Rat In Largo
 

My neighbor just killed a large rat that was under a bush outside my front door. It was huge!! Has anyone else in this neighborhood or close by have any problems with rats?

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Search for other threads on rats. They are everywhere in TV

RAT'S....... Now we have to pick-Up PooP from them too.... :ohdear:

I would be willing to bet an ice cold Yeungling it was more like a Marsh Rat (not vermin) or even a squirrel than a Norway Rat. Picture?

Marsh Rat?
 

I'm not sure what you consider a "Marsh Rat." Perhaps you can provide some details. Are you referring to a Nutria? They are a non-native species that is not wide spread through Florida.

They can get up to 14 pounds.

Oh, here is some interesting news. A year-old report in an Orlando news magazine reports that Florida is experiencing another invasive species. The Capybara, the largest living rodent in the world, is now living and breeding in Northern Florida.

The Capybara can grow to be between 77 and 146 pounds. Yep. As large as a big dog.

The Fish and Wildlife agency requests that all Capabara sightings be reported to them.

Top photo: Capabara. Bottom photo: Nutria.

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Holy moly . . . 14 lbs. 77-146 pounds. :22yikes: Maybe I should stay in Chicago. Our rats are usually under 10 lbs.

Holy smokes, Carl.


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Everything loves Florida and like us, once here they tend to want to stay. So far, it's not an issue. I'm more afraid of those giant monitors that run around Cape Coral every so often but then, even up north there were things. If prone to paranoia, imagination can run wild. Now and then you will glimpse something hopefully at a distance with an eeeek but 99% of the time, it's 'wow' look at that!

because i live in a cyv with walls six months ago i bought a small boa. haven't seen a rat since but man that snake's grown!.....

The Rat Capitol
 

Although I might dispute your estimate of the size of Chicago rats, I would certainly agree that Chicago has an incredible number of rats.

As part of my assignment to security for the Democratic National Convention of 1968, I surveyed underground tunnels, passages, and electrical conduits beneath the City of Chicago. Generally, the best access was through subterranean passages in the basements and sub-basements of downtown restaurants.

The rats were plentiful and not particularly shy. They were also quite large. Extermination efforts were ineffective back then, and apparently that has not changed. A browser search about Chicago rats indicates an epidemic of rats persists.

Chicago Is The Rat Capital Of The Country, At Least According To Orkin - Logan Square - Chicago - DNAinfo

Chicago has an unlikely ally in rat control.

Urban Coyotes Set to Get City Protection | Chicago Tonight | WTTW

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My friend there are only four type of rats I fear big, little, alive, dead. so this is no joking matter for me

and when you use the adjective "large" to me it means any rat.

My friend rats live within 100 square yards of an area they forge. if one was found there are others. Get a bait box from your pest guy to thin out the herd.

I had activity for period but all has been quiet on the western front as late but they are persistent critters.

Personal Best Regards:

DINING WITH THE
RATS! I ate dinner at Arnold Palmer last Tuesday on the rear patio with 40 other people. As we were finishing our dinner, a rat come out of the bushes and ran around the tables. Needless to say, most of us freaked out. After trying to shoo it away, two more Rats joined the party. What a great dining experience for $75. I understand rats have to eat too, but pick a less pricey restaurant. When I finally got an audience with the manager the next day, he informed me that they were trying to do everything to get rid of them.....Really? He also said , there are no rats inside. Sooo why have the patio open if you can't control the "critter" population. The manager didn't even say Sorry. Just saying.....

Many restaurants keep a patrol cat on the premises. They are usually shy and were never indoor cats. But they do their job as relentless hunters.

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Rats come in all sizes. I think you can put a saddle on this one.

Rats are everywhere. Just follow where humans living, eating and putting away un-eaten food. We never saw a rat nearby our home, there are most likely around restaurants - yes I think so-, and they enjoy the more expensive restaurants because of the better food

When I was a kid I worked in a pet store. One day, Mrs. "Smith" stopped in with her miserable little monster "Johnny." She was shopping for tropical fish. She looked over and snapped, "Johnny! Get away from that rat cage!" to which his instant response was to pull off the cover. Naturally, a half dozen rats went scurrying around the store. "Refined" customers immediately fled. I had to try to catch them. The owner's son Ernie trapped one behind a bookcase. I tried to retrieve it, and the damned thing bit me on the hand. It hurt like hell. Thank goddess it was "domesticated."

A reporter from Inside Edition or one of those show did a piece on restaurant and went with the New York City city inspector (Manhattan) after hours. they shined a flashlight through windows at a few restaurants and there they were rodents everywhere..

given the enormous access at restaurants I would be surprised that if there were not mice/rats inside. the pivotal issue is which restaurants work diligently to control their pest situation?

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Is this for real or a photoshop job? Why is that thing inside the house?

I thought all the Chicago rats were in the witness protection program.

They are truly amazing
 

Humanity has been trying to kill mice and rats since-well forever. The devises used are marvels of engineering and yet we still have mice and rats.

A mouse can squeeze through a 1/4 inch hole. They have 6-7 babies every few months.

Today, you hire a company that proudly declares they have some guy with a PHD in rat control. Yet, we still have rats.

The logical solutions are to buy patrol cats from a local shelter. These cats are former feral cats or non socialized cats. They do not want to deal with humans but will keep your business rodent free. You won’t see them as they shun humans but hunt with zeal. It is a second chance for a cat considered non-adoptable for a family. Hence the history of the bookstore cat. Saved the books from gnawing rodents.

More than likely a palm rat.