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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have
heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
wrote in message ups.com... | Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have | heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything | that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the | ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, | and then perfume the whole house. | trap them: http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/cri...tters_rats.asp often you can also borrow these traps from your local public works office. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
wrote in message ups.com... Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. I hear they are particularly averse to cats. Poison free and the cat gets a free meal and entertainment to boot! |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
wrote in message ups.com... Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. Search RAT ZAPPER |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
wrote in message ups.com... Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. Man, I gotta get new glasses- when I first read the title for this thread, I got an instant visual flash of a bunch of rats doing a Special Forces style rope descent from the air grates and light fixtures, down to the sleeping human population below...... aem sends.... |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Figaro wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... | Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have | heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything | that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the | ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, | and then perfume the whole house. | trap them: http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/cri...tters_rats.asp often you can also borrow these traps from your local public works office. I guess you are serious? Humane treatment of rats? |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Are you sure its rats, Ive had Flying Squirrels running in my ceilings
and walls as they go out at night, Mothballs in a sock with a string attached for later retrieval, and a large bucket of amonia in my attic made them leave, finding and sealing their holes fixed it. Gee Twice I had them in the house and caught them alive, One just sat on my fireplace 3ft away from me, they are tame and not scared of humans as they never see us, they are nocturnal and common in many areas. It could also be squirrels or chipmunks, Rats are usualy not in ceilings running around, flying squirells are. You need to find their entrance, seal it only after you evict them. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Lar wrote:
In article , says... :) Rats are usualy not in ceilings :) running around, flying squirells are. You need to find their entrance, :) seal it only after you evict them. :) :) You may used to dealing with Norway rats...the attic area of a home is quite common for roof rats...it's part of their territory. If there is an opening they will get in and explore around, usually at night. Flying squirrels would be another nocturnal pest if they are located in ones area. Roof rats very common here, and our condo, long ago, had a very bad infestation in attic spaces. They also had open trash containers in yard. Anyone with fruit trees will probably find signs of them, but most folks are meticulous about picking up dropped fruit. Most folks keep trees trimmed away from roofs, but some don't bother. I have found dead rats beneath palms or at bottom of downspouts a few times. |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
I was gonna ask if they had safety gear, and load rated caribeaners.
Glad I wasn't the only one who had that line of thought. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. wrote in message ... Man, I gotta get new glasses- when I first read the title for this thread, I got an instant visual flash of a bunch of rats doing a Special Forces style rope descent from the air grates and light fixtures, down to the sleeping human population below...... aem sends.... |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Just like humane treatment of plane bombers from 9/11?
I thought the spring traps sounded like the best idea. If you use havahart traps, please extinguish the rats with auto exhaust before releasing them. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. .. "Norminn" wrote in message nk.net... http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/cri...tters_rats.asp often you can also borrow these traps from your local public works office. I guess you are serious? Humane treatment of rats? |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
they are easily trainable :-)
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... I was gonna ask if they had safety gear, and load rated caribeaners. Glad I wasn't the only one who had that line of thought. -- Christopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . wrote in message ... Man, I gotta get new glasses- when I first read the title for this thread, I got an instant visual flash of a bunch of rats doing a Special Forces style rope descent from the air grates and light fixtures, down to the sleeping human population below...... aem sends.... |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
wouldn't it be better to fix the problem...otherwise it will be a
reoccuring event wrote: Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Poisoning the little critters is the way to go. Get a rat poison that
dehydrates the rat causing death and they will leave in search of water. If one should die on your property it won't smell because it will be dehydrated. Good luck. "shawn" wrote in message oups.com... wouldn't it be better to fix the problem...otherwise it will be a reoccuring event wrote: Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Rat Attack is a non-warfarin rat poison that will dehydrate rats.
"shawn" wrote in message oups.com... wouldn't it be better to fix the problem...otherwise it will be a reoccuring event wrote: Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
In article l1iOg.541235$iF6.222621@pd7tw2no,
says... :) Rat Attack is a non-warfarin rat poison that will dehydrate rats. :) :) :) "shawn" wrote in message Never heard of it..curious to what the active ingredient is. Mice are one of the few animals that can live their life without drinking water so a rodent bait to make rodents go for a drink wouldn't be an answer in many cases. -- Lar to email...get rid of the BUGS |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Poison is the most effective. Traps are available for those who
object. Live traps sound like your preferred option. Poison is not the most effective. Rats and mice will both gather poison bait and horde it. You may think that since all the poison is gone that the problem is solved, but its not. It could be quite some time before the poison is actually eaten. Also - most poison is an anti-coagulant. This means that the rodent will "bleed-out". However, the antidote is vitamin-k... which is very high in dog food. The most effective way is to find how the rats are getting in to the house and BLOCK THE ENTRANCES! Do this by using hardware cloth (available at most hardware stores), copper (not steel) wool, construction adhesive, concrete anchors and medium gauge wire. A staple gun may come in handy too. Then all you have to do is set the traps to catch what is trapped inside. Once the ones inside are caught -poof- the problem is solved. Just go back and check the "rodent exclusion" twice a year and repair it as necessary. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
best to find the entrance(s)...if you can repair...do so, otherwise try
some hd steel wool balls....is a snap! Norminn wrote: wrote: Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. I would try to figure out how they get in, and then put traps with bait outside on their run. Yuck! Trim tree branches that touch or hang over roof. Close up trash containers, etc. You in warm climate? I knew for a while we had an occasional visitor that traversed the downspout next to our patio; they would "drop in" once in a while. One morning, out for coffee, I saw one scoot across the flower bed and go UP the downspout! Around these parts, they don't like to be on the ground, and their runs are usually along fences, tree branches, etc. |
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Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
On 14-Sep-2006, "Remi" wrote: Rat Attack is a non-warfarin rat poison that will dehydrate rats Do you have a link to a site with a label or a MSDS sheet on it because I can't find one anywhere? -- I wish you all the best Tim Wise www.onepest.com www.askourpros.com |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
With all due respect, there is no such product. Most rodenticides work by
thinning the blood and creating heart failure. The dehydration theory is a wive's tale. "Remi" wrote in message news:_EgOg.554050$IK3.408837@pd7tw1no... Poisoning the little critters is the way to go. Get a rat poison that dehydrates the rat causing death and they will leave in search of water. If one should die on your property it won't smell because it will be dehydrated. Good luck. "shawn" wrote in message oups.com... wouldn't it be better to fix the problem...otherwise it will be a reoccuring event wrote: Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, and then perfume the whole house. |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Kudos! You really know your stuff.
"Lar" wrote in message t... In article l1iOg.541235$iF6.222621@pd7tw2no, says... :) Rat Attack is a non-warfarin rat poison that will dehydrate rats. :) :) :) "shawn" wrote in message Never heard of it..curious to what the active ingredient is. Mice are one of the few animals that can live their life without drinking water so a rodent bait to make rodents go for a drink wouldn't be an answer in many cases. -- Lar to email...get rid of the BUGS |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Tying raw bacon works wonders in my experience. Also, anchoring the spring
traps will prevent a larger specimen from dragging trap and all away. "Lar" wrote in message t... In article . com, says... :) Is there a way to repel rats from inside your ceiling space? I have :) heard that possums dislike naphthalene and camphor. Is there anything :) that rats dislike? I am definitely not putting rat poison in the :) ceiling, so the little critters die in some hard-to-reach wall cavity, :) and then perfume the whole house. :) :) Maybe try placing peanut butter or other bait on an un-set(SP) trap or trap(S). After a couple of days of something eating the bait set the trap(S). With the perfume of death, if it occurs, you at least know it will be gone in about 10 days... can't be said with the odors of mothball. Can linger around months and costs lots for the clean up. -- Lar to email...get rid of the BUGS |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
Glenda wrote:
The dehydration theory is a wive's tale. The dehydration theory is a nice example of what happens when people who don't know try to explain something they observe: The normal MOA of the normal anticoagulant rodenticide is that due to the suppressed coagulation internal hemorrhages don't stop, the poisoned animal bleeds profusely into guts and joints. Fact 1 : the blood is no longer concentrated inside the blood vessels but dispersed throughout the body Fact 2 : Blood is moisture Fact 3 : With reference to their individual mass rodents have a HUGE body surface What happens? Usually they dry out before bacteria can start their job to decompose them. Effect: no smell. Cheers, Uli -- Antworten bitte an: pcoATgmxDOTnet oder in der NG reply to pcoATgmxDOTnet or to the ng, please web.de is my spam trap - Sorry for the inconvenience! |
Rats in the ceiling - repelling?
"Uli Lachmuth" wrote in message ... Glenda wrote: The dehydration theory is a wive's tale. The dehydration theory is a nice example of what happens when people who don't know try to explain something they observe: The normal MOA of the normal anticoagulant rodenticide is that due to the suppressed coagulation internal hemorrhages don't stop, the poisoned animal bleeds profusely into guts and joints. Fact 1 : the blood is no longer concentrated inside the blood vessels but dispersed throughout the body Fact 2 : Blood is moisture Fact 3 : With reference to their individual mass rodents have a HUGE body surface What happens? Usually they dry out before bacteria can start their job to decompose them. Effect: no smell. Well, I can verify that for smaller rodents, at least. My previous apartment had an outdoor storage cubby with a poorly-fit Z-strapped plywood door, so every year when it got cold, mice moved in. I dreaded the annual cleanout, because there was always 1 or 2 feet-up little corpses to suprise me, in the niches between the crates and such. (I gross out easily.) I never put out poison, so I assume hot or cold weather killed them. I could smell the **** and turds and chewed cardboard, but never noticed any decomp. (Only experienced that sickly sweet smell once or twice, and you never forget it.) aem sends... |
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