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| Thread ID: 128759 | 2013-01-13 20:38:00 | Rat Deterrent | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1322655 | 2013-01-14 04:30:00 | Last one (and only one) we had was brought in by the cat. The cat lost interest but we lured it out and into a box. Quickly jumping on the box sorted that problem. Was free and humane. | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 1322656 | 2013-01-14 04:31:00 | I got my mouse trap from Mitre 10. See here (search.mitre10mega.co.nz). Yes, get a twin-pack of these traps, they are excellent. Put some bait on it (chocolate is good, or peanut butter but not cheese) and then ensure that the rat cannot steal the food off the trap from the side or they won't trigger it. Make a passage or tunnel so that they have to get to the bait from the front of the trap. Putting the trap against the wall with a box on the other side will create a passage. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1322657 | 2013-01-14 04:34:00 | Last one (and only one) we had was brought in by the cat . The cat lost interest but we lured it out and into a box . Quickly jumping on the box sorted that problem . Was free and humane . Not sure the cat would have agreed with you . . . :devil Ohhh . Corrected for you: The cat lost interest but we lured it (the rat) out and into a box . :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1322658 | 2013-01-14 04:39:00 | I got my mouse trap from Mitre 10. See here (search.mitre10mega.co.nz).He will need the rat version of that trap - also stocked by Mitre10. I've used the mouse sized traps and they are great. Mouse is killed instantly and no mess. I used peanut butter to bait the trap. As mentioned, put the trap along side the wall as they like to run along things and not out in the open. You may need more than one to increase your chances of catching it. Also investigate how the rat may have gained entrance to the house. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 1322659 | 2013-01-14 04:43:00 | Get a script for Warfarin (en.wikipedia.org) and I will dispense some of that for you at the pharmacy. :p | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1322660 | 2013-01-14 08:59:00 | But leave rather large ventilation gaps in walls, floors and ceilings . . . . Thereby enhancing the indoor - outdoor flow . . . |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1322661 | 2013-01-14 09:07:00 | Thereby enhancing the indoor - outdoor flow . . . . . . of wind, rain and . Mr Rat's friends and relatives . . . | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1322662 | 2013-01-14 09:50:00 | . . . and land agents . . . or should that be "such as land agents?" |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1322663 | 2013-01-14 18:31:00 | don't feel guilty, some things are meant to die they are vermin And why are they vermin? Because they eat our food. You could say people are vermin, being the most numerous thing on the planet bar insects now. Rats are actually very smart and care for each other when they are unwell or hurt. So it came in, just catch it and take it back out. It won't come back unless there was a handy food supply. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1322664 | 2013-01-14 18:46:00 | And why are they vermin? Because they eat our food. You could say people are vermin, being the most numerous thing on the planet bar insects now. Rats are actually very smart and care for each other when they are unwell or hurt. So it came in, just catch it and take it back out. It won't come back unless there was a handy food supply. :thumbs: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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