Comments on: How to Kill a Rat http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/ permaculture on the new home front Wed, 02 May 2012 10:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hannah http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2362 Hannah Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:23:48 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2362 Hi I hope someone can help me. Today I let out one of my dogs (thankfully not both) and she was sniffing something being quite weary of it so I went out to look and there it was a rat! I think a cat may have attacked it as it had a bloody eye and was just lying there, the most movement was when it lifted its head and looked around and put it back down. There is now a box over it to stop my dogs getting to it but I feel awful for leaving it there when I suspect its dying. My boyfriend has no problems with things like these and also enjoys to hunt but he is out for the night so do I leave it under the box for the night to die on its own? Hi I hope someone can help me. Today I let out one of my dogs (thankfully not both) and she was sniffing something being quite weary of it so I went out to look and there it was a rat! I think a cat may have attacked it as it had a bloody eye and was just lying there, the most movement was when it lifted its head and looked around and put it back down. There is now a box over it to stop my dogs getting to it but I feel awful for leaving it there when I suspect its dying. My boyfriend has no problems with things like these and also enjoys to hunt but he is out for the night so do I leave it under the box for the night to die on its own?

]]> By: James http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2331 James Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:21:40 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2331 Hey! Just stamp on the buggers! Hey! Just stamp on the buggers!

]]> By: Brian Griffiths http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2313 Brian Griffiths Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:14:45 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-2313 @Michelle.. Good on you.. you go Girl and sort those damn rats out.. I had to laught when I read your comments.. Great stuff...!!! @Michelle.. Good on you.. you go Girl and sort those damn rats out.. I had to laught when I read your comments.. Great stuff…!!!

]]> By: Michelle wood http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1628 Michelle wood Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:18:05 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1628 I'm all tooled up for a full assault today these bitches are going down I got poison traps sticky boards oh and my pellet gun if things get nasty . Well I'm going I'n wish me luck x I’m all tooled up for a full assault today these bitches are going down I got poison traps sticky boards oh and my pellet gun if things get nasty . Well I’m going I’n wish me luck x

]]> By: Marc http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1327 Marc Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:18:09 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1327 @Billy Pool Rats are relatively intelligent creatures, and are cautious around new food items. A rat will nibble a little of a novel food, and come back for more if there are no consequences. Therefore, rat poisons are not designed as "single take" poisons, they are cumulative. This also minimises the risk of collateral damage to pets and wildlife- owls and other raptors take a fair number of rats, but the the poison from a single dose is not generally enough to kill them if they take a rat that has recently eaten poison. The same goes for cats and dogs etc. In general, predators will not eat an obviously dying rat, so the risk is mainly avoided by the time the rat has taken enough poison to kill it. @Billy Pool

Rats are relatively intelligent creatures, and are cautious around new food items.

A rat will nibble a little of a novel food, and come back for more if there are no consequences. Therefore, rat poisons are not designed as “single take” poisons, they are cumulative.

This also minimises the risk of collateral damage to pets and wildlife- owls and other raptors take a fair number of rats, but the the poison from a single dose is not generally enough to kill them if they take a rat that has recently eaten poison. The same goes for cats and dogs etc.

In general, predators will not eat an obviously dying rat, so the risk is mainly avoided by the time the rat has taken enough poison to kill it.

]]> By: Chris http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1012 Chris Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:46:21 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-1012 I thought we had just one big rat but I went and got two big traps and got it but tonight I saw two more smaller ones but they are still pretty big how do I get them because they won't go to the trap I thought we had just one big rat but I went and got two big traps and got it but tonight I saw two more smaller ones but they are still pretty big how do I get them because they won’t go to the trap

]]> By: Hani Bathish http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-988 Hani Bathish Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:20:34 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-988 ...I meant inside the fridge from behind, where all the pipes are …I meant inside the fridge from behind, where all the pipes are

]]> By: Hani Bathish http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-987 Hani Bathish Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:18:49 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-987 We have a rat in our kitchen and it lives inside the fridge. I put out some poison (red gell-like capsules in wrapping) it did not seem to work, it ate the first three and left the rest. I put some special glue on a peice of cardboard, it got stuck apparently for a while but managed to wiggle free and left behind hair and glue everywhere. Oh and a lot of droppings. I am about to douse the kitchen with kerosin and set it alite, rat and all, what do I do? We have a rat in our kitchen and it lives inside the fridge. I put out some poison (red gell-like capsules in wrapping) it did not seem to work, it ate the first three and left the rest. I put some special glue on a peice of cardboard, it got stuck apparently for a while but managed to wiggle free and left behind hair and glue everywhere. Oh and a lot of droppings. I am about to douse the kitchen with kerosin and set it alite, rat and all, what do I do?

]]> By: Haruhi http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-965 Haruhi Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-965 Will the chipmucks eat the peanut butter too? Will the chipmucks eat the peanut butter too?

]]> By: Shorts http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-938 Shorts Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:16:25 +0000 http://www.becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/05/01/how-to-kill-a-rat/#comment-938 How about a humane trap, then add a brick and drop it in a river, tie a rope to it so you can get your trap back after a day or so. Unless he can hold his breath he'll definitely not be a problem again! How about a humane trap, then add a brick and drop it in a river, tie a rope to it so you can get your trap back after a day or so. Unless he can hold his breath he’ll definitely not be a problem again!

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