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20th January 2012, 09:54 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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rats!
Lots of things I want in my new shed but rats are not on the list!
Just went out to grab a couple of tools and disturbed two rather large rats checking out my new bench, I say disturbed but they seem less concerned about my presence than I was of theirs
Much that I dislike them, I'm loathe to kill them so I guess at night the shed is theirs.Geoff
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20th January 2012, 10:26 PM #2acmegridley Guest
Might have been taste testing your bench?
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20th January 2012, 11:06 PM #3
No rats. but a little while ago, my shed was just crawling with mice. I wonder what is worse? A couple of rats, or hundreds of mice?
I would still be looking for someway to move them on.
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20th January 2012, 11:44 PM #4Retro Phrenologist
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I you have seen 2 then there are probably dozens
Get rid of them as soon as you can. Just kill them.
No poison - it ends up with the birds etc.
traditional rat traps are good, peanut butter as bait
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21st January 2012, 02:16 AM #5
You can get those 60 litre containers with a lid. Cut a circle in the top, Put a piece of dowel across and put the peanut butter in the middle, So a round trap door in the top (you need a rubber band under the lid to pull lid shut again) . 20 litre bucket also works. Let em fall inside alive. Lake em down a creek or park and let em go.
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21st January 2012, 03:37 AM #6
Get rid of then before they chew through your power leads and whatnots.
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21st January 2012, 05:16 AM #7GOLD MEMBER
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If they are real rats, exterminate them. They are introduced feral mammals which can outcompete the indigenous marsupial wildlife (for resources and in reproduction), signature to Australia's image. Plow them under.
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21st January 2012, 08:29 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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Some lovely rat bait will do the trick, they then crawl away and die a slow, indsidious and ugly death. This is a good option when you don't want to bang them with a shovel, like I do
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21st January 2012, 09:33 AM #9Jim
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21st January 2012, 11:09 AM #10GOLD MEMBER
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I haven't noticed any rat droppings so maybe they were just dropping by to check out the new tenant.
Assuming they are none natives, then I'll get some traps - if nothing else it's an excuse to visit the hardware store.Geoff
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21st January 2012, 11:27 AM #11GOLD MEMBER
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There aint no such thing as two rats!
Garbage bin filled with water to within 6" of top. Sprinkle either chaff, bran, rice hulls or shavings over water surface. A food can be floated in centre to speed up interest. Empty bin weekly. No more rats.
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21st January 2012, 12:46 PM #12
Hmm, that would be an excuse to add an air rifle with a night scope to my armoury
Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
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21st January 2012, 01:26 PM #13
Follow Derick Cohen's example
Get a bench dog!
RegardsHugh
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21st January 2012, 01:28 PM #14
Not good Geoff
Rats have become a real problem seems there are many down in Canberra an infestation this has spread to all states
I submitted a few links regarding Rats and illness caused in another thread, very serious, so do a google search and get some baits or seek prof help to get rid of them.
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21st January 2012, 01:53 PM #15
1 rat cost us nearly $1000 about 10 years ago.
I now have several bait stations permanently in the shed and renew the baits every time they look a bit stale or have been eaten.
Living in the country, we also have a mice problem, but not in the shed.
Don't be sympathetic to these rodents, they are a menace.
Paul.I FISH THEREFORE I AM.
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