Let Battle Commence!

[melv16]

A 'king rat has gnawed through my shed floor to get at the bird seed.
Traps have been set and an air rifle is to be borrowed.
I'll get the little ***

[MargoTester]

Can you have a go at my pesky squirrels while you are at it please

[melv16]

Don't tell me about squirrels, Margo. I had them nesting under my bath a few years ago :-(

[scorpiojo]

How do you know there's only one.....?

[melv16]

I don't, scorp. Hence more than one trap.

[MargoTester]

Blimey - my lot haven't managed to get into the house .......yet! Can you get rat poison these days. Suppose elf and safety won't allow it now:-)

[melv16]

Yes, you can still get rat poison. I don't like using it, there's lots of cats around my house.

[melv16]

It seems the rat prefers bird seed to peanut butter, which is in the trap:-(

[aelmpvw]

if there's more than one you'll need an ak-47

[melv16]

Melv 1. Rats 0 :-)

[CrapAtCryptics]

Careful you`ll have all do the rats rights people picketing your shed!!!!

[melv16]

I had a neighbour getting very upset when I got rid of the baby squirrels that were under my bath.

[Togo]

I have the same problem occasionally melv particularly when the stream at the bottom of the garden is flooded. Traps are a pain, the poisoned grain is safe if you put it out in the evenings and retrieve it in the morning, cats will not eat it. My trusty air rifle is used for the pesky blighters that attack the bird feeder or come to scavenge under it. I am not allowed to use it when 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' is home. I once had a problem with my compost dalek too, and had to mount it on flagstones to prevent the rats burrowing under it. It is a pain is it not?

[Togo]

If you use traps chocolate is the best bait.

[melv16]

Same here with the compost dalek. The Mrs opened the lid and a rat was looking at straight at her. Much screaming and wailing from her. Much guffawing and laughing from me :-)

[Togo]

Lol melv we will have Ratters on any time soon.

[RATTER15]

Put anything edible up on shelves (so everything) put poisons in the shed where rat can access it, "Neosorexa" if you can get it, its readily available in farm shops. dont skimp on it!

It is safe to put it under the shed. The poison consumed by the rat will not affect any cats that were to eat the rat, so dont worry. You dont get secondary poisoning with most modern rodenticides. The easiest way to get it under a shed is to put poison in plastic bags and push it under with a stick, rats will soon chew into the bag!

[RATTER15]

If it turns out to be mice, come back to me, the treatment and poison is different! Rats are very easy to eradicate, mice are not so easy!

[melv16]

Cheers, ratter. I'll keep you posted.

[melv16]

Melv 2. Rats 0 :-)

[melv16]

Melv 0. Rats 0