thread: How to get rid of rats/mice?!

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  1. April 23rd, 2009, 08:16 PM #1
    Astrid
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    In my Zombie proof fortress.
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    Our cats are part of the problem. One of them has a catch and release program in place. She catches them outside and releases them inside, normally in our bedroom

    We have been using Tomcat mouse traps. First time we got a hit within 2 hours with peanut butter, but after that they learned how to lick it off without setting off the trap. We are now using dates, they squidge nicely on the trap and they can't seem to get it off.

    Whatever happens pray they did not take up residence in your washing machine. It really stinks, even when cleaned out.
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  2. April 23rd, 2009, 08:44 PM #2
    Kazbah
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    Make a mixture of cement powder & cornflour, and if you like a little gravy powder. Or custard powder. You may need to put it out a few times, no cement powder the first couple of times to get them eating it.

    Make sure there's water in a bowl nearby too.

    The rats/mice will eat the cement powder, drink the water and sorta die. (found this on the S.A. EPA website). Safe for use around dogs/cats providing they don't eat the powder - eating the cemented rat is OK.
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  3. April 24th, 2009, 09:21 AM #3
    missymiss Guest

    I can send you some snake poo if you like! Apparently if you scatter that around, the mice will vacate.
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  4. April 24th, 2009, 07:21 PM #4
    tattoo_mama
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    LOL cemented rats!!!!
    we got some ratsac sachets and DP reluctantly put his head up the manhole and threw them around....less than an hr later i heard the little buggers munching away....a few scampers last nite but no squealing, yipee hopefully they have passed on to ratty heaven
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  5. April 24th, 2009, 08:08 PM #5
    mrsmac
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    Prob ratty hell LOL
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  6. April 25th, 2009, 04:33 AM #6
    Inertia
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    ARGH!

    Its 4:30 in the morning. My being awake for once has nothing to do with being pregnant..... I was woken up by a mouse playing with my hair!!!! It was on my bed!

    We have everything set up at the moment. Ratsac, snap traps, live traps.. Hadnt caught one yet all night... Anyone got a pet snake? LOL
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  7. April 25th, 2009, 07:45 AM #7
    Liz
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    OMG!!!

    How many do you think there are?

    We had one little mouse living in our house for a while.. but it never came in the bedrooms.. just ran around under the lounges & in the kitchen. We finally did a live catch and released it in the bush. He was quite cute LOL. I couldn't bring myself to set traps or poison Nature probably took its course and an owl got it or something - but at least I didn't kill it hahaha.
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  8. April 26th, 2009, 01:10 PM #8
    missymiss Guest

    ARGH!

    Its 4:30 in the morning. My being awake for once has nothing to do with being pregnant..... I was woken up by a mouse playing with my hair!!!! It was on my bed!

    We have everything set up at the moment. Ratsac, snap traps, live traps.. Hadnt caught one yet all night... Anyone got a pet snake? LOL
    Yes! I do have a pet snake but he's not allowed to eat wild rats. I'm serious about the snake poo though.
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