There's a Rat in my garage what am I gonna do?

[Farmerpalmer]

If you can spare a few days to deal with this problem, clear away all other potential food sources in the area and then put down plenty of bog standard rat poison. Give them loads of it. They gobble the stuff up and then die about five days later.

.. and die in pain, and if a cat finds it and eats it - either the poison or the poisoned rat then it may also die.

My sister-in-law just lost a cat in this way and she was devastated.
Personally its one less cat taking the song birds to me.

[clubshot]

Most large Garden Centres do Rat Trap's / Cage

Get a good one will last for years

Do not be suprised if you get more than one

Aware of work associate who had problem with rat's
After trapping a fair number , found out they was coming
out of a cracked pipe side of Shed

As reported Rat's out number humans and in most cases are only feet away
from us at anytime........

Thankfully we do not get to hear or see them most day's..

Never forget that they can be one of the most dangerous annimals to man
if not handled correctly

Best disposal is Fire - Burn bodies

BOB/R

[Hinksy]

all rats are neophobic (a fear/waryness of all new or unfamiliar objects), so when laying traps or poison be patient, they may take a few days to go near them-poison is the way to go, or a mk 4 fenn in a covered run or tunnell.

always take care when disposing off em-you dont want a case of weils disease matey

[Raygun]

Fill car with petrol. Drive into garage.
Leave engine running. Lock up garage.
Pick up gassed mice/rats next day.



ATB
Ray.

[Lash13]

Fill car with petrol. Drive into garage.
Leave engine running. Lock up garage.
Pick up gassed mice/rats next day.



ATB
Ray.

Thats a very good idea

[Mad Pierre]

Thats a very good idea

If you've got a spare £80 for the tank of petrol........

[Barrie_G]

Fill car with petrol. Drive into garage.
Leave engine running. Lock up garage.
Pick up gassed mice/rats next day.



ATB
Ray.

Not if the car's fitted with a cat as this will strip all the harmful gasses from the exhaust

[Mousemann]

Personally its one less cat taking the song birds to me.

Lol! Not much sympathy for cats here either (felines not automotive components). Wouldn't wish warfarin on anything (even a poor rat) but sometimes it's the only way with rodents.

[8mm Mauser]

Good excuse for a new rifle. The BTAS FX Cyclone can be turned down from 11.5 to 9 or 6 FPE. Excellent for a bit of garage rat sniping with flathead pellets . (Yes, mine arrives tomorrow and I know I ain't gonna be sleeping tonight .)