Rats

[Gary Prentice]

1 hour ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Get yourself a Crosman 2240 for self defence while you're in the bath.

Or just save water, share a bath with a friend and have your personal ratter to hand 

[peds]

Having bathed a cat before, and learned that they actually have an extra, secret level of claw retraction, only to be used in emergencies, I think I'd rather have the rats. 

[Baldbloke]

Just found a point of entry into the house after hearing the f****** scrabbling around in the internal wall spaces. The wife had a three foot ornamental planter up against the outside of the wall. There was a route on the underside leading into the house. I’ve now blocked it up but am unsure whether I’ve sealed them in or out of the house. Tonight will tell.
Also had two more outside in the Fenn traps overnight. 6 Fenns set plus one live trap. Just ordered a dozen Victor rat traps for the inside too.

[spudulike]

Caught one in a mole trap once, thought the nest entrance was a mole trap and got one of the buggers in it.

[arbogrunt]

 

Get one of these little beasts!

[peds]

^^ He looks like he knows what he's about. 

 

I'm due to get another dog next year, if there's something like that going spare near here then it's a brilliant idea. 

[monkeybusiness]

32 minutes ago, arbogrunt said:

 

Get one of these little beasts!

Ratterdale terrier - just the job!

[struie]

On 07/12/2018 at 18:49, spudulike said:

If they are out and about, a good PCP air rifle will take them out effectively. Shoot a little lower than the ears head shot as this should dispatch them effectively. Other than that, if they are facing you then between the eyes and ears and through the body works well. Body shots are generally not good enough unless you have a 12 bore!

I have used poison a year or two ago and it did work but be careful nothing else can eat the poison. I now only get one or two after the bird food in the winter.

If you are over-run, a Jack Russell is as good as it gets, they will take them on the nape of the neck and shake violently and just go at them one after the other - awesome ratters!

 

 

wish i had been with them, brilliant couple days.

[felixthelogchopper]

22 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

Or just save water, share a bath with a friend and have your personal ratter to hand 

The cat's face says it all. ?

[Baldbloke]

I haven't had a trap set off without catching a rat yet, but I have had concealed traps exposed each night by the buggers. No captures for two nights now so I'm assuming uncaught rats have sussed out their mates being held by the Fenns and realising these metal things are best avoided. Otherwise, my best guess is that the traps need a total clean and de-humanise as the caught rats have possibly let off a fear/adrenaline scent as they died and it has remained on the traps and is noticeable to new participants.

I have a further 12 Victor snap traps on order to swamp the area so hopefully these will help lower the population.