Rats in my loft again

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

more pics

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

Agreed. they love the smell / taste of Peanuts. Also the sweet taste of anti freeze.

There was a company I posted uphere that also did a 'Smaell' this really lured them. Electrcute or trap or to poison.

Good luck.

I get mice from time to time of course.

Every one has one or the other.... many just don't realise it. Mice means no rats.... Rats eat mice so they don't stay around rats too long.

 

 

can i just point out that the saying about if there are rats there are no mice is a fishwifes tale as the last of the pictures I posted we also got a mouse the same night so there are rats and mice together

[gorsy bank lofts]

if them fens are not pickin them up but going off they need to be in tunnels.

make some out of ply just a bit wider than the trap when set and 1" higher than the trap when its sprung, chances are if they are not in tunnels they can throw the prey clear as it closes.

setting them in tunnels prevents this as well as preventing other things inc pigeons getting in them.

rats are cautious of new things so may take a day or two to get used to them,place them on natural runs or along the side of shed they wont be able to resist them.

never had cause to bait these traps you may just be enticing more.

normal house bricks make good tunnels , place 6 on edge in rows opposite each other 3 either side then 6 more on top width ways.

i will send you some pics of mine (when i get chance)that are always set dont have many rats about but birds near stables so get odd one especially when they have cut the corn,  

 

regards

lyndon

[gorsy bank lofts]

 

can i just point out that the saying about if there are rats there are no mice is a fishwifes tale as the last of the pictures I posted we also got a mouse the same night so there are rats and mice together

 

that mouse is a young rat (no doubt)

[nogin]

 

that mouse is a young rat (no doubt)

 

I WOULD SAY THAT AS WELL  :X

[jimmy_bulger]

i had this prob a few years ago as did the neighbours ,so they all got CATS which made it worse.

i went to RENTOKILL for the rat poison.

i found there stuff was spot on because when the rats was woblin in the street  (dieing) the 13 cats ate em then the rats died and so did the poor cats.

[paul10121968]

do you want to borrow the wife she will nag them away. :X ;D

[nogin]

i had this prob a few years ago as did the neighbours ,so they all got CATS which made it worse.

i went to RENTOKILL for the rat poison.

i found there stuff was spot on because when the rats was woblin in the street  (dieing) the 13 cats ate em then the rats died and so did the poor cats.

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bigda]

there is also a  trap called a nooski you can google search that type the noose refill cost a £1 for 20 the rat gets  about 5 yards and its dead http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__nooski+rat+trap_W0QQ_dmdZ2?rvr_id=&crlp=1350498761_229447_229451&UA=WXI7&GUID=7c67422b1230a0e205527472fe842eae&agid=647297441&MT_ID=11&keyword=nooski+rat+trap&ff4=229447_229451

[jimmy_bulger]

will pass that on to the nieghbours ,might save a few kids crying cos there poor kittys died after eatin rats.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[pjc]

The biggest problem is that to many of you put your lofts on the or low to the ground!

If you keep the lofts a min of 12" off the ground there is nowhere under the lofts for the rats to live or breed!

If you have dogs or cats, keep the loft high enough for them to get under, problem solved!

[pigeonpete]

Glad your catching a few mate, that is never a mouse though  ;D looks more like someones pet gerbil  ;D ;D

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

Glad your catching a few mate, that is never a mouse though  ;D looks more like someones pet gerbil  ;D ;D

 

Just to let you all know I know that the picture was of 2 rats 1 old and 1 young but on another trap we caught a mouse aswell which is number 2. Also had 6 flee riddled hedghogs in the traps.

[Guest THE DOO BOY]

we have caught alot of different animals in the traps even my uncle greigs pals finger  ;D

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

we have caught alot of different animals in the traps even my uncle greigs pals finger  ;D

 

Roy isnt an animal although he does have a nose the size of an elephants trunk

[Guest THE DOO BOY]

 

Roy isnt an animal although he does have a nose the size of an elephants trunk

lol  ;D

 

 

[bombersbullets]

you need a jack russell

 

i tryed that it had more than the rats lol ;D ;D

[bruce]

hi  have you not tried the glue pads yet there very good you will catch them very quick

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

hi  have you not tried the glue pads yet there very good you will catch them very quick

 

Just to say they are not bothering the birds anymore and there cant be many left as the traps are all over the place so we are quite happy the way it's going just now.

 

Will keep you all posted on what happens

[weecunny]

the best way a found was to keep chaNGING the poisons mate and give them plenty out side the loft  so they no need to enter the loft

[Roland]

Well you will have to raise 3 feet of the ground. Then glue panes of glass on the legs or whatever. Also sheet glass it underneather. Can't gnaw, or climb glass.

[Guest]

Well you will have to raise 3 feet of the ground. Then glue panes of glass on the legs or whatever. Also sheet glass it underneather. Can't gnaw, or climb glass.

 

good advice roly and stright to the point this time

[THE FIFER]

yes the photo with the dark grey small one is a young rat, those rats look well fed from somewhere  :-/

[BIGK]

Its the Ethylene Glycol in the anti-freeze thats poisons them and they may have changed that constituant as it is highly poisonous