Rats Rats Rats Advice Please

Old Boar · Dec 12, 2019

Chilli paste is good for keeping them off the wires.

I read recently of mixing plain flour and plaster of Paris or Baking powder in equal quantities as a poison. Apparently they eat it and then drink and of course the plaster bungs them up, or the baking powder blows them up as they cannot fart. Anyone tried it?

Gordy1 · Dec 12, 2019

Steevo said:
Not true.

Difenacoum and Bromadiolone bait is the same concentration 0.005% in B&Q as is sold to professional users. The only difference is the pack size.

That’s true I’ve used it myself they soon keel over,

Grassman · Dec 12, 2019

Had a spring trap set with peanut butter or chocolate spread. Couldn't catch anything for 2 months. Sprinkled a bit of poultry corn on yesterday and caught a rat overnight. But only the head in the trap. Looks like the rats had eaten the trapped rat

Cowcalf · Dec 12, 2019

Old Boar said:
Chilli paste is good for keeping them off the wires.

I read recently of mixing plain flour and plaster of Paris or Baking powder in equal quantities as a poison. Apparently they eat it and then drink and of course the plaster bungs them up, or the baking powder blows them up as they cannot fart. Anyone tried it?
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icing sugar and plaster of paris is more palatable

Widgetone · Dec 12, 2019

Grassman said:
Had a spring trap set with peanut butter or chocolate spread. Couldn't catch anything for 2 months. Sprinkled a bit of poultry corn on yesterday and caught a rat overnight. But only the head in the trap. Looks like the rats had eaten the trapped rat

I had that happen once with an overnight fishing line. Except it was a fish...

Speedstar · Dec 12, 2019

One old farmer told me the best way to get rid of rats is to catch a live one put a bit of petrol on it give it a match to warm it up a bit then when it has its hair burned off let it out again and you will not see a rat again ,no idea if this works but I have never seen a rat on his farm

Rust · Dec 12, 2019

Anyone tried one ??

Steevo · Dec 12, 2019

There are some really cruel suggestions on this thread....

Renaultman · Dec 12, 2019

Steevo said:
Roughly what does it cost please?

For the grain store and one building £240 a year. We never had a big problem, now even if we get a little one it is dealt with very quickly. All paperwork spot on too.

Gedd · Dec 12, 2019

Renaultman said:
For the grain store and one building £240 a year. We never had a big problem, now even if we get a little one it is dealt with very quickly. All paperwork spot on too.

I am paying £125 quarterly minimum 4 visits ring him if I see any signs in between his visits and he comes every couple of days to check until problem is solved he supplies all poison bait boxes 3 cattle sheds with add lib barley 2 straw sheds and a range of other buildings not cheap bit I would spend that on poison most years

Renaultman · Dec 12, 2019

Gedd said:
I am paying £125 quarterly minimum 4 visits ring him if I see any signs in between his visits and he comes every couple of days to check until problem is solved he supplies all poison bait boxes 3 cattle sheds with add lib barley 2 straw sheds and a range of other buildings not cheap bit I would spend that on poison most years

Still only works out at under a tenner a week. I'm guessing you will have more buildings/livestock?

Flat 10 · Dec 12, 2019

Rust said:
Anyone tried one ??

Does it require batteries?

Rust · Dec 12, 2019

Gas I believe

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Gedd · Dec 12, 2019

Renaultman said:
Still only works out at under a tenner a week. I'm guessing you will have more buildings/livestock?

Yes full range of buildings don't think it's particularly dear and at least it gets done and proper paperwork for the red tractor police

Renaultman · Dec 12, 2019

Gedd said:
Yes full range of buildings don't think it's particularly dear and at least it gets done and proper paperwork for the red tractor police

This was the deciding factor for me too.

andybk · Dec 12, 2019

cats and poison here , crystalix tub with hole each end to put half a (cardboard ) silage tube in , rats leave a urine trail for the others , will take a few weeks before they go in them , then you can use them anywhere , seal-able top so can go outside if needed , also a few thin freezer bags with a spray top amount in to throw in behind shelves and inaccessible places for non target species. £25 worth of mvf poison clears the lot each late autumn

Derrick Hughes · Dec 12, 2019

Homesy said:
Get some cats. I had a serious rat problem when a couple of feral cats turned up. Over a couple of months they decimated the rats. We put a small amount of food out just to keep them around. Hardly see a rat now. Could easily shoot 10 in quarter of an hour with the air rifle before the cats arrived.

I had a rat come through the cat flap while i was away . Cut through the water pipe under the sink and flooded my kitchen then set about my dishwasher . Cut through thr hard plastic at the back , got inside . Cut about ten cables two more pipes and eaten the bottom out . Two cats must have stood and watched it , what a mess to come home to

som farmer · Dec 12, 2019

our contract with Rentokil is 61 years old !!!!! annual cost is under £200, hardly ever see a rat or mouse, we had a livery diy yard, the girls couldn't get round to no rats, every where else they had been, was crawling !!

Farmer 83563 · Dec 12, 2019

Hfd Cattle said:
Next time you have feral kittens to get rid of pm me . We could do with some . Ours has disappeared ....probably old age and what comes with it

Welcome to have some of these if still looking. good ratters

TripleSix · Dec 13, 2019

Rust said:
Anyone tried one ??

There was one or 2 threads on here about them.
Nobody had seen much success with them.

I'd like to have a go with one, I reckon it's all about the siting.

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