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"What attracts the rats?" Gullible women. | |||
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"What attracts the rats? Gullible women." Stop feeding them.  | |||
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Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit?? | |||
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"your better off using a humain cage to catch them " They are way too rodentophobic for that. me too come to it!! | |||
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"Read the James Herbert novel. That will give you tips ""Read the James Herbert novel. That will give you nightmares" FIFY  | |||
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"Read the James Herbert novel. That will give you tips
"Read the James Herbert novel. That will give you nightmares"
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"Mars bar is a wicked bait "What is the lethal dose of Mars bars? | |||
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"Mars bar is a wicked bait
What is the lethal dose of Mars bars? "There's not a lethal dose as far as I'm aware. But they love them. | |||
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"your better off using a humain cage to catch them They are way too rodentophobic for that. me too come to it!! "Rats are neophobic, the fear of new objects, | |||
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"your better off using a humain cage to catch them " True, then chuck it in a water butt right? | |||
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"your better off using a humain cage to catch them True, then chuck it in a water butt right? " That's cruel  | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??"A rat will fit in the standard box, believe it or not, the jaw bone is the widest part, wherever his face can fit, so can its body, the reason it looks fat is not pregnancy, it's food, if it's in your stable, I guarantee it's feeding of high protein horse feed, all food should be kept in steel closed bins, good house keeping is the key, off the shelf poison is not very strong, people think rodents are immune to it, they're not, it's just very weak in case non target animals take it, cats dogs birds, and any poison you use, the rodents won't take it, if it's having nice sweet horse feed, buy a rodent box with a snap trap fitted, placed near the food source, trick of the trade, don't use cheese or chocolate, use tuna on the trap, pour the tuna oil around the box and leading six inches away, the rodent will smell it, | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??
A rat will fit in the standard box, believe it or not, the jaw bone is the widest part, wherever his face can fit, so can its body, the reason it looks fat is not pregnancy, it's food, if it's in your stable, I guarantee it's feeding of high protein horse feed, all food should be kept in steel closed bins, good house keeping is the key, off the shelf poison is not very strong, people think rodents are immune to it, they're not, it's just very weak in case non target animals take it, cats dogs birds, and any poison you use, the rodents won't take it, if it's having nice sweet horse feed, buy a rodent box with a snap trap fitted, placed near the food source, trick of the trade, don't use cheese or chocolate, use tuna on the trap, pour the tuna oil around the box and leading six inches away, the rodent will smell it, "Thanks. All feed is in metal bins already so there's no rat getting fat on horse feed, though they do often nest in straw barns but usually in winter I thought. If it can definitely get the | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??
A rat will fit in the standard box, believe it or not, the jaw bone is the widest part, wherever his face can fit, so can its body, the reason it looks fat is not pregnancy, it's food, if it's in your stable, I guarantee it's feeding of high protein horse feed, all food should be kept in steel closed bins, good house keeping is the key, off the shelf poison is not very strong, people think rodents are immune to it, they're not, it's just very weak in case non target animals take it, cats dogs birds, and any poison you use, the rodents won't take it, if it's having nice sweet horse feed, buy a rodent box with a snap trap fitted, placed near the food source, trick of the trade, don't use cheese or chocolate, use tuna on the trap, pour the tuna oil around the box and leading six inches away, the rodent will smell it,
Thanks. All feed is in metal bins already so there's no rat getting fat on horse feed, though they do often nest in straw barns but usually in winter I thought. If it can definitely get the"Sorry, if it can definitely get the bait then we'll just have to wait. | |||
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"It can take a while before they enter a bait station. They are very cautious of new things. Air gun is the most satisfying method but if you are regularly seeing then you already have a big problem!" That's always the worry - but it's only been the one sighted in the last few days and no droppings anywhere so hoping to nip it in the bud. | |||
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"Hmm, hasn't touched it overnight! We now have Shrodingers rat - is he dead or simply too fat!? "Like above, they can be nervy and avoid new stuff until it smells right. They love peanut butter, buy some cheapo stuff to tempt it close to trap, but be patient. Any stables or outdoor animal place with food about, rats are a occupational hazard unfortunately. Humane traps are no good. Rats will travel miles, so you'd have to take it so far away. Unfortunately, they have to be killed. They are destructive and carry nasty infections
You might get a hobbyist to shoot it, if they can get access to the yard at night, and ratty uses areas away from the horses. | |||
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"I have a rat problem at the top of my garden where I feed my birds. They are absolutely huge. They live in the wasteland behind my garden fence. They have chewed my decking, made holes into the garden shed and multiple runs everywhere. I bought blue and _ed poison but apparently, according to a pest controller, they should not sell it to the public as the rats are immune to it and will not die. So I bought an air rifle and shoot them. If I stop feeding the birds and remove the bird bath, they probably will not come into my garden but I adore the birds and can't bring myself to stop. I have a pair of bullfinches atm visiting. If you see rats during the day, which I do, then it is a big problem because the competition for food means there are a lot of them. It's bloody annoying and I'm paranoid about washing my hands when I've been out to the garden as they can give you Weil's Disease. " Air rifle is a good solution because you can get them wherever they are wandering. Get a telescopic sight, they are quite cheap. You need to adjust the gun sights by shooting at a target until it is tuned in. If you do that, you can hit a 10p size target easily from 15-20 metres if you lie down. | |||
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"Poison them with a tnt explosive, they love the marzipan taste of it and it kills them humanely. " Ah yes, I was looking for a use for all my excess TNT... | |||
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"I used a cage before, with peanut butter in it and caught a couple of them. Poison didn't seem to work and as others have said, you need to be careful not to leave it exposed to cats etc. Clever buggers though rats and in the end resorted to traditional traps. Again peanut butter is the key - they love the stuff" Yes, peanut butter on a tradional trap. Leave your hands mucky from mucking out to minimise human smell on it. Leave them against walls, also where cats can't get. | |||
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't. "Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words...... | |||
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't.
Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words......"If that's the case then i don't see what you can do about it, apart from perhaps report him to the council on the grounds of causing a health hazard. I work at a retirement home that's next door to a supermarket and we have a rat problem there except their burrows are on site. We get pest control in to put down poison traps. These are readily available from your local country store. Have you tried that? | |||
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't.
Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words......
If that's the case then i don't see what you can do about it, apart from perhaps report him to the council on the grounds of causing a health hazard. I work at a retirement home that's next door to a supermarket and we have a rat problem there except their burrows are on site. We get pest control in to put down poison traps. These are readily available from your local country store. Have you tried that?"No we've literally just had the 3 or 4 sightings in the past week, and put bait down immediately. We'll see if anything gets resolved! | |||
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't.
Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words......
If that's the case then i don't see what you can do about it, apart from perhaps report him to the council on the grounds of causing a health hazard. I work at a retirement home that's next door to a supermarket and we have a rat problem there except their burrows are on site. We get pest control in to put down poison traps. These are readily available from your local country store. Have you tried that?
No we've literally just had the 3 or 4 sightings in the past week, and put bait down immediately. We'll see if anything gets resolved!
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't.
Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words......
If that's the case then i don't see what you can do about it, apart from perhaps report him to the council on the grounds of causing a health hazard. I work at a retirement home that's next door to a supermarket and we have a rat problem there except their burrows are on site. We get pest control in to put down poison traps. These are readily available from your local country store. Have you tried that?
No we've literally just had the 3 or 4 sightings in the past week, and put bait down immediately. We'll see if anything gets resolved!
3 or 4 sitings is a lot. Enougb to be concerned about. Wait and see but you might need to deal with your neighbour."I fear you may be right. I hate rats, they really ruin the experience. | |||
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"Hahaha this post cracked me up not seen a rat in years "Do you have an air rifle and a free evening? 
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"Ask it nicely to leave. Or get a Jack Russell or two. " A big buck rat if corne_ed would have a go back no match for the jack russell thou thou he could get bit on the nose or elsewhere even a doe brown rat especially if she had young could do the same and bite back. | |||
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"Apparently for every one you see there's 6 you don't.
Yes, normally I think that is the case - hopefully not in this case as they have had no source of feed here and no droppings seen anywhere. Maybe they have an infestation in one of the adjacent properties, though those are largely residential.....oh god I know what it is, some twat who owns about 10 acres adjacent things he's running some kind of nature reserve and has several large capacity bird feeders on the land!! Not a bloody game bird in sight but I bet they have been full of grain! I think someone needs to have words......"Is his name Willard and does he live with his mother in an old house? | |||
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"Hahaha this post cracked me up not seen a rat in years
Do you have an air rifle and a free evening?
Welcome back btw! "thank u ur too kind
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"No, not a rant....I really do need some info about rats, of the vermin variety! Any experts in the house before I go into the sordid detail of my question lol!? "Roland is there leader and ub40 sang about them | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing?" Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment." Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc" We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. | |||
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"Trust me if you have seen a rat multiple times in a few days, there are more than a few. This time of year they have plenty of food, probably feeding on mice that are in turn feeding from scraps the horses drop. Always wear gloves when handling bait boxes, and a bit of horse dung on them doesn't hurt, if they smell of humans they won't go near them for months. Place them against walls in a straight run, they will choose to go through rather than go back or go round them. Be patient and don't go and check bait traps too often, it will keep them away." Thanks, useful tips. | |||
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"Play a pipe(an old school recorder might do) and lead them on a merry dance about 12 miles away then leg it" If only! | |||
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"I got rid of my bird table and have seen significanly fewer rats since.." Yes I think the problem may be caused by huge feeders on the adjacent land. I wonder if they are rodent proof... | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. " Where do the horses drink from? | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. Where do the horses drink from? " Buckets | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. Where do the horses drink from? Buckets" Water is a rodent magnet... | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??"length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere? | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. Where do the horses drink from? " I wonder if it's access to water that's suddenly drawing them now its hot and dry, maybe that's why we're suddenly seeing them? | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?"There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now. | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. Where do the horses drink from? I wonder if it's access to water that's suddenly drawing them now its hot and dry, maybe that's why we're suddenly seeing them? " Bingo. | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
plenty of cats need a home."Cats don't want to eat poisoned rats, it tends to kill them. | |||
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"What harm are the rats doing? Apart from scaring everyone shitless they can give the horses diseases like brucellosis, and they can damage hay, straw, fixtures and equipment. Ok. Well you need to stop giving them food and water as a priority. Then poison them. Then shoot the fuckers. Use gloves to pic up the bodies you can catch all sorts from handing them, hepatitis etc We're not giving them any food other than bait so fingers crossed. Someone did leave a sack of horse feed standing against the feed bin for over a week and it was not touched so I really do think this is a new problem, though the feed room itself may be pretty rodent proof, bait in there has hardly been touched. Where do the horses drink from? Buckets Water is a rodent magnet..." Yeah that's hard to control unless they all buy hanging buckets. They could leave them empty till the horses come in but there's always water draining on the yard. | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??"Get a ferret or someone with a ferret Rats will find a new home once they small ferret piss. | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
plenty of cats need a home.
Cats don't want to eat poisoned rats, it tends to kill them. "rats tend to stay away from places with a cat, is my point..and therefore poison not necessary long term | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
plenty of cats need a home.
Cats don't want to eat poisoned rats, it tends to kill them. "Yes and none of my cats has ever caught a rat over the years, that I know of. Mice, birds and baby rabbits but not rats. | |||
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"Grew upon a farm. We used to kill them with pitchforks. Not to be recommended of course!!! " Yay! I used one of those on our mole! | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
plenty of cats need a home.
Cats don't want to eat poisoned rats, it tends to kill them.
Yes and none of my cats has ever caught a rat over the years, that I know of. Mice, birds and baby rabbits but not rats."Our cats kill them but don't eat them. | |||
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"These are the vermin kind - at the stables! We bought bait and a box which has an opening only about 2" wide! Now the rat which has been terrorizing us all is pretty big - about 8" long and looks pretty damn wide (I'd say 3 if not 4 inches) and low slung - maybe even a pregnant female??
Can ANY size of rat really squeaze into those standard bait boxes?? I understand rats are pretty good at morphing, but is there a limit??length of whiskers...like a cat..cant you loan a cat or get some cat poo from somewhere?
There is a cat started hanging around. The stable cat they had at the last yard is gone now.
plenty of cats need a home.
Cats don't want to eat poisoned rats, it tends to kill them. rats tend to stay away from places with a cat, is my point..and therefore poison not necessary long term"This is not a long term premises so I doubt they'll get another cat, a friend is renting it. The old yard got rats when the stable cat got senile - they literally climbed over her bed to get at the dry cat food in the kitchen cupboard mounted on the wall at head height! Not funny opening a cupboard and being faced with a rat, that's why they're all so traumatised! ! | |||
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"Grew upon a farm. We used to kill them with pitchforks. Not to be recommended of course!!! Yay! I used one of those on our mole! "Isn't it better to have them frozen off? | |||
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"You'll need a big bruiser farm cat to kill good size rats. Our house cat has caught small ones and hund_eds of mice but not a big rat. It's the big ones that do the damage. I bought an air rifle with a scope site, for less than £100. You can get pretty good with it very fast. Easily hit a 10p size target a 15 metres. If you don't do it yourself, lend it to responsible teenager you know who wants to earn a bounty..." If it was my own yard at home I'd have half a dozen fine tomcats lol, sadly it is a yard rented by a friend who's horses I school, and no-one is on-site that much.  | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. " I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear. | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear." You could say the same about fishing and metal detecting... men eh?! | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear. You could say the same about fishing and metal detecting... men eh?!" Lol, true enough....the other thing is the horses are out at night now, so the stables are all quiet at night. I only saw one fleeing after I put a horse in it's box in the morning. | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear. You could say the same about fishing and metal detecting... men eh?! Lol, true enough....the other thing is the horses are out at night now, so the stables are all quiet at night. I only saw one fleeing after I put a horse in it's box in the morning. " Good place to bring up young by the sounds of it. | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear." Some terrier groups do organised ratting sessions on farms etc, they'd kill 10x the number you think you have | |||
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"My friends and i were invited onto a local farm to shoot rats. Could be worth an ask around your local gun club. I'll pass the suggestion on but can't see how anyone would want to spend that much time waiting for a rat to appear. You could say the same about fishing and metal detecting... men eh?! Lol, true enough....the other thing is the horses are out at night now, so the stables are all quiet at night. I only saw one fleeing after I put a horse in it's box in the morning. Good place to bring up young by the sounds of it. " That's why I thought it was a pregnant one looking for a nest. | |||
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" Lol, true enough....the other thing is the horses are out at night now, so the stables are all quiet at night. I only saw one fleeing after I put a horse in it's box in the morning. " It's the ideal time to get an air rifler or terrier in, while the horses are out. When the weather turns that kind of stuff will be harder and the rats will come in for shelter and food. Best getting on top of them asap. | |||
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"As I live on a farm rats are a ongoing problem. We use poison but make sure there's plenty of water for them to drink in a deep barrel. The poison makes them thirsy so they go for water and if it's a deep barral they can't get out of they will drown. Best method though is a terrier they so enjoy catching rats ." Yes wish we knew of one, we had one on the yard but only labs and spaniels now! | |||
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"As I live on a farm rats are a ongoing problem. We use poison but make sure there's plenty of water for them to drink in a deep barrel. The poison makes them thirsy so they go for water and if it's a deep barral they can't get out of they will drown. Best method though is a terrier they so enjoy catching rats . Yes wish we knew of one, we had one on the yard but only labs and spaniels now! " I'm sure there is someone local who has one . If not I'm more than happy to bring mine down to sort that fat rat !! | |||
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"As I live on a farm rats are a ongoing problem. We use poison but make sure there's plenty of water for them to drink in a deep barrel. The poison makes them thirsy so they go for water and if it's a deep barral they can't get out of they will drown. Best method though is a terrier they so enjoy catching rats . Yes wish we knew of one, we had one on the yard but only labs and spaniels now! I'm sure there is someone local who has one . If not I'm more than happy to bring mine down to sort that fat rat !!" Aww, bless you, but that's an awful long way to come for a rat who could turn out to be a no-show timewaster! | |||
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"As I live on a farm rats are a ongoing problem. We use poison but make sure there's plenty of water for them to drink in a deep barrel. The poison makes them thirsy so they go for water and if it's a deep barral they can't get out of they will drown. Best method though is a terrier they so enjoy catching rats . Yes wish we knew of one, we had one on the yard but only labs and spaniels now! I'm sure there is someone local who has one . If not I'm more than happy to bring mine down to sort that fat rat !! Aww, bless you, but that's an awful long way to come for a rat who could turn out to be a no-show timewaster! "it is for sure a long way but a weekend in the home counties is surely worth the trip. And a posh lunch with you would more than make up.for a no show rat I'm sure . | |||
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"As I live on a farm rats are a ongoing problem. We use poison but make sure there's plenty of water for them to drink in a deep barrel. The poison makes them thirsy so they go for water and if it's a deep barral they can't get out of they will drown. Best method though is a terrier they so enjoy catching rats . Yes wish we knew of one, we had one on the yard but only labs and spaniels now! I'm sure there is someone local who has one . If not I'm more than happy to bring mine down to sort that fat rat !! Aww, bless you, but that's an awful long way to come for a rat who could turn out to be a no-show timewaster! it is for sure a long way but a weekend in the home counties is surely worth the trip. And a posh lunch with you would more than make up.for a no show rat I'm sure . "Lol now there's an offer  | |||
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"Ooh there's been lots of bait nibbling going on, and no more sightings!!!! "Just lots of dried out corpses hopefully. | |||
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