[FUSSY LADY]

Yes

[merrymini]

Poison is a terrible idea and may kill other animals.

Originally Posted by LaneyBeckler

You're giving too much credit to female cat hunters. I've seen some feral males collect impressive quantities of mice - when they're hungry enough.

Our large male Maine Coon has caught many mice and rats in our CYV outside area. (Actually I think the rats are Voles.) If he refuses to come in when called I know he is stalking something. The Egyptians worshipped cats because they caught rats that tried to eat the grain people used for food. Cats will hunt even if they aren’t hungry.

[SueCMerritt]

Originally Posted by frose

what do you use to get rid of rats.. there are many around and i would like to get rid of them..

As long as you don’t have pets, rat poison like D-Con, but if you have pets, I would call professionals. I used Drakes to get rid of moles…..they’re still working on getting rid of them. I have 2 little dogs so I was concerned about what they use

[oneclickplus]

Cats - meow.

[Toddy]

Originally Posted by Garywt

Where do you live that you have a rat problem.

If you have palm trees or your neighbors have them, you have rats. You can have Deans put traps near your palm trees.

[Driller703]

Originally Posted by John41

Our large male Maine Coon has caught many mice and rats in our CYV outside area. (Actually I think the rats are Voles.) If he refuses to come in when called I know he is stalking something. The Egyptians worshipped cats because they caught rats that tried to eat the grain people used for food. Cats will hunt even if they aren’t hungry.

I think so too. Kinda hard to confuse a rat with a vole. Also don’t voles just have a sort little tail.

[Rose Ann Vinci Igoe]

Originally Posted by frose

what do you use to get rid of rats.. there are many around and i would like to get rid of them..

if you have Rat;s , then there is a food supply going on that is attracting them. Only through your trash out early morning on trash day not overnight, bird feeders will attract them. My thought, would not the Villages handle this problem. Ask your neighbors if they have this problem too, or is it just you. Then find the source of food. Pls do not put poison out other animals get into it and die... pls don't

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by DaleDivine

I hate it when my fruit riots...

There is a little yellow pill for that

[Loriana]

Originally Posted by frose

what do you use to get rid of rats.. there are many around and i would like to get rid of them..

The “rats” are really mice from what I have seen. The snakes snack on them so it’s a win win at our place.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by John41

Cats will hunt even if they aren’t hungry.

Just like some humans. ☺️

[Calisport]

Keep fruit trees off your property, and make sure any trees don't reach your roof. Rats will live in your attic easily. They splat through any crack about the size of a dime.
My dog had a friendship with stray rats. He would walk up to a few rats and they would sniff - Rat on its hind legs. Freaked the hell out of me.

[Mmhrdh0529]

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[PugMom]

good hefty doses of peppermint oil, regularly sprayed, will deter any type of critter-they hate it. you will have to reapply after rain, & get the good kind, the REALLY strong undiluted formula. good luck!

[drrichard]

Go to the website domyown.com, buy Protecta rat bait stations, fill them with Fastrac All-Weather Blox, and you will safely kill all nearby rats. I have had TEN of these all around my pool cage for about 12 years and am very pleased with the results. I check/refill them every 3 months and each time there is far less evidence of any rat activity, so I assume I am killing many rats and have seen NO evidence of rats around my house for years. Not very costly, easy to check/refill, and clearly effective.