Blackrocksrock Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I have just ordered something called a Nooski - from Nooski.net - looks really good - i have a rat trap and eradibait and still am struggling and this looks quite good so have ordered 2 to see what happens - safe too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Looks horrid but so does every method of rat catching/killing. I would be really interested to see how you get on with it. Please keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I think Egluntyne ordered one of these a while ago. It makes a very fetching garden ornament now. I hope it works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Oh lord tell me it worked!! - I have eradibait baited 2 holes 4 times today and they have taken it into the holes _ i did it with nutella on the outside of the cling film and they love it = trouble is I have been doing this for 7 days and they should all be dead by now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had 1 in a trap and it was a young one and they then ate the plastic round the baiting chamber to get the nutella! I am almost giving up edited to add We caught them climbing up the tree to get the peanuts for the birds and they were sitting in the tree eating them - the cats were going mad - we now feed the birds from a flimsy branch!! The rat fell off as could not reach the nuts. What fun 6 feet from my kitchen door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 What a nightmare, I feel your pain We succeeded in making a rat clinically obese with poison one year It managed to break into a kitchen cupboard it got so bold. Thankfully it got so fat it made it slow enough to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 The thing is they are nowhere near the hens now and cannot get their food at all so why of why do they stay - I read about giving them flour, sugar and bicarbonate of soda dry mix and they blow up -=- would that not be something - only problem is there would be nutella everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously they are a menace and have a man with terriers ready to come when I think they are getting under control as I have one lot in a compost bin! I love the obese rat - ours on a video up the tree are quite big - fat on nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowcloud Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 We had a problem with rats too... I tried so many different things to stop them getting to the chicken area and their food. I trapped them, used poison, shot them, anything I could think of. I got so obsessed with getting rid of them, I was keeping a count on my blog @ http://stinkycabbage.blogspot.com/ of how many I had bagged! In the end, I gave up trying to kill them, as there was always more to replace them... so in the winter I dug into the chicken area about 6 inches down (they were digging in; no other way into the area for them) and chicken wired the base of the chicken area and attached to the sides. Then put the earth back in on top. The chickens can scratch and the rats can't get in. No rats for 5 months now and with the lack of food, they have moved off elsewhere. My lesson is; stop them getting to the food any way you can and they will go away to easier food sites. Good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Well done at getting rid of them - Mine cannot get into the hen run and its been the peanuts and think they have eaten them for a long time - we are hoping as they are eating the stuff and nothing else that they will go away - they have 3 holes - one at a compost bin - one under a tub which I am sure links to the bin and another at the side of the house which again I think links all 3 of them and I am hounding them with bait so heres hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 We had a few rats each year before we had chickens. They are drawn by the compost and next door's bird feeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I bought one. Cost me 20 quid, and I'm sorry to say I never managed to catch a thing with it. I actually think that the mechanism on mine is too stiff, as the bait has been removed without it firing numerous times. I'd be interested to hear how you get on with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Only about £11 and they guy who sold it says they are good and I hope they are - will let you know as the eradibait and nutella seems to be being eaten without effect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 The guy I bought it from has given us some bait balls which go inside the tube and mice cannot take the bait away and rats will be able to reach it and die!.................. watch this space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeWoman Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Just building a new WIR and that has been our biggest concern/consideration; my husband is now obsessed with the rats (we also live by a river!!) as he watches them popping out from under the rabbit run and sits there plotting their demise (but getting out-smarted everytime). Building a run with a concrete slab floor now, as they actually tunnelled up to and under a small area that was just soil! As a last resort I went to a cat rescue place and got a big, black, scary looking cat with megga attitude. The cat now spends most of her days on my bed, whilst the rats eat.... Been told by a pest control guy at work that rats wont take bait if there is ANYTHING else for them to eat. Think I am going to go the same was as Snowcloud and just remove their food source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Hmm - be interested if it works too. We don't have rats at home, but we do elsewhere. We have used Eradibait and they have eaten it. We got one in a trap and the guy who does vermin control for the local farmers managed to shoot another one - he reckoned it was sluggish and may have been affected by Eradibait. We have stopped them entering our building by blocking up potential entry points with concrete, but you can't always do this. Just hope this new method works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
