there's a rat in the compost what am I going to do?

DD. · « **Reply #30 on:** December 27, 2007, 06:38 »

Quote from: "spinny"

Bread smothered in peanut butter has been effective for baiting traps here - I've had five of the little furry devils over the last six weeks!!

spinny

We tend to treat the local kids more kindly in Leicestershire.

van connick · « **Reply #31 on:** December 27, 2007, 07:38 »

feel sorry for rats?

:roll:
dirty, germ ridden, killing machines....!!!

they should all be got rid off.

i am assuming Rose, that you have not had a prob with them? oh how lucky you are.....

Selkie · « **Reply #32 on:** December 27, 2007, 09:34 »

I try and live and let live...

But yes, we don't have a problem with rats so I know I'm in a lucky situation. We do have three cats (two of which are 'outdoor' cats) so I'd imagine they have scared off any rats -- Toby did bring home a few young rats earlier in the winter but we haven't had any since.

DD. · « **Reply #33 on:** December 27, 2007, 09:45 »

johnkelly · « **Reply #34 on:** December 27, 2007, 15:51 »

Maybe I'll go for the pied piper approach next.

The home made rat poison doesn't seem to have made any difference. Went to B&Q today for a couple of rat traps.

Watch this space......

gobs · « **Reply #35 on:** December 27, 2007, 22:19 »

Well, I haven't tried it yet, JK, but someone respectable on the Forum said they did work. Any chance they got rained onto?

tallulah · « **Reply #36 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:08 »

Quote from: "van connick"

dirty, germ ridden, killing machines....!!!

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Talking about Humans? That's always been my opinion of the rather repulsive species that I belong to! (forum members excepted of course!)

lefrog · « **Reply #37 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:30 »

I remember reading somewhere than rats like compost heap mostly because the heap tend to stay warm and slightly damp. they don t like too moist condition, so the way to get rid of em ( sorry to force em to move somewhere else ) is to make sure the heap is wetter than it should, keep it that way for few weeks , then add cardboard, hay or anybrown to dry the heap.

Farmer Matty · « **Reply #38 on:** January 13, 2008, 11:50 »

You could stay out there one night with little air rifle....

Grasshopper · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2008, 08:36 »

BOMB THE B*****DS :evil: !!!!!!

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there's a rat in the compost what am I going to do?

Selkie