oh rats!!!!!!!!!

[firewoodman]

anyone else have rats in the wood pile?

 

any ideas on how to get rid of them?

 

cant poison them cos they'll die in the pile and live traps aint working too well

[jpbeaver]

a good terrier should sort them out.

[firewoodman]

yeah forgot to mention following on from terrier thread:blushing:

 

got a dog now, x-breed border collie, going blind and deaf, had him for 13 years.

 

a great companion and fantastic with the kids but we do find things a bit restictive now with owning a dog and the kids will be heartbroken when he dies.

 

problem for me is i dont live where the wood is stored and the area is very busy with traffic and machinery and the dog would not be able to stay there overnight unless it was on a chain and i'm not a fan of that.

[toprotter]

Wot about a couple of cats?

They are pretty independant and can be left on their todd and tell your kidds that they are strays?

About time they were used for something usefull !

[firewoodman]

had(squish) 3 on farm now got a new kitten

[brewx1]

Hope it turns out more useful than mine. Piled some split logs by my door within one metre of the cat flap with two cats going in and out all day. Rat took up residence! cats did nothing.

Would understand if it was some huge horrible rat with big yellow teeth but it was only a little un. Spoilt on too much whiskas I guess.

Get a dog.

[Rich Rule]

Get a dog.

 

Or an airgun:001_tongue:

[Dean Lofthouse]

You don't need to control the rats, you just need to control their food source, rats will only take up residence where there is a ready supply of food. Take that away and you take the rats away.

[firewoodman]

on an arable farm with free range poultry, so not too easy

[Dean Lofthouse]

Your knackered then, will be a constant battle to keep them in check at the rate they can multiply.