19-02-2018, 02:05 PM
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Re: Rats.
Originally Posted by carol
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I've seen a large rat at the bottom of the garden - and where there's one, there's likely to be more!What do I do? Trap - poison?
19-02-2018, 02:20 PM
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Re: Rats.
I have just got rid of mine!There were holes in around my chicken coop. I kept filling them in but the rats only dug more!
I rang my local council, it’s still free here but some councils have started to charge.
The pest control man visited weekly putting boxes of bait down.
He told me they were coming for the apples around my Apple trees!
All ok now!
19-02-2018, 02:40 PM
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Re: Rats.
Originally Posted by tarantula
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Poison definitely.
The trouble with poison is, it kills indiscrimately, not just the rats.
Carol, have a search because Muddy did a thread on this recently, and she sorted her problem out with a human trap.
Hold on, just found it for you Carol.-
http://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=48460
19-02-2018, 02:40 PM
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Re: Rats.
I've had to stop feeding the birds due to it encouraging rats. It's such a shame and I feel really guilty when the birds all line up in the morning but rats just freak me out. I bought a supposedly rat proof feeder but still found piles of seeds that had fallen out onto the floor.19-02-2018, 03:03 PM
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Re: Rats.
Originally Posted by carol
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Our council have an online booking service. I was shocked when I saw how much they were going to charge me!! £60 for the first visit and £25 every following visit.
I'm not willing to pay that so it looks like I'll have to do it myself.
Any advice appreciated.
Rats multiply very quickly and they can cause disease.
I was scared that l would get Weil’s Disease from the rats urine but the pest control man said, the urine was only dangerous above a certain temperature.
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