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Feb 9^th, 2021 at 5:07pm

I had a rat problem for a few years. But I managed to kill off a few when I put some ratsak downstairs, and kept some sensor deterrent plugged in upstairs. My neighbour's cat would come around and explore the garage for rats as well.

Just yesterday, I was putting some scraps into the compost bin. I opened the lid to find the biggest rat I have ever seen. The rat had tunnelled under the bin to get in to eat the scraps. It had one look at me and then scampered through the hole and under my house.

Does anyone have another way of getting rid of rats, in addition to using traps, poisons, and having a cat roam freely in the area?

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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 13879 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #1 - Feb 9^th, 2021 at 5:25pm Ten kilograms of explosives under the house should do the trick.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21740 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #2 - Feb 9^th, 2021 at 6:35pm Laugh till you cry wrote on Feb 9^th, 2021 at 5:25pm: Ten kilograms of explosives under the house should do the trick. As long as I have no problem with my house landing in Oz.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95426 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #3 - Feb 9^th, 2021 at 6:40pm Rat traps will work. The only problem is that they can kill: birds, possums or cats. You need to find a place under the house to put them where other creatures can't be killed by them.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72248 Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #4 - Feb 9^th, 2021 at 7:40pm Buy a Ferret
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21740 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #5 - Feb 9^th, 2021 at 7:45pm My neighbour's cat does the patrols of under my house. But, I think this rat might be a bit too big for him this time.
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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: Rats! Reply #6 - Feb 10^th, 2021 at 8:07pm my cats being inside ones never ever grew so big - so they would be no good to set up any rat-they are babies ( just the way I like them tbh) for a rat you need a big cat!! and there are big cats around the place- reckon cods cat can clean up a rat pretty quick !!!
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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: Rats! Reply #7 - Feb 10^th, 2021 at 8:09pm UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 9^th, 2021 at 7:45pm: My neighbour's cat does the patrols of under my house. But, I think this rat might be a bit too big for him this time. cods might lend out her cat unsub- he loves to go for rats!
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 13879 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #8 - Feb 10^th, 2021 at 9:39pm UnsubRocky should hire Banana-fingers Haji Gordon who is known to repel all life forms.
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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43638 Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #9 - Feb 14^th, 2021 at 7:19pm Get a terrier! Specifically, an Australian terrier. No more rat problem.
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Mortdooley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6782 Texas Gulf Coast Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #10 - Feb 20^th, 2021 at 11:01pm I use bait stations like the ones you see indiscreetly placed around businesses. It will be a matter of finding what bait blocks are legal where you live. The brand I use works great.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21740 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Rats! Reply #11 - Feb 20^th, 2021 at 11:13pm I have a bait station set up behind the washtub downstairs. I will have to review the video footage to see what sort of things have happened as of recent.
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Reply #12 - Feb 20^th, 2021 at 11:19pm

Catching Rats is much like getting rid of a Tapeworm.
Lay in a dark room with old schmelly cheese on your chest with your mouth open. Eventually, with no food in your stomach after a few days - the Tapeworm will smell the cheese and crawl out where you can remove the rest of it out your mouth. Say Ahh.

Same with Rats. Just tent out in the back yard with a block of schmelly cheese in a trap cage. Anything else that comes near it you can shoo away. But if you wanna catch the Rat, you have to say up for a night in the dark and draw it out. Rat's keen sense of smell would pick up the schmelly cheese as soon as it begins it's night's outing.
You can catch a lot of things with schmelly cheese.

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Reply #13 - Feb 21^st, 2021 at 12:34am

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 20^th, 2021 at 11:13pm:

I have a bait station set up behind the washtub downstairs. I will have to review the video footage to see what sort of things have happened as of recent.

My bait stations hold eight blocks, I judge how well they work by how much bait is eaten. A couple of weeks ago one of them was empty three mornings in a row. On the fourth morning half the blocks were gone. Since then just a little was eaten from two of the blocks and I haven't seen any sign of rats since.

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Reply #14 - Feb 22^nd, 2021 at 8:46pm

Mortdooley wrote on Feb 21^st, 2021 at 12:34am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 20^th, 2021 at 11:13pm:

I have a bait station set up behind the washtub downstairs. I will have to review the video footage to see what sort of things have happened as of recent.

My bait stations hold eight blocks, I judge how well they work by how much bait is eaten. A couple of weeks ago one of them was empty three mornings in a row. On the fourth morning half the blocks were gone. Since then just a little was eaten from two of the blocks and I haven't seen any sign of rats since.

It looks like the bait pellets have been shifted. The neighbour's cat seems to be relatively intense in his pursuit of this large rat.

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