Posted: Thu Jun 03, 21 10:39 am Post subject: rat day, or week
area clearance to use a military term
it can get messy, i have tape for trouser legs and big gloves but so far i have not chosen CQB primary weapon
i aint got much space for swinging(ooh errr, no really it is very tight ) so a short of some sort seems ideal
no pitchfork luck this time
kukri is probably my chum in a shed or wood store:twisted:
buster crabbe's toothpick is a bit too close for comfort
see you later for buns and medals, i love and loathe rats, worthy allies or foes
the rat aspect is no prob so far, the hidden water ready to escape in a 40 litre+ surge from two containers in a heap at the touch of a bit a scaff platform was a "betty, i had a woopsie" moment, a wash and new filthy clothes
i evaded most of the splash but it was pretty good
the splash would be perfect SFX for Rubbery Peck's first blockbuster action movie
he has a stunt double just in case
nowt to directly to do with rats, but making the film would make rats move
Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 21 8:42 am Post subject:
I ended up resorting to bait boxes. I dislike doing it but sometimes necessary.
indoors is not an issue, only one wood floor indoors downstairs the rest is slab
never had a house mouse since tt moved in the 1980s
(there was a long tail sammi got a ride in a recycling basket and took 2 days to find the kitchen door )
a terrace i had in south yorks was a mousy interstate junction
at least the issues are external and i do get the feeling that there might have been a mass poisoning including sammison bycatch, daytime drinking rats is a big hint
a well-chosen and set trap is selective, toxic grain in a box is not
even after a few days of clearances etc i sort of feel ok and only managed to "kiss" a bit of guttering so i now am turning into a unicorn, well i have a perfectly placed mini horn bud
If there is sign of activity but no bodies or live ones, sounds as if someone has been poisoning them. Hope some of your Sammison friends survived.
Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 9075 Location: South Wales
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 21 7:19 am Post subject:
Bizarrely enough, our house mice seem to have disappeared after the electrician lifted various floorboards to trace a wire. Before then, they were having loud parties every night.
) so a short of some sort seems ideal
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