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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 04 Jan 18 11.03am |
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Got the little b'stards coming through our back garden. Food sources are all gone (bird feeder and BBQ)but the b'stards still use our garden as a route to get from their nest in neighbours garden to skanky neighbour on the other side of us. That means at least one adult is unaccounted for. It could have died somewhere else, as poison has been taken from the bait points. Have stopped hearing noises from outside in the early hours. I'm hoping we got them all. I now have to make the garden perimeter as secure as possible, and here comes the crux issue.
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Mapletree  Croydon 04 Jan 18 11.34am |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
Got the little b'stards coming through our back garden. Food sources are all gone (bird feeder and BBQ)but the b'stards still use our garden as a route to get from their nest in neighbours garden to skanky neighbour on the other side of us. That means at least one adult is unaccounted for. It could have died somewhere else, as poison has been taken from the bait points. Have stopped hearing noises from outside in the early hours. I'm hoping we got them all. I now have to make the garden perimeter as secure as possible, and here comes the crux issue. Why not use traps. I believe the professionals do. There is only one type that works, a big beggar like a mouse trap on steroids. A Fenn Mark 4, only use genuine ones. Probably stick them in a poly pipe or similar to stop other animals getting at them. If you get a squirrel or two it's an added bonus IMO.
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| Lyons550 Shirley 04 Jan 18 11.54am |
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Best thing to get...a Cat! Seriously...any time I've had an issue when moving into a new home...the cat goes out kills a few and they all disappear!
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| YT Oxford 04 Jan 18 12.14pm |
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Originally posted by Mapletree
Why not use traps. I believe the professionals do. There is only one type that works, a big beggar like a mouse trap on steroids. A Fenn Mark 4, only use genuine ones. Probably stick them in a poly pipe or similar to stop other animals getting at them. If you get a squirrel or two it's an added bonus IMO. I can vouch for a Fenn Trap. By law they must be covered though. The simplest way is to build a wooden tunnel (side walls and a roof) using old timber eg floorboards - a simple hammer and nails job. One up from that would be a wooden ‘tube’ - a floor, two side wall and a hinged or removable lid.
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chateauferret  04 Jan 18 10.25pm |
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Originally posted by Lyons550
Best thing to get...a Cat! Seriously...any time I've had an issue when moving into a new home...the cat goes out kills a few and they all disappear! And there aren't any solutions more aesthetically pleasing. Well, with certain reservations (mine s***es in the shower). You might even be lucky and get one that's ITK on football stuff.
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Attachment: | lanzarote ron East Grinstead 05 Jan 18 3.22pm |
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Get yourself a Jack Russel (no not the wicket keeper) & say goodbye to your rat problems.
When you're dead you don't know you're dead. It is difficult only for the others. It's the same when you're stupid. |
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| YT Oxford 05 Jan 18 4.45pm |
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Originally posted by chateauferret
And there aren't any solutions more aesthetically pleasing. Well, with certain reservations (mine s***es in the shower). You might even be lucky and get one that's ITK on football stuff. And yours doesn’t go for chateauferrets?
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| chateauferret 05 Jan 18 10.13pm |
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Originally posted by YT
And yours doesn’t go for chateauferrets? She certainly goes in for a wee nibble from time to time. If she were a tom I'd have called her Suarez.
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Pussay Patrol  06 Jan 18 1.08pm |
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How big are these rats?
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 07 Jan 18 2.30pm |
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The adult rat we found was the size of a guinea pig, with a tail around the same length again. I have a wire-haired fox terrier, but don't want her to get bitten by a rat, because rats carry disease, plus there is now poison in the environment, which could impact rat predators. I don't count cats as predators as such, because they kill for fun, not for food. Rat V Cat
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 07 Jan 18 4.13pm |
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Originally posted by YT
I can vouch for a Fenn Trap. By law they must be covered though. The simplest way is to build a wooden tunnel (side walls and a roof) using old timber eg floorboards - a simple hammer and nails job. One up from that would be a wooden ‘tube’ - a floor, two side wall and a hinged or removable lid. I also had a couple of Fenn traps (covered)and baited with peanut butter. Nearly got the ends of my fingers taken off when I moved and re-set them No more night-time scuttling, so gonna spend time securing the garden fence tomorrow and clearing up the mess
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| DaWick Kingston 07 Jan 18 4.30pm |
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What about an electric trap? Runs of batteries and you would juat need to make sure it is kept dry and checked regularly
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