Re: Rats ! - Jihad Launched !


I agree.

I shall investigate methods of laying out poison that will not kill anything
else.

Any ideas anyone?
I'm handy with the wood, i could make something if needed.

Mark.




"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <Omelet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Omelet-716AA6.17100607122005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <dn7ngr$nlg$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Mark" <a@xxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I came home yesterday lunch time to find my chickens in the middle of
the
> > field sharing there
> > dog biscuits with a rat. The rat proceeded to carry on with its dinner
up to
> > the point where
> > it feared for its life. It then exited stage left.
> >
> > There is nothing i can do to stop rats in the country i know but should
i be
> > worried?
> > I know there they will come where there is food. But as the chooks are
free
> > range
> > there is not a lot i can do really???
> >
> > I have been to th elocal store and they dont have any in-humane rat
traps
> > left so ill
> > have to wait to get one.
> >
> > I have another problem tho. I have a rather cute hedgehod that hang out
in
> > my garden
> > ever since i ring fenced the chicken area (think i fenced him out)
> > I dont mind him ,he's ok, dont want to get him in the rat trap.
> >
> > Answers on a postcard please...
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Only way to really control rats is with poison bait.
> Used PROPERLY, other animals will not get it.
> I have yet to poison a dog or a chicken (or an emu) and I've been
> poisoning rats for years.
>
> Chances are, if you see ONE rat, there are at least 20.
> Humane traps don't work that will. One, they breed WAY too fast, and
> two, they are very smart. Once you trap a few, the other learn and won't
> go near it.
>
> Rats are bad. They eat a lot of feed, carry diseases and do untold
> amounts of property damage. Kill all that you can!
> --
> Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Mice and rats
    ... thinking of putting rat and mouse traps outside and get them before they ... I don't kill animals for any reason and even get upset when I hit one with the car. ...
    (alt.home.repair)
  • Re: OT: A new mousetrap.
    ... up turn the glass, and balance one edge on the edge of a round coin ... The mouse goes for the chocolate, disturbs the coin and Voila! ... We have had a rat in our kitchen for several weeks. ... Eventually I had to resort to poison. ...
    (rec.collecting.stamps.discuss)
  • Re: Help, mice!
    ... > traps - but after several nights, hearing the little buggers scurrying ... > traps designed to kill. ... You could try poison if you haven't anything else that will eat it. ... when we had a rat in our roof. ...
    (uk.rec.waterways)
  • Re: Supressed Report..................
    ... You play down the toxicity to humans rather a lot, ... More hazardous than most chemicals in 1 out of 2 ranking systems. ... poison symbol on the labelling. ... likely that if something was toxic to a rat it was also toxic to man. ...
    (uk.politics.misc)
  • Re: Help wanted (somewhat O/T)
    ... >If it's the size of a rat, and shy with it, it's almost certainly a rat. ... >Depending on your preference, poison, traps or the next door neighbours jack ... And you won't need me to warn you that rat poison should be handled ... many there are and it is an environmentally safe option. ...
    (uk.rec.gardening)