Rat Horror - Page 2

magpie · 19-10-2007, 11:11

I used to live in that area .... early one morning around six, it was warm so I had the back door open ( one came in my kitchen ) well that was me gone out side mobile in hand screaming ... it ran behind the cooker my dad came and it ran away: hate them : since I have used the plug in thingys I have never seen any ( do I guess they work ) but they only move them on to where who knows: blood going cold just at the thought of it:

panther · 19-10-2007, 12:21

never had a rat in my house ...ewwwww

what they need is......

one up stairs and one downstairs

Eric · 19-10-2007, 19:28

If the rats really get to you, move to Alberta, I hear they don't have rats.

Neil · 20-10-2007, 05:46

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Would it also mean a change in refuse collection as well.

Why can they open the lids on wheelie bins?
I would have thought a wheelie bin with a shut lid would be rat proof.

jambutty · 20-10-2007, 09:07

Rats don’t need to lift the lid. They just chew through the base.

Given time a rat can chew through bricks, cement, concrete and even metal.

Now if you had a cat this size no rat would stand a chance. To give you some idea of how big Spike was, that cabinet was 12 inches tall.

Neil · 20-10-2007, 13:10

Edited to remove some smutty comment

jambutty · 20-10-2007, 13:39

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Originally Posted by Neil

Edited to remove some smutty comment

Ah but you can’t stop the email that went out to all subscribers to this thread.

The one that I got relating to your post reads:

Nah! I wouldn’t be so rotten.

Neil · 20-10-2007, 13:50

I care not if you do. I just thought better of it after I posted it thats all.

I don't bother with the emailing of messages. I get enough junk mail as it is.

emamum · 21-10-2007, 18:46

i got chatting to a council pest control fella (like you do) about the rats and he said the problem had got worse since the bin collections changed to fortnightly...... coincidence??? erm.....no!

Neil · 22-10-2007, 11:45

We have had fortnightly bin collections for a couple of years time now in Ossy.
I have never seen a rat here ... coincidence??? erm.....no!

panther · 22-10-2007, 12:16

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Originally Posted by Neil

We have had fortnightly bin collections for a couple of years time now in Ossy.
I have never seen a rat here ... coincidence??? erm.....no!

ya right neil fortnightly collections have nowt to do with it!!
rats will come wheres theres food, its the messy dirty sods who cant be botherered to pick up food from the streets, and back yards!
like dog food outside, or ya could even have a rabbit !, if the foods all over the place they will come!
if theres no food they will go elsewhere, iv never had a rat in my house nor near my area...thank god!!

Eric · 22-10-2007, 20:15

We do have rats in Kingston, but they only appear after a heavy rain puts a lot of strain on the storm sewers. Our garbage is picked up once a week, along with the blue and gray boxes. The rats don't seem to bother it, probably because there is too much competition from the other garbage lovers, the racoons, skunk (a malodorous rat) and the squirels (rats with bushy tails.) However, we are starting to have a problem with Fishers in the city ... these are rats with attitudes and a black belt in the martial arts who fight pit bulls for fun.