Rat advice sought!
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- Jurassic pusher
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Rat advice sought!
Slightly off topic, but beats the "other" topic!
I am trying to rat proof my shed/ workshop, anyone got an idea how big/ small a hole a rat can fit through?
I know it probably depends on the size of the rat!
The one I have seen is quite big, when food becomes rationed I think it will be worth a few quid!
I have blocked just about everywhere I can find but in a few places I could get my finger in the gaps, surely a rat couldn`t fit through those??
Any ideas welcomed.
Cheers
I am trying to rat proof my shed/ workshop, anyone got an idea how big/ small a hole a rat can fit through?
I know it probably depends on the size of the rat!
The one I have seen is quite big, when food becomes rationed I think it will be worth a few quid!
I have blocked just about everywhere I can find but in a few places I could get my finger in the gaps, surely a rat couldn`t fit through those??
Any ideas welcomed.
Cheers
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Get a Manchester Terrier and plus its bed in the shed. A great ratter.
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Are you trying to keep it out, or in?
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A rat can squash down through a very small hole given its size.
Is there anything a rat could eat in the shed. Usually if you remove ALL food sources then they leave quite quickly. All includes moving bird feeders away or placing something under them to catch any falling bits.
Is there anything a rat could eat in the shed. Usually if you remove ALL food sources then they leave quite quickly. All includes moving bird feeders away or placing something under them to catch any falling bits.
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Electronic rat trap with peanut butter bait.
Had a few under my floor recently. Found they had been coming in through a redundant drain. After blocking it up, I now had the problem of trapped rats trying to gnaw their way to freedom. Tried baited normal traps which they just ignored. Electronic one did the trick though!
Had a few under my floor recently. Found they had been coming in through a redundant drain. After blocking it up, I now had the problem of trapped rats trying to gnaw their way to freedom. Tried baited normal traps which they just ignored. Electronic one did the trick though!
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This, they are tenacious as hell. In our last house the best solution was to encourage the local fox.Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:36 pm A rat can squash down through a very small hole given its size.
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Don't do what a friend did when he was at college in a flat.
He decided to shoot the rat. So he got an air rifle. Unfortunately he wasn't a good shot, in fact he was an awful shot. The rat would run back and forth whilst he tried to kill it. His shots did find a target: the water pipes behind the plaster board. The flat downstairs got flooded
He decided to shoot the rat. So he got an air rifle. Unfortunately he wasn't a good shot, in fact he was an awful shot. The rat would run back and forth whilst he tried to kill it. His shots did find a target: the water pipes behind the plaster board. The flat downstairs got flooded
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I've been trying that for months but MrsPB found outthe best solution was to encourage the local fox.
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Awww, give the poor wee ratty a home!
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And that includes cushions for patio chairs although I suspect mice rather than rats.remove ALL food sources
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We`ve got a Lab and all he wants is to play ball!In Reverse wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:14 pm Get a Manchester Terrier and plus its bed in the shed. A great ratter.
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It did cross my mind that if it is still in after my efforts then its not getting out!
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No food source at all only tents tarps and tyvek!!Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:36 pm A rat can squash down through a very small hole given its size.
Is there anything a rat could eat in the shed. Usually if you remove ALL food sources then they leave quite quickly. All includes moving bird feeders away or placing something under them to catch any falling bits.
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I didn`t really want to murder the poor creature, if it died under a bench it would stink the place out!ssnowman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:40 pm Electronic rat trap with peanut butter bait.
Had a few under my floor recently. Found they had been coming in through a redundant drain. After blocking it up, I now had the problem of trapped rats trying to gnaw their way to freedom. Tried baited normal traps which they just ignored. Electronic one did the trick though!
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There was a badger outside the shed last year I left it to go away, wasn`t best pleased with being corneredDave Barter wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:41 pmThis, they are tenacious as hell. In our last house the best solution was to encourage the local fox.Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:36 pm A rat can squash down through a very small hole given its size.
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If I had a sawn off shotgun I maybe able to hit one from 6 feet!whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:56 pm Don't do what a friend did when he was at college in a flat.
He decided to shoot the rat. So he got an air rifle. Unfortunately he wasn't a good shot, in fact he was an awful shot. The rat would run back and forth whilst he tried to kill it. His shots did find a target: the water pipes behind the plaster board. The flat downstairs got flooded
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I do feel a little guilty because I dont think it has done any damage, but the weather is perking up and a dusty shed is no place for a rat in the spring.
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Make sure they're well out of the way - they'll happily eat those.No food source at all only tents taprs and tyvek!!
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I would hate to lose my Tyvek collection, as a Carpenter I regularly sub contract to a roofing firm, helping repair timber work before a re roof, every time, without exception when the Tyvek roofing felt comes i cut off a 7` length, I`ve got heaps of the stuff!Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:02 pmMake sure they're well out of the way - they'll happily eat those.No food source at all only tents taprs and tyvek!!
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It will die in the trap, instantly electrocuted!!Jurassic pusher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:56 pmI didn`t really want to murder the poor creature, if it died under a bench it would stink the place out!ssnowman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:40 pm Electronic rat trap with peanut butter bait.
Had a few under my floor recently. Found they had been coming in through a redundant drain. After blocking it up, I now had the problem of trapped rats trying to gnaw their way to freedom. Tried baited normal traps which they just ignored. Electronic one did the trick though!
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An old work colleague told a story of a secret stash of cash behind a loose brick in an outhouse that his wife didn’t know about. It amounted to some £50 - quite a bit of money in the 1960s - but when at last he went to get it out a mouse had used it to build a nest. It was all chewed into tiny pieces.Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:02 pmMake sure they're well out of the way - they'll happily eat those.No food source at all only tents taprs and tyvek!!
My secret stash is much better hidden. But what if I get “it” and kick the bucket? No one will know where it is. I’d better get it spent before it’s too late
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Better PM me the details just in casefrogatthefarriers wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:11 pm My secret stash is much better hidden. But what if I get “it” and kick the bucket? No one will know where it is. I’d better get it spent before it’s too late
The workshop across from mine burnt down a couple of years back, the chap was a van mechanic. He had a biscuit tin full of £20s, a lifetimes worth of cash jobs, over £50k was the rumour
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Have you tried a "No Rats!" sign?
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Yes, I was a bit slow on the uptake there.ssnowman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:17 pmIt will die in the trap, instantly electrocuted!!Jurassic pusher wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:56 pmI didn`t really want to murder the poor creature, if it died under a bench it would stink the place out!ssnowman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:40 pm Electronic rat trap with peanut butter bait.
Had a few under my floor recently. Found they had been coming in through a redundant drain. After blocking it up, I now had the problem of trapped rats trying to gnaw their way to freedom. Tried baited normal traps which they just ignored. Electronic one did the trick though!
I am rather keen on Peanut butter myself so could be a bit risky!