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I'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'll have to use poison which is a bit cruel even if it is a rat.
Any tips gladly received.
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'll have to use poison which is a bit cruel even if it is a rat.
Any tips gladly received.
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Have you tried this :-
http://youtu.be/QTOajyzvIjE |
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A bit of bacon will do the trick.
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Or Kevin.
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Cooked bacon or raw?
Just having a google and peanut butter seems a good one. I'll do them a bacon and peanut butter cocktail. |
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Doesn't matter, and don't forget to tie the trap to something.
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what a load of RAP.
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If you know someone who keeps a Jack Russell and Ferrets ask them to come and sort it out,5 minutes and the problem will be sorted,will get noisy though
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Recently cleared a house and Bait blocks seem to work. Couple of kilo (ish) bags in B&Q and the like for about twenty quid. You can chuck them about fairly liberally and they seemed to do the job quite quickly.
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Bush Meat £22 per KG gutted
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You shoot chickens with an air rifle?
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cant believe come across this subject on here as was about to start a thread on same subject only i think i got mice. been up in attic this morning and found what i think are mice droppings. what are the ramificatioins of this and shud i just poison them. wont they smell if i poison them while they rot away??
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I would trap them rather than poison them. You want to be sure that you are rid of the dead body.
Decomposing poisoned rat(s) would stink the house out (and the juices might possibly drip through the ceiling). |
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when disposing of rats at this time of year its imperative you find their nest and destroy all
the eggs..dont want the problem coming back. |
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rats eggs taste nice poached
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Well I've put down 5 lots of poison and set 2 traps (and screwed them to some chipboard) baited with peanut butter.
The smell of the dead rat is what's put me off of using poison in the past but I think the nest is in a hedge at the end of the house, so hopefully they'll go outside to die. I've got a Jack Russell and a patterdale terrier but I've only ever seen them get one rat between them so they're not alot of use! See what happens tonight. |
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I catch any rats and mice in humane traps. Then Mr Makybe drives some distance away and releases them.
I always do them a packed lunch so they have something to eat until they get their bearings. |
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what a load of balls.
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Leave a note telling them about the new squatters rights law - as long as they don't eat the note they should be on their heels
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when disposing of rats at this time of year its imperative you find their nest and destroy all
the eggs..dont want the problem coming back Eggs? Since when did rats lay eggs? |
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That's right - it's dogs that lay eggs
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Some great fishing on here..rats eggs
 i genuinely lol'd when i read that.As for the guy releasing rats back out into the country  |
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That's what I've always told him to do BV. Whether he actually does it or not is another matter.
I have taken mice up the fields myself to release them. |
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Anyone remember Warrack Hunt's classic 'Found A Rat's Nest In My Shed' thread on the horse racing forum? He removed the eggs, but they kept coming back. Loads of advice along the lines of 'Are you sure rat's lay eggs?'
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I'd pay a proper ratcatcher not anyone from Yellow Pages that starts with AAAAAAAA . Hard to totally eradicate permanently if you don't know what you are doing.
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You can make your own trap.
All you need is a piece of wood, a gob of chewing gum, and a razor blade. You stick the razor blade onto the wood (sharp side up,) with the chewing gum Then do not put any cheese behind the razor blade. The rat comes along – puts its head over the razor blade looking for the cheese, then moves his head from side to side looking for the cheese as he thinks ‘’where’s the f’kin’ cheese?’’ And cuts its own throat. |
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^^Works on mice as well.
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The rat comes along – puts its head over the razor blade looking for the cheese, then moves his head from side to side looking for the cheese as he thinks ‘’where’s the f’kin’ cheese?’
And cuts its own throat I dont know why but that really made me |
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my neighbour got an elderly moggie looks in need of feeding, might capture for a few nights and chuck up attic, that shud do the trick.
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If it's a normal trap then chocolate is a winner, if it has a little prong to press the bait on, then a chunk of Twix pushed top side down onto it will deffo test their neck strength.
Other thing to do is to rest a board against a wall or say a paper cup if you don't have a flat vertical wall. Flush the b  gger out and it'll hide behind/under the board.you then simply hoof/stamp on the board. I have to mention that I've only ever done that with mice which are probably a little less splashy. |
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If you are using bait, put 3 little blocks of it a a tub and place a few tubs along the walls, rates are pretty blind and they generallly run parallel to structures. Once the bait is eaten it takes about 24 hours to die. They generally go outside to die as the bait makes them dehydrated and they go looking fo water. Make sure your water tank is covered if their is a tank in your loft. Check every day and relace bait as necessary. They should be gone within the week. You'll also need to check where they are getting in anb block their route. Best of luck as they are annoying bastads.
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Sure they're not squirrels?
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Might not be rats - seen "The Exorcist"?
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Put on some silly clothes and buy a flute. It worked for that guy in Hamelin.
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Surely there would be no harm in having a Mass?
1.01 Roman Ritual required |
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A mate of mine is a farmer. He has rat problems with his corn and wheat storage.
He swears by this. Capture one of the rats alive, cover it in lighter fuel and set fire to it. The rat squeals will scare off just about every other rat in that area. |
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noted
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Just had a look up in the loft, nothing on the traps but one sachet of the poison seems to have gone, although the other four are untouched.
Is this what they do? ie drag the whole sachet off or have I just not waylaid one? I did just throw them about randomly. They were making a right racket last night. Going to try a different bait on the traps tomorrow if no joy tonight. I can't see how they are getting in either which is a bit of a worry. How much would a pro rat man charge to sort it out roughly? Cheers. |
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You have to careful about how you are going to do it if you set out to kill pests.
A bloke was fined £1500 for drowning a squirrel, after a vet concluded that it had suffered. The do-gooders and hand wringers are everywhere. Yet they don’t mind allowing certain groups to cut the throats of animals, and then let them bleed to death. |
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How much would a pro rat man charge to sort it out roughly?
I had the same problem earlier this year phoned think it was £25 a vist and they'd need to make at least 2. But I got rid of it myself, rat trap, bournville dark chocolate and peanut butter, soon got him ! Years ago I think a pro rat man would turn up with a couple of Jack Russells.  |