Smart Feeder - Light sensor values

[gavclojak]

thats not good. When we had them we used Eradibait and wrapped it in a little cling film with peanut butter inside and out and dropped it down the hole they were using and in the compost bin - they died and did not come back. Then we had another lot years later- I bought bait boxes and put them where they were running to get to the eglu - the hopper we used pushed food out the back and the rats were getting that - My husband sorted that and they ate the bait and lo and behold never to be seen back since then. The hopper was my way to go and i had to rat proof the bird feeders by putting a cover over them ( small round plastic tub) so the rats could not slide down and help themselves so again they have disappeared for the moment.

Theses little *€$¥^ actually have to climb over one of the bait boxes that is pushed down a hole under next doors fence to get to the fence but would apparently rather do that than eat the bait. I have tried covering in peanut butter, dog food, prawn juice.....

[Blackrocksrock]

The next door neighbours need to do something I think for your sanity!!! - they are little devils and hard to get rid of - I just cringe at the thought and would not go outside at night as I had seen the size of the ones on the peanut feeders!!

[Mars]

I found those PVC pipes work like a treat, it seems rats actually love to go into those pipes for shelter.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1014928/rats

 

PS. I have the horizontal pipes much longer than 15 inches and they work great

[chickencam]

I am hoping that I am at least winning the battle if not the war. I have seen no fresh activity over the past week. I thought that the bait hadn't been touched but actually when I looked more closely there were a lot of husks from the grain in the bait box rather than solid pieces of grain so I topped it up with some fresh and we seem to be getting somewhere

[clucker1]

[The Dogmother]

Sorry to hear this

 

Sterling advice on the thread

 

Don't forget to take the pellets in at night as they contain Vit K, which si the antidote to most rat poisons.

[chickencam]

Sorry to hear this

 

Sterling advice on the thread

 

Don't forget to take the pellets in at night as they contain Vit K, which si the antidote to most rat poisons.

 

Good tip DM, I have been doing this all winter as good practice, but didn't know about the vit k thing.

[gavclojak]

Everything gets put away, it always has.

I think my bio security might be working as I haven't seen ratty for a week or so in the enclosure but saw him run along the outside a few days obviously trying to get in.

 

They have not taken any of the bait or been near the trap

[gavclojak]

Well I have not seen any evidence of them getting in for ages. I then checked the many bait boxes and to my surprise they had taken everything from the two boxes outside the run...so I guess while I was on holiday they Made the most of it.

 

I have topped up again and they have been taken so I will continue until they stop taking it, at that time I suspect it would be goodbye mr rat.

 

Gosh it took so long for them to start to take it....

[Luvachicken]

So glad they have started to eat the bait.

 

Sadly my nasty trap has so far caught 3 mice but no rat as yet.

Not seen any evidence of him either and next door has finally got rid of their stupid decking.

[gavclojak]

Gosh I wish next door would get rid of their multiple compost heaps. I think I'm glad the traps didn't get anything, I am a wossy when it comes to bodies:(