Unsecure chicken perches

[patsylabrador]

We have been having problems with rats for last few weeks, I've cleaned up everything, disturbed the garden, all the things I have read to discourage them, but eventually bought a rentokil rat killer box. I put it down yesterday and now two cats have arrived and I think they're rat hunting. They dig and prowl along where I've seen the rats. I don't want to poison them so should I remove the bait box for a while? The rats appeared very suddenly and I think they came from next door where a lot of work has been going on, so hopefully they don't have an established nest.

 

One hour later - I'm really pleased, managed to hit a big male rat with the rake. Sadly forgot to use pointy side, it was jumping at hedge sparrows. I was so cross!

[keyhole kate]

Yukky

You are braver than me incidentaly how do you know it was a male rat or am I asking a stoopid

[patsylabrador]

It's particulars - if you know what I mean - were pretty much out there!

[keyhole kate]

Of course I should have remembered my DS used to keep pet rats and as you say

its particulars are rather obvious Forgot to put brain in gear

 

Since being out of work I swear what little grey matter I had is rapidly disappearing

[stoice]

You could put eradibait in the boxes. Info about the stuff here