rats in the kitchen

robbiemc · 2 May 2008 at 20:09

PhillyDee said:
Its far more satisfying to catch them humanely and then to post them through your neighbours door / inside your workmates PC . . . . .

I always catch mice humanely (the joys of owning cats), but rats offer up a bit more of a challenge - what with their large teeth and virus carrying capabilities. The only good wild rat is a dead one..

..in your mates pc.

benji182 · 2 May 2008 at 20:11

i second not using posion - we had them in our extension of the old house and had to pay crazy loads to get a proffessional to fish them out of the wall partitions and it wasn't nice waking up to a stench like that.

in the end my dad poured a LOAD of cement down the whole the were coming up and never saw them again. prolly went to the neighbours lol.

LoadsaMoney · 2 May 2008 at 20:14

EVH said:
Don't use poison.

It will coagulate the blood, and if they die out of reach (e.g. in the ceiling / floorboards) then they'll rot there, and stick the place out for months.

They would have to stick it there, they won't be able to go anywhere as they'll be deed.

Jingo... · 2 May 2008 at 20:15

rat catching bb gun competition amongst friends - make an event out of it. Hell, even offer your services and shows to coprorate entertainment days and weddings alike!

benjo · 2 May 2008 at 20:16

Is it really wise posting that?

kibblerok · 2 May 2008 at 20:16

didnt realise there were so many closet UB40 fans roaming the forums

CChrisca · 2 May 2008 at 20:16

......wanders in 'there's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do, there's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do' ........wanders out again

LoadsaMoney · 2 May 2008 at 20:17

QUICK TO THE INTERNET!!!

CChrisca · 2 May 2008 at 20:17

great minds Kibblerok, great minds lol

Monkey Puzzle · 2 May 2008 at 20:20

Borrow a neighbours cat.

robbiemc · 2 May 2008 at 20:23

Monkey Puzzle said:
Borrow a neighbours cat.

My cat used to kill rats routinely, until one day he brought one in alive who promptly disappeared behind the kitchen cabinets making himself a nice nest alongside his wee and poohs.

vargojones · 2 May 2008 at 20:27

rats are cute, well i guess your ones might not be, but my boys are.

SexyGreyFox · 2 May 2008 at 21:15

My mate is a rat catcher and he reckons that 'decking' is the worst thing anybody can have in their gardens because it becomes a natural home for them.

Rainmaker · 2 May 2008 at 21:26

A cat?! LOL Fail. A good working terrier, on the other hand = win

yantorsen · 2 May 2008 at 21:27

There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna go?
I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat.

Minstadave · 2 May 2008 at 21:28

EVH said:
Don't use poison.

It will coagulate the blood, and if they die out of reach (e.g. in the ceiling / floorboards) then they'll rot there, and stick the place out for months.

Rat poison is usually an anti-coagulant (warfarin).

milkinc13 · 2 May 2008 at 21:47

yantorsen said:
There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna go?
I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat.

beaten to it, thou i bet pest control must get that joke all the time

robbiemc · 2 May 2008 at 22:04

vargojones said:
rats are cute, well i guess your ones might not be, but my boys are.

But yours are 'fancy rats', quite different than the ones you find scurrying around the sewers swimming in disease.

BigBoy · 2 May 2008 at 23:12

Phone your local council as they are obligated to have rats removed for free. I had a big supermarket behind my old house and we use to get rats all the time. Ended up being on first name terms with the guys from the council, never had to ring the main line to get them to come round just sent one of them a txt and he would be round the next day first thing in the morning.

yantorsen · 2 May 2008 at 23:13

milkinc13 said:
beaten to it, thou i bet pest control must get that joke all the time

bum, should have read the thread first