Stupid Rats

HillbillyMama · 12-29-2009, 06:43 PM

We just replaced our wiring this last year and yet again these pesky little rodents have chewed up some wiring! We have put out literally pound after pound of poison yet they still live on!

nomad · 12-31-2009, 05:13 AM

You better call a pest control company. Don't wait for these critters to multiply. I think these pests become immune to ordinary poison and needed a much powerful chemical to kill them.

greengrass · 12-31-2009, 06:56 AM

A friend of mine has problems with mice chewing through her phone lines quite often. I wonder if there is a nest or something that keeps them coming back?

Reese · 12-31-2009, 11:32 AM

It sounds like you probably have a nest of them somewhere. I would call an exterminator because they can be quite tricky to get rid of.

climber4life · 12-31-2009, 01:22 PM

Did you try getting a cat? I had mice and rat problems so my landlords let me get a cat. She ate them right away. We had caught 4 mice in traps in 24 hours!

HillbillyMama · 12-31-2009, 01:23 PM

Actually I just bought some stronger poison and put out and it is already gone so I went out there the other evening and shot several BIG ONES with rat shot. I'll thin 'em out!

Shanna · 12-31-2009, 07:25 PM

My dad used to have a company where he got corn meal with ground glass in it. He would put it out and they would all be gone in a matter of days. They even would take it back to the nest for the little ones. We never had trouble with rats and mice.

Gopher · 12-31-2009, 08:08 PM

Yeah, I'd say that would kill them. No waiting for them to bleed out from the poison, just wait for them to bleed out from the cut glass! LOL. Rats are horrible creatures, I would do anything to keep them from getting around my house. We pretty much don't have to worry about rats because the garter and black snakes take care of them for us. I would rather have the snakes than the rats.

Camoguy · 12-31-2009, 10:31 PM

I hate the vermin. I'm always trying to kill them in our barn. They are the worst pest there is. They carry disease and make a nuisance of themselves. Cats are great to keep them out of the barn.

3ofusnow · 01-01-2010, 12:08 AM

When we moved there was an issue with rats and an outdoor building the pest people told us to go to Home Depot and buy these huge chunks of decon. Toss them in and walk away...they were gone (the rats) within a week!

12-29-2009, 06:43 PM	#1
HillbillyMama Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hillbilly Heaven Oklahoma Posts: 143	Stupid Rats We just replaced our wiring this last year and yet again these pesky little rodents have chewed up some wiring! We have put out literally pound after pound of poison yet they still live on!

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12-31-2009, 05:13 AM	#2
nomad Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 35	You better call a pest control company. Don't wait for these critters to multiply. I think these pests become immune to ordinary poison and needed a much powerful chemical to kill them.

12-31-2009, 06:56 AM	#3
greengrass Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 123	A friend of mine has problems with mice chewing through her phone lines quite often. I wonder if there is a nest or something that keeps them coming back?

12-31-2009, 11:32 AM	#4
Reese Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 65	It sounds like you probably have a nest of them somewhere. I would call an exterminator because they can be quite tricky to get rid of.

12-31-2009, 01:22 PM	#5
climber4life Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 44	Did you try getting a cat? I had mice and rat problems so my landlords let me get a cat. She ate them right away. We had caught 4 mice in traps in 24 hours!

12-31-2009, 01:23 PM	#6
HillbillyMama Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hillbilly Heaven Oklahoma Posts: 143	Actually I just bought some stronger poison and put out and it is already gone so I went out there the other evening and shot several BIG ONES with rat shot. I'll thin 'em out!

12-31-2009, 07:25 PM	#7
Shanna Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 68	My dad used to have a company where he got corn meal with ground glass in it. He would put it out and they would all be gone in a matter of days. They even would take it back to the nest for the little ones. We never had trouble with rats and mice.

12-31-2009, 08:08 PM	#8
Gopher Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 85	Yeah, I'd say that would kill them. No waiting for them to bleed out from the poison, just wait for them to bleed out from the cut glass! LOL. Rats are horrible creatures, I would do anything to keep them from getting around my house. We pretty much don't have to worry about rats because the garter and black snakes take care of them for us. I would rather have the snakes than the rats.

12-31-2009, 10:31 PM	#9
Camoguy Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 40	I hate the vermin. I'm always trying to kill them in our barn. They are the worst pest there is. They carry disease and make a nuisance of themselves. Cats are great to keep them out of the barn.

01-01-2010, 12:08 AM	#10
3ofusnow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: GA Posts: 81	When we moved there was an issue with rats and an outdoor building the pest people told us to go to Home Depot and buy these huge chunks of decon. Toss them in and walk away...they were gone (the rats) within a week!