[johnkelly]

sung to UB40s "Rat in the Kitchen"....

Although not a jolly tune in our case. Wife is not happy. I know it's a rat as it's tunneling up to the top of the compost, presumably eating the fresh veg peelings there and leaving it's tell-tale signs (rat-poo) in the compost bin. Now I turn the contents over frequently but it's not helping. Is it worth me just not bothering putting anything in there over winter and see if it goes away without it's food source?

Any advice please?

Thanks

[gobs]

Do a search, JK, thereis a good solution on here somewhere.

[johnkelly]

Ah yes, I did try a search but it came back with so many I couldn't see the wood for the trees. I've found one now. I'll have to get some fine mesh chicken wire around the shed just in case they're living under there. I have no hesitation in using poison or traps around them so I'll get some of them as well.

[gobs]

Have you found the home made poison?

[DD.]

Have you found the home made poison?

Is that my wife's cooking?

[johnkelly]

Have you found the home made poison?

no - but it sounds like a few of my own meals....

[gobs]

here you are, JK


I did not mention anybody, Dave.

[johnkelly]

grrr....

All I can find is a topic asking for some help to find the home made rat poison topic. I better get back to work and do this tonight :-(

[gobs]

I've just sent you a link, blue it is.  :roll:

[johnkelly]

I've just sent you a link, blue it is.  :roll:

So you have - printed off and will see how it turns out this week. It would be nice to get rid of the damn things.

Thanks gobs.

[gobs]

You are welcome,  I hope it works out for you.

[mashauk]

Make sure there's no cooked food in there only raw stuff they seem to be attracted to cooked food, we had a rat in the Dalek at home last year, but the cat saw him off luckily.  We had a frog in the compost at the lottie, with a cat sitting on top sunning itself, wish I'd got a pic of it.

[DeadlyNightshade]

Has anyone ever found a combusted rat?

Would be very interesting to see if/  what way its has worked!


We always use Storm rat poison about the yard, the last time we had about 14 dead rats lying about (unfortunately some of them in the drinking troughs!!) and some other ones were helped to die as they get a lot slower

[gobs]

I  am sure quite a few people found a combusted rat.

[Trillium]

John, is this your home compost bins or a lotty bin? If lotty, then I believe the site people are obliged to clear the rats for you. If it's home, then do some more closing up and no cooked food scraps.