Single hen

[sootem]

Last night I spotted a rat running out of my cube run. I am now very very anxious and wonder if anyone can give me advice on how to eradicate them. Obviously if there's one there must be more.

 

[Guest]

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[Guest]

HI

This has been asked before and the best way is to get some Rat poison (I buy the loose stuff...granules ) and get a proper bait box(all u do is fill up the inside of the box the dosage will be on the type of poison u use).

It is important to put it in a proper bait box as they stop other wildlife ie hedghogs and your birds getting the poison. Leave the bait box outside the run along a wall or edge most rats go along the edges of walls/boundaries.

 

Do not put any poison down loose as u run the risk of other animals eating it.

the bait boxes i have are rentokil and I am sure someone posted on here B&Q?? may sell the boxes.

 

The poison go to a country store and you can buy a big tub of it for about£18 it will last for ages.

 

Once my chickens arrive I am going to leave the box permanently set up.

 

Also dont leave food lying around etc

 

When i had ducks we had rats and when i lost the ducks i still had rats!!

 

Simple ..you can get big Rat traps but I just could not face emptying one out...mice yes rats no!

 

indie

[sootem]

Thank you - I'm off to B & Q!

 

Susan

[Egluntyne]

You can get plastic bait boxes cheaply of ebay.