I bought a smallish trap that has not worked. Maybe the rat is too big for it?
Haven't seen him, but I can hear him scurrying around.
He basically tore through my Pantry in the Garage, leaving not much behind.
He's eating the bread that i placed outside the trap, but not inside.
What should I do? Is poison the way to go?
TIA
I know I commented on this in a post, but I used to throw all the dead chipmunks (and opossums from my pool, and rabbit carcasses from my dog, etc.) over the fence to my neighbors yard.
I went back there to take inventory and there was not one decomposing animal to be found.
I think the hawks eat them, maybe the foxes too.
I know I commented on this in a post, but I used to throw all the dead chipmunks (and opossums from my pool, and rabbit carcasses from my dog, etc.) over the fence to my neighbors yard.
I went back there to take inventory and there was not one decomposing animal to be found.
I think the hawks eat them, maybe the foxes too.
Yeah I'm sure you are right, and crows. I have two gigantic Barred Owls that live near where I let them go, so I guess I'm always rooting for the night predators because I figure they would miss out on day scavenging.
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Ugg!
Let's see what tomorrow brings!
I think I'm going to try cheese and/or peanut butter instead.
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LOL!
Sorry Bill!
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but there are signs he was there?
seems like you've got a wily one (or more) on your hands.
May need to go forward with plan B (the stakeout)
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Checked this again this morning.
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but there are signs he was there?
seems like you've got a wily one (or more) on your hands.
May need to go forward with plan B (the stakeout)
Yup. He ate some of the bread.
He's a crafty one!
I'll give it another day or two. If no luck, it's prolly time for plan B.
Thanks again for your help.
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Rats-a-Roni?
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Rats are survivors, much more than mice, moles, voles, chipmunks, etc.
Also, be careful you don't piss him/them off and force them to come into the house and seek revenge.
Rats are survivors, much more than mice, moles, voles, chipmunks, etc.
Also, be careful you don't piss him/them off and force them to come into the house and seek revenge.
LOL!!!
Bucket of death will work without water as well if you want to be humane about it and release them which you seem to like to do.
check out the hops on this guy and then look how he climbs the wall - you think this one committed suicide but he survived. he'll get out of a 5-gallon bucket. Rats are resourceful, and as I mentioned above, survivors.
drown it, shoot it, poison it (all of them).
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Are you sure you're not leaving the key within reaching distance?
Bill - LOL!
I'd rather not kill them if possible. TBS the rats appear to have gone AWOL for now.
You are just going to make the problem worse for yourself and your neighbors.
If you want their demise to be "natural" just get a dog that is a ratter, like a Dachshund, and he will kill them for you and enjoy doing it.
I'm coming to this conclusion myself.
No. Your local owls, hawks, and other predators will thank you. Ask your local bird rescue what they think about poisoning varmints.
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The problem with poison is the crawl in your wall and die and it stinks badly.
Have you used the old traditional?
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I think it might be time for some poison.
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The problem with poison is the crawl in your wall and die and it stinks badly.
I think this is good advice.
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I think it might be time for some poison.
Have you used the old traditional?
I have not. I prefer the humane approach if possible.
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I know I commented on this in a post, but I used to throw all the dead chipmunks (and opossums from my pool, and rabbit carcasses from my dog, etc.) over the fence to my neighbors yard.
I went back there to take inventory and there was not one decomposing animal to be found.
I think the hawks eat them, maybe the foxes too.
Maybe he threw them back :)
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will eat dead rodents.
I know I commented on this in a post, but I used to throw all the dead chipmunks (and opossums from my pool, and rabbit carcasses from my dog, etc.) over the fence to my neighbors yard.
I went back there to take inventory and there was not one decomposing animal to be found.
I think the hawks eat them, maybe the foxes too.
Maybe he threw them back :)
This is the worst time of year. I have sheds and various places in the backyard that seem like magnets for rodents, rabbits, and other small critters.
Two nights ago my two dogs wanted to go out at 1:30 AM which is unusual. I had just got home, so I let them out, they were outside for a while and i finally lured them in with treats and the big dog (puppy) ran right in and went up to my room where we have a dog bed for him.
The smaller dog, the older one, ran in slower, but I decided to give them both their treats upstairs to avoid fighting.
I gave the big dog the treat, I couldn't see a thing my room was dark, my wife was asleep, but woke up when the dogs ran in.
I saw the dog ignoring the treat and paying attention to something on my bed but I could not make out what it was - it seemed like the size of the rats in these pictures, and I said "holy shit is that a mouse"? I have never seen my wife move faster. She was up and out of the bed and hiding in the bathroom in a flash.
I turned the light on and looked and the big dog was standing proudly and protectively over a dead baby rabbit in my bed.
lol, I was so proud of him. My wife wants to move, burn down our house and of course replace our bed and incinerate any piece of bedding that has ever touched our bed.
I of course threw the dead rabbit (along with several more the past few days) over the fence.
I went over there yesterday and looked there is nothing there. Zero. No fur, no bones, no carcasses.
I am positive that hawks, falcons, owls, foxes, raccoons, coyotes, and other predators are eating them, so I'm doing the world a favor since I have a fence and those animals are too big to get in easily (well not the birds, but either way, I'm feeding them).
Plus he always borrows my shit, so it evens out.
He's not, he'd tell me. He'd probably think it's funny.
Plus if he says no it limits my options on how to dispose of the bodies. You may not like it, and honestly that doesn't matter to me, but this is one of those cases where I'm fine asking for forgiveness instead of permission.