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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

are you sure you wernt just putting cake down.........

I wouldn't worry too much if your mutt eats any Ratak. It's probably no different to Bob Martins....

[ninjapirate]

stuff i got is bromadiolone?   i just likes the end part die-alone.....  ment to make them bleed internally to death stops the blood clotting.

[waspy]

We've had a problem with rats at work for a few months now (colder weather). Sam shouted me, because there was one dying in the corridor from the poison the rat man put down. I don't care for rats at all, but i hate to see an animal suffer, so I stood on its head & put it out of its misery just as my manager walk down, I won't repeat what he said on here, I found out that he's very squeamish & he couldn't eat his dinner

[Taxi_Driver]

I had them getting in a few months ago.....i hate them!
I had a builder in 3 times......blocking up up the smallest of holes....apparently if you can put your thumb in a hole, then a rat can squeeze through it....
Touch wood......i havent heard or seen one in a month......and none of the poison thats in the loft and hot water tank cupboard hasnt been touched 

You want to pay a visit to a Countrywide store or similar....to get rat poison, its stronger than the diy shops sell......and dont worry about your dog eating it, altho protect it, so its difficult for your dog to get to.....a dog has to eat loads of it, to be affected.

As far as traps go......you need to bait the trap but DONT prime it for a week, you want the little darlings getting used to taking the bait with nothing untoward happening.....after a week then prime it 

[r1]

just a thought
if the rat dies in the loft and you cant get it will it smell ?,will maggots/flies breed off it?

[Taxi_Driver]

just a thought
if the rat dies in the loft and you cant get it will it smell ?,will maggots/flies breed off it?

Oh yes.....it will smell.....a lovely rotting smell for a few weeks 

And you will get flies IF a fly can get to it (it will smell it)  and lay its eggs 

However, it depends if there is airflow from the loft to the house to whether it can be smelt in the house 

[Taxi_Driver]

Don't the council help regardless of whether house is privately owned or not?

I think they will, Swindon council certainly does (it is a health hazard afterall) but do charge a flat £50 fee, for 3 visits and all they do is put poison down (albeit probably stronger than you and i can buy) and dont remove any dead ones. Apparently they put poison down, advise where they maybe getting in and on disposal of the dead ones....(they just tell you to double bag the dead ones and throw them in the rubbish for the the binmen)

[ninjapirate]

i dont think theres any airflow so it shouldnt smell, but if it does for couple weeks thats better then having rats in lol cant do much about it.
will use the tip about not priming the traps tho! and give the council a call after a couple weeks

[ninjapirate]

Got 1 !! woop in the trap

[fiend61]

hmmm but his brother isnt to happy

[ninjapirate]

break

[Taxi_Driver]

Got 1 !! woop in the trap

Must have been a thick one then! Rats are wary of any new object that suddenly appears.....
hence the reason not to prime a trap, until they are used to it being there 

[ninjapirate]

that trap has been down for ages was the 1st one i got ayear or so ago, the others ive replaced the bait but left un primed will do so for couple more days 

[hoofing it]

Thought this post was about westminster

[ninjapirate]

Well I won the war, the poison didnt really work but the traps killed me 4! one must of died of poisen cus there aint half a stink coming from a wall lol luckily its in the downstairs loo. hopefully it will die down soon   
Now the little buggers cant get in they have been chewing chunks out the chicken coup tryin to get into there.  Although I think my chicken 'KFC' would make short work of killing any!