Rat

cabbiemick
cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
edited March 2019 in General Chat #1

hi this might sound strange but we have got a rat in our kitchen at home I have tried snap trap but it gest bait off without setting it off I have tried a glue pad but it got off we cant you poison as we have pets does anyone have any ideas thanks

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  • huskydog
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    edited March 2019 #2

    I'll send over some of my wife's cooking , that will kill it surprised

  • ABM
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    edited March 2019 #3

    Been  chasing  rattus  norvegicus { thanks  Rocky  2 B }  to  keep  him/her/them  away  from  my  garden  where  food  from  bird  feeders  is  the  attractant  yell.  Different  traps,  baits, poisons  still  in  use  --  block  baits  slowly  diminishing  even  now  so  The  Dread Beast ( or  the  family )  is  still  nibbling  away.cry

    The  only  suggestion  I  have,  which  might  upset  your  pets,  is  something  like  a  bad  tempered  Jack  Russell  of  proven  pedigree  undecided

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2019 #4

    We recently had a problem in the garden. These seem to work, at least the bait was eaten initially and now it's not. Plus we have not seen any since we started using it. Safe with pets, although of corse unlike a spring trap you can't control where the animal dies. Perhaps more of problem in the house.☹️

  • brue
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    edited March 2019 #5

    We've used something similar to this LINK a galvanised humane trap, it needs baiting with something that the rat will spend time with, a mix of jam or peanut butter maybe on a fixed plate.

    We had rats in an outside store, it's fixing their route in that takes time to sort. Our rats got in up the pipes and guttering and ate their way through roof insulation! No problems now.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2019 #6

    It’s coming in to eat something, so check that everything food wise is in air tight containers. They will just nibble through pasta, rice, flour etc....bags. Then try and identify how it gets in, not that easy! If you know any friendly farmers, then the Farm ratter might be your best option. 

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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited March 2019 #8

    It does indeed DD. But first you have to corner the little blighter, that’s where the dogs come in. One of our Airedale’s was an ace ratter. Far too quick for us to intervene. Not sure about shotgun in kitchen though.....

  • ABM
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    edited March 2019 #9

    . . . . . . . .  should  stop  those  others  with  itchy  fingers  pinching  from   that  fruit  salad  you're  making  surprised 

    But  seriously  it  would  not  need to  have  steel shot ( lead  is  a  no-no  these  days ).  At  close  range  rice  { UNBOILED }  would  do  the  job  ok  but  omit  the  rock  salt --  just  use  that  in  the  rice  mix  for  poachers  wink.

  • GVD
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    edited March 2019 #10

    a Jack Russell comes to mind..

  • ABM
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    edited March 2019 #11

    And  I  did  mention  that  in  the  tag  end  of  my  earlier  post, nivag,  but  with  the  stipulation  that  it  was  a  bad  tempered  one  of  proven  pedigree  wink

  • DianneT
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    edited March 2019 #12

    A Westie too would help good little ratters.

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2019 #13

    Just checked our poison box. Previously very little had been taken, and it looked like we were getting on top of the problem. This time it was totally clean, not a scrap left. So either we've some immune rats, or more have moved in.☹️

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