Rats in grain store

[Bealy]

Hi
Anyone any ideas how to stop rats climbing the diagonals into a grain store.

I've put 15" pieces of tin around the diagonals at a perpendicular angle, however they seem to be able to get over these no problem.

I don't really want to use sticky pads as this seems quite high maintenance and expensive in the long run. Was thinking of smearing grease on, unsure if this would stop them..
Thanks

 

[chaffcutter]

Where there’s grain there will always be vermin. Plenty of bait points about, anywhere they make a run, and I don’t like sticky pads either but there’s no real alternative inside a grain store.
I don’t think grease will help much but anything is worth a try.

 

[DieselRob]

You need to find where they’re living before they come in to the grain store, target them before they get there. Look for the holes under the nearby hedges etc

 

[Sharpy]

You need to find where they’re living before they come in to the grain store, target them before they get there. Look for the holes under the nearby hedges etc

This. Clear ground all round the site/building you are trying to protect. Rats and mice do not like open ground, ideally place some shelter in the form of bits of pipes with bait inside along the sides of the building.

 

[czechmate]

Buy a Pine Martin

 

[tractorsandcows]

Call your local Chinese restaurant. Always seeking well fed rats to make a No 58

 

[Try to succeed]

Mk4 fenn trap cable tied half way up each one. Don’t forget the safety catch when it’s -5deg though.

 

[Pan mixer]

Get a professional rodent controller in for a while to learn how to do it.

 

[Tamar]

Would this be RT assured grain ?

Asking for a friend !