[FEL-L] Rats!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sam Goodman]

Try this put the chicken food in the 50 gallon steel drums that come  
with the detachable lids and the band around them usually around $10  
to $15. They are used for food grade sugar, molasses etc and can be  
had cheap at farm supply places and feed stores as they contain stuff  
to mix up horse food. The rats will be unable to get to the food in  
storage.

Rats have population explosions so one day there may not be a rat in  
sight and a few weeks later their may be hundreds that will eat  
everything available and migrate in search of new food and or  
territory. If you see tunnels go to any farm store and get gopher  
killers or any fireworks stands and get smoke bombs. light them then  
toss down the hole and then fill the hole the fumes of the burning  
gun powder will kill any rats and also show you where the tunnels are  
leading.

They make live traps that are multiple catch. so more rats will keep  
entering until the traps are full. take the then full trap in the  
back of your local city hall and park with the trap door open until  
all the trapped Rats have left to be with their own kind. I actually  
do that! or you can donate the rats to falcon groups or ask a nearby  
conservation dept. who raises birds of prey or owls.

http://www.cooperseeds.com/pages/traps/rats.html this traps works  
every bit as well as advertized and after making a couple myself i  
can tell you they are worth every penny.
http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/traps/page15.html I made mine larger  
but that was unnecessary.
Sam Goodman
nemesis at tranquility.net
Someone once asked me if we have any children? I told them we used to  
but the cats were allergic to them



On Jan 9, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Laura Morin wrote:

>
> I have a friend who is having a real problem.. They have all of a  
> sudden multiplied and are everywhere.. years back there was a  
> discussion about how to trap and what other people do that were not  
> too severe. Afraid of using poisons for obvious reasons.. but its  
> really bad and something needs to be done before they come in the  
> house and damage wires etc.. Do owl barrels/boxes work for them as  
> well? or only gophers?
> She has chickens and realized the population explosion is probably  
> due to their food being out at night... she started locking it up,,  
> less food loss now, but the rats have found where she locks it up..  
> she is trying a few things,, but ... help?
>
>
> Laura Morin
>
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