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MandoMan

11-16-2021 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by frose (Post 2030064)

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

I prefer to catch them in live traps and take them to Rat in the Box, where they are cooked properly and sold to hungry tourists.
Rat In The Box by Firesign Theatre - YouTube

Two Bills

11-16-2021 06:14 AM

Have fun catching them!

5 Easy Mouse/Rat Trap - YouTube

thevillages2013

11-16-2021 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by frose (Post 2030064)

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

Be nice to the snakes and they will take care of them for you

nativetex

11-16-2021 06:47 AM

Does having palm trees in a yard cause rats?

gbs317

11-16-2021 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DAVES (Post 2030118)

Re: cats
If, you go that route you want a female cat they are the hunters.

Female cat... That's the problem I have a male cat...

midiwiz

11-16-2021 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by nativetex (Post 2030193)

Does having palm trees in a yard cause rats?

if they look like the crap down the main streets definitely. They need to stay trimmed up otherwise you're giving them a place to hide out

BobTina

11-16-2021 06:55 AM

Look up “mouse trap” in you tube

jimkerr

11-16-2021 07:15 AM

I used a combination of snap traps and the traps that electrocute the rat when they go inside for their bait food.

Tunesmith

11-16-2021 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by frose (Post 2030064)

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

vote!

LaneyBeckler

11-16-2021 07:41 AM

Female vs. male hunter cats

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Originally Posted by gbs317 (Post 2030196)

Female cat... That's the problem I have a male cat...

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.

justjim

11-16-2021 08:20 AM

Home inventory is low…

CCristella

11-16-2021 08:50 AM

Shotgun

Villages Kahuna

11-16-2021 08:58 AM

Often rats are driven from their normal “homes” by particularly wet weather, which we experienced this year.

We used Massey Services to get rid of the ones who invaded our lanai. Massey used a combination of traps (which they came and emptied when necessary) and poison outside. It took about two weeks, but we were again rat-free. I would recommend Massey highly.

OhioBuckeye

11-16-2021 09:29 AM

Ohiobuckeye

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Originally Posted by DAVES (Post 2030118)

Re: cats
If, you go that route you want a female cat they are the hunters.
As far as traps, it is interesting as to how many different traps have been invented over the years. The common snap traps work fine, the secret is the bait-try peanut butter. Poison, the one commonly used causes the rodent to bleed internally. Since they do not vomit they die a slow death and will seek water. If, they die in the walls or attic it will stink. Years ago, I was sure it was a rat. I kept needing to re-bait the trap and having it sprung but missed. In the end it was a field mouse. Finally got hm with the arm of the trap. Point a rat trap does not only get, kill rats.

The trouble with a cat is in TV you can’t leave a pet (cat) run free. Because I’m assuming the rat problem is outside, but if the rat problem is inside, well I would say there’s another issue with the owner.

Fred2016

11-16-2021 09:38 AM

Traps are the only thing that works however, rats will always be around.

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