Rats !

[user123]

Is rat poison poisonous to cats and other pets and animals? That would be the only thing that worries me :yikes: When I first lived in a rented cottage in Cornwall I was lying in the bath and suddenly there was this big thumping in the airing cupboard at the footend of the bath, the wodden door nearly opened, frightened the heck out of me, was pregnant at the time - turns out they were rats that got in the cupboard from the coal house adjacent to the bathroom. What attracted them? Bars of soap I put amongst the towels!! There were teethmarks all over the soap! Some bars half eaten!! mad... anyhow, the landlord told us to remove soap and not have any food out anywhere for them to even smell and they went away, so that seems to be the answer. In the countryside you can shoot them, seems kinder than slow death by poison, but not sure if that is allowed in a built up area?

 

[doug boardley]

we were rabbitting on a railway batter once, ferrets bolted a "rabbitt" that pursed the net up, I jumped on it and nearly pooed my pants when I realised it was an enormous rat ( I was only 13 at the time) I threw rat and net as far away as I could!!

 

[Ajax123]

Is rat poison poisonous to cats and other pets and animals? That would be the only thing that worries me :yikes: When I first lived in a rented cottage in Cornwall I was lying in the bath and suddenly there was this big thumping in the airing cupboard at the footend of the bath, the wodden door nearly opened, frightened the heck out of me, was pregnant at the time - turns out they were rats that got in the cupboard from the coal house adjacent to the bathroom. What attracted them? Bars of soap I put amongst the towels!! There were teethmarks all over the soap! Some bars half eaten!! mad... anyhow, the landlord told us to remove soap and not have any food out anywhere for them to even smell and they went away, so that seems to be the answer. In the countryside you can shoot them, seems kinder than slow death by poison, but not sure if that is allowed in a built up area?

Yes it is MG but if it done correctly then the rats take the poison from bait boxes which Cats cannot access. The poisons are generally based on anticoagulants. Warfarin was a popular one not long ago but I am not sure it is used so much these days cos the rats get used to it and quickly breed it into ineffectiveness. Shooting them is not an answer in my opinion........,guns of any sort should be banned from any but the most rigorously controlled activities

 

[DHTiling]

apparently Neale, you're never more than 6 feet away from a rat (if popular myth is to be believed)

That is very true.. Rats are everywhere.. in built up areas they tend to stay out of sight till night.. then they come out and play.

As long as they have not entered your property then do not worry...

 

[SandyFloor]

apparently Neale, you're never more than 6 feet away from a rat (if popular myth is to be believed)

I thought that was Man Utd supporters.

 

[DHTiling]

As for the poison, it does not just get placed on the ground in case other animals eat it, it goes in proper vermin containers that they have to enter and eat the poison and then leave and die probs under ground in their nesting areas..

If you suspect rats then a call to environmental health is the thing to do, NEVER airgun they in a built up area, you can be sure of where the back stop will be for the pellets and you risk injury to others.

 

[Gazzer]

That is very true.. Rats are everywhere.. in built up areas they tend to stay out of sight till night.. then they come out and play.

As long as they have not entered your property then do not worry...

Actually its not me thats bothered...although I dont like them being here. My other neighbour is a keen gardener and has had the most damage done. The only thing I have noticed is a hole under the fence and the chewed through a cctv cable.

 

[White Room]

You cannot shoot your airgun within 15 meters of a public highway if doing so would cause a nuisance or indanger the public. It is now also an offence if any projectile leaves the boundries of the land where you have permission to shoot.

If you have a cat, get him to do it

 

[SandyFloor]

Another problem with rats is if you kill them you have to dispose of them too or you will feed other rats.

 

[DHTiling]

Actually its not me thats bothered...although I dont like them being here. My other neighbour is a keen gardener and has had the most damage done. The only thing I have noticed is a hole under the fence and the chewed through a cctv cable.

Rats can eat through concrete Neale.. my inlaws farm has 1000's of rats as there is pigs in the out buildings, and rats luv pig food, should see the size of some of them..:lol:

As mentioned above rats breed like hell .. a baby rat is ready to have babies itself at 6 weeks old.. they do breed rapidly.. been shooting them for yrs,, and using smoking method and terriers..that really cuts the numbers down.

 

[Ceramico tiling]

Getting good poison is the hard part as often it is only supplied to professionals.However rats die easier than mice when poisoned so I would give the B and Q stuff a try.You can make your own bait box out of an ice cream container and and a few entrances with 40mm waste pipe.Secure it properly and leave it for a few weaks.Rats will not touch it untill it becomes part of their territory as they are quite smart.(or you could really move things about in that vacinity which would confuse them).I used to work for a grain store where rats lived in holes in the ground which i used to put poison down with a spoon on a pole.Maybe there are some holes about that you can find.

 

[DHTiling]

Best place for a bait box is on a rats run.. or behind sheds etc.. and as above, yes very clever critters they are.

 

[user123]

Another problem with rats is if you kill them you have to dispose of them too or you will feed other rats.

Rats eat dead rats?? uurrrgh... no loyalty then.... Krishnamurti once wrote in his journal that people in cities became like rats in crowded environments, turning on each other... food for thought...

 

[Olz]

B and Q poison has worked a treat on the mice coming into my loft.


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[Scott]

Gator traps with peanut butter, apologies if this has been mentioned alread i not read it all.