[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

Honestly, I saw that story on the news the other evening. There are rats in TV's, mostly palm rats. I have never seen one the size of a squirrel, although the Florida squirrels are much smaller than those up north, and the one in the story, stuck on the trap, did not appear to be anywhere near the size of a squirrel. Rat poison placed outside will usually do the trick. People love to plant palm trees here in TV's. They also will chew through screens if they are attracted to something on the lanai they smell. I also noticed the man's lanai had a lot of plants on it. Rats may be attracted to some of them as well, I'm not sure what kind of plants they were as it just showed it quickly. Also, I see people plant fruit trees which rats love citrus. Not sure if he or any of his neighbors have citrus trees. There is a lot of factors which were not told in this story and unfortunately, that's what reporters do on a slow day or because they have not researched in full what they are reporting.
I truly feel sorry for the gentleman who is having this problem but I am sure there has to be an underlying issue we are not aware of and hoping the next call he makes is to an exterminator who can educate him and not to a news channel. Hoping he gets someone out there that can guide him and help him with his problem soon, he doesn't want them to get into his home.

I agree. Palm rats...For new folks, don't feed birds, plant palm trees, or leave an uncleaned greasy barbecue or tropical rodents will come calling. AND don't leave food out for feral kitties either.