New Posts For Thread: Rats in my loft!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loftI've got rats in my loft so have just been out and bought some poison and some traps.What is the best bait to use on the traps do you think?I've always had a few about (I've got chickens) which I shoot with an air rifle but now they have moved in, I'I was a bookie manager 20+ years ago. One day the cashier was sitting on the loo and suddenly noticed a rat behind the toilet seat. The said rat clearly came in through the yard outside the back door. Luckily for some reason there was something thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525605269#525605269I was a bookie manager 20+ years ago. One day the cashier was sitting on the loo and suddenly noticed a rat behind the toilet seat. The said rat clearly came in through the yard outside the back door. Luckily for some reason there was something thTue, 30 Oct 2012 06:24:07 -0500Maybe this is a brand new breed of rat, ie, laying eggs, chances are they cross bred with birds and simply flew into the loft.Chances are they will fly back up there again, keep the traps handy.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525604917#525604917Maybe this is a brand new breed of rat, ie, laying eggs, chances are they cross bred with birds and simply flew into the loft.Chances are they will fly back up there again, keep the traps handy.Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:03:11 -0500Squirrels can set up home get in your loft as well. I had them in a house that I was doing up once.I wasn't living there so I splashed some creosote about in the roof space.That shifted them.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525590337#525590337Squirrels can set up home get in your loft as well. I had them in a house that I was doing up once.I wasn't living there so I splashed some creosote about in the roof space.That shifted them.Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:46:03 -0500Well the poison did the trick, after 3 nights that was it. I only ever did find one dead one and the smell I was on about only lasted for a couple of days.Apparently loft rats are a different breed to normal sewer rats and are smaller and darker. I thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525589417#525589417Well the poison did the trick, after 3 nights that was it. I only ever did find one dead one and the smell I was on about only lasted for a couple of days.Apparently loft rats are a different breed to normal sewer rats and are smaller and darker. I tMon, 29 Oct 2012 15:13:44 -0500Don't know why you got involved really!As far as I am aware the local council will deal with the rats for you.Are you sure it is rats?I just looked at the topic and indeed the councils will do it for you (some do it F.O.C) and you will know it is prohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525573071#525573071Don't know why you got involved really!As far as I am aware the local council will deal with the rats for you.Are you sure it is rats?I just looked at the topic and indeed the councils will do it for you (some do it F.O.C) and you will know it is proMon, 29 Oct 2012 04:14:45 -0500hhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=525540283#525540283hSun, 28 Oct 2012 04:58:19 -0500They do whilst looking for Dr.Crippen's cheese!?Where has Eboue been - that joke's at least 100 years old!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=524358007#524358007They do whilst looking for Dr.Crippen's cheese!?Where has Eboue been - that joke's at least 100 years old!Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:05:37 -0500SF,Yes you're probably right. but it's not that easy to shoot a rat with an air rifle.The buggers won't keep still while you're taking aim.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=524357417#524357417SF,Yes you're probably right. but it's not that easy to shoot a rat with an air rifle.The buggers won't keep still while you're taking aim.Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:49:02 -0500Lead pellets don't ricochet, shirleyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=524354449#524354449Lead pellets don't ricochet, shirleyFri, 21 Sep 2012 13:13:42 -0500SF,They tell us that it’s not advisable to shoot a rifle in an enclosed space like a loft, because of the danger from ricochets.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/29380881/rats-in-my-loft?post_id=524341595#524341595SF,They tell us that it’s not advisable to shoot a rifle in an enclosed space like a loft, because of the danger from ricochets.Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:24:04 -0500