The Gardening Bed
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Traps .... or poison. Honestly, the only way.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
Any advice on getting rid?
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Be consistent - Grant them squatters rights.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
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If I were you I'd start by canvassing your neighbours and then set up a committee with a remit to investigate the matter and report back to the local citizens within, say, six months. This committee should also have the power to co-opt sub-committees from the local populace. Such sub-committees would be expected to carry out specific tasks and be accountable to The Committee. No sub-committee should be privy to the responsibilities of any other sub-committee; in fact it would be best if none knew of the others' existences. Once the framework of the organisation is in place it's simply a matter of educating all the children to report perceived variations of the nebulous guidelines set down by The Committee to a special sub-committee - one which will be known to all. This could be called, for instance, the Kill Giant Beasts section.
From there on it's plain sailing. A five year plan that includes severe penalties for false sightings and capital punishment for allowing a rat to escape should be a good start.
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From there on it's plain sailing. A five year plan that includes severe penalties for false sightings and capital punishment for allowing a rat to escape should be a good start.
Good luck, comrade.
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Look into getting some farm cats or some wild cats. Basically big scary cats that will eat anything that's not human, I can say that if my farm cat has no problem dispatching of pigeons and grass snakes and even having ago at the local fox population, then a few rats will be easy as pie. Alternatively (and probably more sensible/cost saving) if you do see that some scum bags have been chucking rubbish of any sort of food or drink into bushes, down gennels and just generally in the street then pick it up and see if you can get some of your neighbours to do the same as rats will eat literally anything including food wrappers and even chewing gum.
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Spent this afternoon jet-cleaning the patio and paths. Tomorrow I will do it again using the cleaner fluid Hopeful mentionrd. Little is more satisfactory on the gardening front .. maybe a good burning and a newly cut lawn.
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Did the lawns this morning because, unfortunately, grass doesn't grow downwards. The lawns were still wet but they look a hell of a lot better now . A bit left to do on the front but having finally done the summer solstice, ritual cleansing the mower blades ceremony and having used up every possible excuse and delaying tactic, the rain let me down and stayed up there. A leisurely morning of going into town and browsing the library had to be postponed till tomorrow, but Mr Qualcast regrets, he won't be around.... ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Lawn. Mowed. This morning.
Too much grass in our backyard...
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I'm seriously thinking of borrowing a sheep or two... feckin' grass.
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Did mine just before sundown yesterday. Lost about half a stone in sweat
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I use combo of air rifle and flooding their holes with hose pipe.bobo the clown wrote:Traps .... or poison. Honestly, the only way.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
Any advice on getting rid?
poison too indiscriminate as dead body may be eaten by something else - dog/ cat/ bird which ends up poisoned, or dead rat may end up somewhere (under floors etc) and stink to high heaven.
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Cruel & unusual punishment indeed.StaffsTrotter wrote:I use combo of air rifle and flooding their holes with hose pipe.bobo the clown wrote:Traps .... or poison. Honestly, the only way.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
Any advice on getting rid?
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born of getting fed up with them re-opening ones I'd either filled in or bricked up. we have barn owls nest in the garden (which clearly aren't earning their keep, but don't want risk of harming). The brother in law has a jack russell that happily digs them out - problem is the destruction to the the garden!bobo the clown wrote:Cruel & unusual punishment indeed.StaffsTrotter wrote:I use combo of air rifle and flooding their holes with hose pipe.bobo the clown wrote:Traps .... or poison. Honestly, the only way.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
Any advice on getting rid?
in my youth I used to work on bolton market for a saturday job and they would drown the ones they caught in a trap in the sink !
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I've put the word out...Lost Leopard Spot wrote:I'm seriously thinking of borrowing a sheep or two... feckin' grass.
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Did the lawns Tuesday but the grass is growing so fast I had another look this morning. Looked at the sky and thought I'd put the mowing off till tomorrow (when I know full well I'll be less inclined than today and I can't guarantee rain as my Strictly Come Raindancing ceremony just isn't working in sequence right now) ) but finally dragged the Qualcast out and gave the lawns another haircut. Good thing is, there was a plate of bacon, egg and tomatoes, two slices of Warbies and a hot mug of tea waiting at the end of it. Ahhhhhhh, sometimes life is pretty good, and it's still only 12-45. Plenty day left... ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Need to buy a strimmer, no idea what I am looking for other then it needs to be cheap as our gardens aren't huge and we don't want to pay out loads. Any recommendations?
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go to b&q or similar store - and buy a cheap strimmer.Gooner Girl wrote:Need to buy a strimmer, no idea what I am looking for other then it needs to be cheap as our gardens aren't huge and we don't want to pay out loads. Any recommendations?
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Well thought out and thorough advice. Maybe only lacking the suggestion that it should be green, or orange or some other colour.thebish wrote:go to b&q or similar store - and buy a cheap strimmer.Gooner Girl wrote:Need to buy a strimmer, no idea what I am looking for other then it needs to be cheap as our gardens aren't huge and we don't want to pay out loads. Any recommendations?
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Same thing happened at our place a week/ten days ago. We were just sitting there having a brew when Roland (or Rosaline?) appeared from behind a wall .About as big as a mini Cooper and as soon as I moved it vanished like smoke. Landlord of next door works as a big white hunter for Trapem, Grabem and Twatem, local rodent exterminators. He says it was there because we have a bird -feeding station and it was feeding off the spilled seed. We had an absolute mass of bird visitors and unfortunately, besides the finches and blue-tits etc, a fair bunch of them were starlings and pigeons. Area all now cleaned out and bird feeders taken down sadly. Rat hasn't been seen since. There are plenty cats around and a fox has been seen a few times by the night-time surveillance officer, so it could have been any of them that saw it off. Really going to miss the small birds though.William the White wrote:Spotted a rat in the garden today - in the late afternoon. Where there's one there will be more.
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