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V8_MA61
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getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:00 Go to next message
are there people who like come round and spray for rats like other pests? We are having troubles with them at our house climbing into the car engine bays to get warm. I suffered a eaten hi tension wire in the ma70 Mad

Does anyone know how to get rid of them/ deter them other than the obvious ratsack? (i have dogs and dont particularly think thatd be a smart combo)
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
If you have access to a cat. Put a cloth in the cat's bed for a while and then stick it near the engine.

Smile

No idea whether it works or not, but I know it works real well on dogs/cats if you have access to a tiger! Laughing

[Edit: And FARK that sig is huge! Please cut it down! Sad]

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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i do have a cat, but it lives inside away from the dogs...they dont get along well together
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sif man, cats n dogs will live together if you make them. For your rats, its called rubber band gun hunting.
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I've got a 4 foot long Sand Goanna that'll make short work of the Rat. I'll hire him out to you if you like. Wink
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 08:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
shame you are 1000km away! farkurnell

unforgiven - mate my cat is nuts. they have hated each other for the last 13 years, and its not gonna change anytime soon lol
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 10:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
You live on the south side, its full of rats, scum and the like. So get used to it!
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 11:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
it's all them neuvo rich yuppies that have turned hawthorne/bulilmba into the suburban nightmare it is today Laughing Very Happy

seriously: get some possum-cages and bait them with normal food laced with Talon (a rather nasty but effective rodenticide). The rats shodl get caught trying to get the bait but not be caught by the dogs after consuming the poison.

... or try the traditional big bucket of water - a large, deep bucket of water, suspend bait at end of slipper pole/glass which is in turn suspended out over the water, rats go for bait, slip into water & drown. However, don't forget some rats are good swimmers Wink
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 12:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
thanks charles.

have you been on msn recently? I have to give you some stuff to advert in the tcc newsletter and also give you my 21st invite.
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 13:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
blake, you have PM
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 14:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
thechuckster wrote on Sat, 23 July 2005 21:31

it's all them neuvo rich yuppies that have turned hawthorne/bulilmba into the suburban nightmare it is today Laughing Very Happy

seriously: get some possum-cages and bait them with normal food laced with Talon (a rather nasty but effective rodenticide). The rats shodl get caught trying to get the bait but not be caught by the dogs after consuming the poison.

... or try the traditional big bucket of water - a large, deep bucket of water, suspend bait at end of slipper pole/glass which is in turn suspended out over the water, rats go for bait, slip into water & drown. However, don't forget some rats are good swimmers Wink


and remember to grease the inner sides of the bucket
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 14:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
and put a fuckin vid camera there as well, this i wanna c !
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 21:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
get some nuclear waste and make a splinter. And train him. Or maybe he'll train you, and your brothers. Laughing

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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 21:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
shotgun with bird shot!lmao, be a bit messy inside.if the rats are really big go a 7mm win mag. Laughing
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sat, 23 July 2005 22:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
you've got to get too close with a shotgun ...

i once saw an idiot shoot at close range a large toad hapily sitting on what turned out to be a still wet cow-pat with a dry coating. The weapon of choice was a '410 shotgun.

The result? no obvious sign of the toad, but the shooter and gun was covered in a fine mist of cow-shit, dust, grass and probably bits of toad. He had to walk back to the house (was on a farm) as he stunk too much to get in the car (ute was elsewhere) and we couldn't remember where the nearest watering trough was. Laughing

the moral of the story: point shotguns into the air when firing - hosing a target sitting on the ground with large number of metal things is a stupid idea.
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sun, 24 July 2005 03:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hmmm interesting - i have a 12 gauge shotty too Wink i think the buck shot i have might be too fat tho Laughing
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sun, 24 July 2005 03:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Take them out with a 12G solid dude! You know you want to!

Those ultrasonic pest repeller things work, but only for a few months and then the rats get used to the sound!

I used to take out rats on my old mans farm with the old air rifle... unfortunately only headshots killed them from a decent range.
The bonus with this is you get REALLY good at shooting!
I used to be able to shoot a moving rat in the head from about 20m... don't know if I'd have the skill anymore though.
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Re: getting rid of rats? Sun, 24 July 2005 03:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Farkurnell wrote on Sat, 23 July 2005 18:33

I've got a 4 foot long Sand Goanna that'll make short work of the Rat. I'll hire him out to you if you like. Wink

haha awsome! goannas rock Smile
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Re: getting rid of rats? Mon, 25 July 2005 13:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
http://www.doe.mtu.edu/news/news_images/worlds_largest_bear_trap3.jpg
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Re: getting rid of rats? Mon, 25 July 2005 13:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
V8_MA61 wrote on Sun, 24 July 2005 13:04

hmmm interesting - i have a 12 gauge shotty too Wink i think the buck shot i have might be too fat tho Laughing


lol yea I think there will be nothing left of the rat if you use a buck shot, although

if you can get your hands on a 22 it will make short work of them and not leave to big a clean up
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Re: getting rid of rats? Mon, 25 July 2005 13:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
whats the point the kids just fall right through Laughing
and are the rats inside, cause i wouldnt, go shooting rats inside with a shotty
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Re: getting rid of rats? Mon, 25 July 2005 20:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
If no other animals or children are going into the garage and it is secure from outsiders, fill a pan of pure coolant. Animals love the stuff because it is supposed to taste sweet. Watch them go blind, die or both after they drink it.
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Re: getting rid of rats? Tue, 26 July 2005 01:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
call for the pied piper Laughing
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Re: getting rid of rats? Tue, 26 July 2005 05:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Spud gun would be pretty effective Very Happy I fired a spud over 300m with mine Wink
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Re: getting rid of rats? Tue, 26 July 2005 11:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ferrets!
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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 02:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ribfeast wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 15:39

Spud gun would be pretty effective Very Happy I fired a spud over 300m with mine Wink

so what are we planning here getting the rat putting it in the spud gun and firing it over 300m or firing a spud at the rat. Razz
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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 02:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hire Garfield
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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 02:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
garfield wouldn't do shit he is a lazy arse mother what you need is tom or jerry whichever one the cat was Very Happy
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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 04:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wouldn't be much left of the rat if I fired a spud at it Wink
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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 08:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
You can mix milk with plaster of paris, and place a plate of it under your engine bay. Make it reasonably smooth, not too hard.

The rats love the smell of it......and then the mix hardens in their guts....and kills 'em.

Evil...but cheap...learnt it off an old Queensland farmer. He gave up buying expensive toxins and came up with this remedy lol

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Re: getting rid of rats? Wed, 27 July 2005 09:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message

that sounds like a fun way to die
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Re: getting rid of rats? Thu, 28 July 2005 12:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i dont want to stand out in the cold shooting them! i want something automatic!
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Re: getting rid of rats? Mon, 01 August 2005 02:22 Go to previous message
mynameisrodney wrote on Wed, 27 July 2005 19:17


that sounds like a fun way to die


The human version would be eating Maccas/HJ/KFC etc and waiting for your arteries to harden Wink
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