ice orca Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 12 gauge and lots of shells...have some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Volunteer to "watch over" someone's cat. Aren't mice able to scent the presence of cats and thus will vacate the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Had rats in the garage quite a few years ago. Found the hole, and used spray foam, and that helped. If you use spray foam, also remember to use some wire mesh, as I have heard that they will chew through the foam. Bought some traps, but never caught any. Cleaning up helps, in and outside the home. Found their nest and chased them out (fast little buggers). Also bought a sonic deterrent, a couple plug-in noisemakers. Some say they don't do anything, but between all those efforts, the rats haven't come back. If they have less places to hide, and you can limit their access to food and nesting material, chances are they go somewhere else. Another thing I read about was to put used kitty litter around, since the smell of cat urine will make them think twice about setting up shop. Seemed like a good idea, but in our case, it didn't work well, as our litter is corn-based rather than clay or silica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 5 hours ago, Lancaster said: Volunteer to "watch over" someone's cat. Aren't mice able to scent the presence of cats and thus will vacate the area? I don't think rats once established would be deterred by the presence of a cat. Vermin looking for a place to set up shop might not if a cat or two was initially present. If they are established in the walls and ceiling a boa snake would be the best choice to actually invade their turf and shake them up. Snakes have a slow metabolism so it probably wouldn't go through many in quick order. If it did work then you've got that old snake in the wall problem to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Johnny Shotgun said: I don't think rats once established would be deterred by the presence of a cat. Vermin looking for a place to set up shop might not if a cat or two was initially present. If they are established in the walls and ceiling a boa snake would be the best choice to actually invade their turf and shake them up. Snakes have a slow metabolism so it probably wouldn't go through many in quick order. If it did work then you've got that old snake in the wall problem to deal with. What type of rat was it. Did you see it ? Was it a BIG RAT ? Did it look like this kind of a RAT ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Now that is a rat... 1 hour ago, kingofsurrey said: What type of rat was it. Did you see it ? Was it a BIG RAT ? Did it look like this kind of a RAT ? Now that is a rat a big rat . A Bostonian rat not your everyday common Norway rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Have you tried on of these: They kill rats. Release one of them and then problem solved. But then you have a rabid mongoose on the loose? No fret, just get a lion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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