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Jim Bond
Joined: 02 Sep 2003
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Location: McKinney
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:19 am Post subject: Rats! |
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| :shock: I saw my first rat out front of my new home last night, about a 6-7 incher (a recently cleared field is nearby). Don't necessarily want to harm the rat/rats but don't want them around my place, and especially IN it. Suggestions/ideas/proven methods? |
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CaptainCompostAL
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Posts: 877
Location: Irondale,Alabama
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Garlic, hot pepper sprays on plants may work. |
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Mr. Clean
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Posts: 708
Location: Garland, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| Spring/snap type traps inside the home/garage area to kill any interlopers there. |
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CaptainCompostAL
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Irondale,Alabama
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Clean is right! Old fashion spring mouse traps are still the best, economical, organic pest controls for rats! (LOL) |
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senegaltictac
Joined: 06 Aug 2003
Posts: 48
Location: Ft Worth-I30&Hulen
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I have had some good results with clumping cat litter in the summer. Rats run out of minerals just like other animals. They eat the clay litter for the minerals and it clumps. Just put it where you see they have beenor on their regular routes. |
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