RATS!
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i have eaten local rodent species who made the mistake of invading my cabin -- meat tasted like rabbit (before anyone tries at home: rodents can carry diseases, so only try with healthy (looking) ones and cook well!)
I think it's way beyond time your neighbours got together and contacted the HA and complained en masse, because this is a plague and it's a real health hazard.
It shouldn't be incumbent on one lady to clean up their mess.
I am truly sorry you are having to deal with this; rats are just bad news.
M
It shouldn't be incumbent on one lady to clean up their mess.
I am truly sorry you are having to deal with this; rats are just bad news.
M
I've spoken to several of my h/a neighbours, (the ones who talk to me anyway) they all reckon there is no rat problem.
But literaly moments ago, I got a txt from a neighbour who lives behind me in private housing, who told me rats got into his shed and ate the rubber seals on my new, second hand washing machine that was stored there untill I got time to get it fitted. It will have to be dumped. They put a huge hole in his shed, and also damaged other stuff in it.
He's too squeamish to trap, and won't use poison bait because of his pup.
It's just madness!
We are going to get more traps tomorrow from the farm shop, and I'll have to deal with his too. No wonder I stay single!!!!!!! I spent a good proportion of my working life doing a man's job, and I'm still doing it . No chaps to my rescue! So be it. I may just say to heck with it and get the pop pop out one night. Though I can think of much better ways to spend a night.
Now, back to that blood spattered trap that needs cleaning before I use it again tonight in my nightly assault on bloody rats...and I'm not swearing with that remark, I have a much nasier word for them.
It does sound like you have more of a people problem than a rat problem. At least you can deal with the rats.
I take care of any here by shooting and big snap traps. Ours seem to be used to the country so will eat snails and other things they find growing such as beetroots and carrots, so cutting out their food supply isn't possible. Thankfully no neighbours means few rats!
I take care of any here by shooting and big snap traps. Ours seem to be used to the country so will eat snails and other things they find growing such as beetroots and carrots, so cutting out their food supply isn't possible. Thankfully no neighbours means few rats!
Yep, the blighters had all my courgette and sweetcorn seeds that I'd just planted and were in my mini greenhouse.
There is no food waste for them to live on in my garden, I spent nearly 50 quid getting someone in to clear the area completely between the house and retaining garden wall. (The sloping garden is raised up from the house.) So there was nowhere for them to hide or nest. The woodpile and coalstore has been dismantled and restocked in its alcove, all nice and tight so nowhere there for them to nest. They are definatly coming from next door. I've found their runs through holes in the fence. Untill we get the storm damaged fence repaired... (sometime in June apparently,) I can't stop them coming in. I've seen them climb the fence before now.
I've had the odd rat, it's to be expected, living in the country, but never this many at once.
The warm weather seemed to make numbers explode.
Last night's rat was a biggun!
Only got its nose trapped, trap was moved about 8 feet away from its site, and there was blood everywhere. Its nose stayed in the trap when I released it. I almost threw up! I'm going to get a lift and go buy more traps tomorrow. This one at a time is too slow, and giving the younger ones time to mature and breed.
There is no food waste for them to live on in my garden, I spent nearly 50 quid getting someone in to clear the area completely between the house and retaining garden wall. (The sloping garden is raised up from the house.) So there was nowhere for them to hide or nest. The woodpile and coalstore has been dismantled and restocked in its alcove, all nice and tight so nowhere there for them to nest. They are definatly coming from next door. I've found their runs through holes in the fence. Untill we get the storm damaged fence repaired... (sometime in June apparently,) I can't stop them coming in. I've seen them climb the fence before now.
I've had the odd rat, it's to be expected, living in the country, but never this many at once.
The warm weather seemed to make numbers explode.
Last night's rat was a biggun!
Only got its nose trapped, trap was moved about 8 feet away from its site, and there was blood everywhere. Its nose stayed in the trap when I released it. I almost threw up! I'm going to get a lift and go buy more traps tomorrow. This one at a time is too slow, and giving the younger ones time to mature and breed.
