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There's a rat in mi kitchen...
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No really there is, and I'm totally freaked out.
We have an old fire, never used in there, and I'd noticed the dog snuffling round it extremely interested and jokingly said to Mr Boo "Bet there's a rat behind there". Well it bloody backfired on me, as apparently there is, Mr Boo saw it scuttle back in there when he did a late night forage for food (hubby I mean, not the rat, though no doubt that's what it was doing as well!) I know (well now I do) that it was eating the dog's left over food, so that will be picked up before i go to bed each night, there's nothing else (food wise) it can get to.
Would a humane trap work? About a tenner on Ebay. Reluctant to put poison down as a) im a softy, don't want to actually kill it, and b) scared the dog will eat the poison instead. What do I put in there? The trap I mean? Chocolate?
Mr Boo says that once it's gone, he'll rip the fire out and board up the hole.
Please help me, I shudder each time I think about it :-(
We have an old fire, never used in there, and I'd noticed the dog snuffling round it extremely interested and jokingly said to Mr Boo "Bet there's a rat behind there". Well it bloody backfired on me, as apparently there is, Mr Boo saw it scuttle back in there when he did a late night forage for food (hubby I mean, not the rat, though no doubt that's what it was doing as well!) I know (well now I do) that it was eating the dog's left over food, so that will be picked up before i go to bed each night, there's nothing else (food wise) it can get to.
Would a humane trap work? About a tenner on Ebay. Reluctant to put poison down as a) im a softy, don't want to actually kill it, and b) scared the dog will eat the poison instead. What do I put in there? The trap I mean? Chocolate?
Mr Boo says that once it's gone, he'll rip the fire out and board up the hole.
Please help me, I shudder each time I think about it :-(
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We had rats coming in here from next door. It's horrible having a rat run across your feet in the middle of the night.
Din't go own the humane route...just put poison down. They are vermin BOO so don't feel guilty.
Or get Naz to do it...he hits them with things...
Not sure if the poison worked or it was down to the fact that the alkies next door got chucked out.
Din't go own the humane route...just put poison down. They are vermin BOO so don't feel guilty.
Or get Naz to do it...he hits them with things...
Not sure if the poison worked or it was down to the fact that the alkies next door got chucked out.
Boo, I would be tempted to use poison, they dont actually suffer, they just fall asleep, just contain it so the dog cant get to it. Dogs wont normally eat the poison as it contains taste deterrents these days but but be careful. Try and get "Neosorexa" from a garden centre or farm shop. Do not try being economical with it, rats will eat a lot of it and will kill them quickly, however they may not take the bait for a few days.
Good luck. :)
Good luck. :)
