we noticed 2 rats in the yard - one was climbing a tree..what is the
best approach?(poison - what kind?) or traps(what kind?)

thanks

ken

If you have woods and/or water near to or on your property, nothing
will get rid of the rats.
We had a seasonal creek behind the houses across the street from us.
The rats would cross the street and forage around the houses, including
ours. They gnawed through the wire mesh of our crawl space vents and
made themselves at home. Our exterminator came and and rat-proofed the
house for $750. So we still had them in the yard at night (I saw only
one near dawn at a bird feeder once in 13 years), but they couldn't get
in the house.

On 18 Apr 2005 12:32:04 -0700, someone wrote:

If you have woods and/or water near to or on your property, nothing
will get rid of the rats.

What is the point of this post????

Cuz its grand pronouncement is WRONG.

I have many acres of woods near and on my property, and water too, and
we don't have rats, never did.


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