they'd eat anything, we've had them eating through the goodyear heating hoses on motors that were parked up in the yard at work just to get a taste of the anti-freeze!
They must like the alcohol, or they were freezing?
 
thecraw said:
Do we have a rat whisperer who can verify this claim???

Its a bit like farmers who shoot the crows then hang 3 or 4 along their fence to scare away other crows! It doesn't work, I stood watching a crow happily feasting on the eyes of a dead crow strung up!
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Was probably one them grey crows was it ? them dirty yokes will eat anything .. worked for us anyhow , esp around the grain stores , had one in my attic when i built the house , took me ages to catch him , (rat that is , not crow) noise of that bugger at night time , creepy ha
 
We had rats a couple of years ago, nesting in my compost bin over the winter. Made me jump a mile when I was turning over the compost and this bloody thing ran out over my foot....... Had moved in from a neighbour who had been feeding the damn things, turned out nearly every garden in the street (8 houses) had them. Was a council job, they moved in and baited all the gardens, took about 6 weeks to get the all clear, with some heavy duty poison set in the baits. Worth it though, you won't control them on your own. The longer you have them, the more there will be, the only good rat is a dead rat.
 
They say for every rat you see during daylight hours there will be about a dozen in a nest somewhere. They also reproduce every 20-22 days and can have as many as 18 kittens in a litter and get pregnant within a day or two of giving birth.
Lots of poison is the way to go. Traps are pretty useless cos they are too clever to get caught in them. Even if they do it's generally a leg and they will chew that off to get away.
Rats can chew through concrete and even steel. Oh and never corner one because they will attack you if they feel severely threatened. The little buggers can jump high and fast as lightning.
If you know anyone with a Jack Russel get it round. They are good for killing rats. They love it too.

And if there are any of the kids toys in the garden/shed etc make sure to disinfect them. As has been said they carry Weils disease. Oh and any pets bowls for food or water. Seen a few dogs get sick due to rats urinating in their bowls.
I believe if I am correct that Rats are the only thing that the SAS are not allowed to eat when on manoeuvres which says enough about them.
 
Cheers Phil,
Given up on the traps, their taking the proverbial with them. They've mastered the art of setting the trap off then coming back and nicking the bait. Got a fair bit of poison down now too, so hopefully the tummy bug is spreading through the family.

I gave in and phoned the council, there coming round in the morning £46 later (thieving rodents).
 
Phil2511 said:
They say for every rat you see during daylight hours there will be about a dozen in a nest somewhere. They also reproduce every 20-22 days and can have as many as 18 kittens in a litter and get pregnant within a day or two of giving birth.
Lots of poison is the way to go. Traps are pretty useless cos they are too clever to get caught in them. Even if they do it's generally a leg and they will chew that off to get away.
Rats can chew through concrete and even steel. Oh and never corner one because they will attack you if they feel severely threatened. The little buggers can jump high and fast as lightning.
If you know anyone with a Jack Russel get it round. They are good for killing rats. They love it too.

And if there are any of the kids toys in the garden/shed etc make sure to disinfect them. As has been said they carry Weils disease. Oh and any pets bowls for food or water. Seen a few dogs get sick due to rats urinating in their bowls.
I believe if I am correct that Rats are the only thing that the SAS are not allowed to eat when on manoeuvres which says enough about them.
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All well said. Absolutely correct.

We sometimes have rats around our chicken run at home. This means a ratting session is required! We find the nest, fire up a petrol strimmer and pipe the exhaust into the rat holes. This bolts them and 3 terriers make short work of the fleeing vermin. It is possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on!


Snelly.
 
Snelly said:
All well said. Absolutely correct.

We sometimes have rats around our chicken run at home. This means a ratting session is required! We find the nest, fire up a petrol strimmer and pipe the exhaust into the rat holes. This bolts them and 3 terriers make short work of the fleeing vermin. It is possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on!


Snelly.
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Quality, Now that sounds like fun. You fancy a little xmas break in the north east? You your strimmer and the three terriers.
 
I can't believe I've taken so long to discover this thread... awesome!

If the creme brulee dish of poison isn't working, try a souffle dish it may just be the presentation they don't like. :D Or I'll send you some of my mother in laws cooking.. that'll finish them off :mad:
 
Monty_Brown said:
I can't believe I've taken so long to discover this thread... awesome!

If the creme brulee dish of poison isn't working, try a souffle dish it may just be the presentation they don't like. :D Or I'll send you some of my mother in laws cooking.. that'll finish them off :mad:
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Ok I've replaced it with one of our le crouset dishes we got for our wedding last year!
Right ill stick the creme brûlée dish back in cupboard ready for the wife's pudding the night :)
 
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