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Rats!!!

  • 07-04-2012 1:12pm
    #1
    Mr.Triffid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭



    Rats!!!
    A friend of mine discovered that he has rats in his house recently,
    apparently its very serious and he needs to find the source and get rid of them, he said he has to rip up floorboards and other stuff to find the source,

    Is this true, surely there can be a more effective and less destructive way of getting rid of them.

    Does anyone have any good advice please, thank you.


Comments

  • #2
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    I take it he consulted someone.

    Get a snake, the rats will leg it, but he will then have a snake infestation.


  • #3
    Doff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Doff


    Catch one in a live trap. Fill the kettle and boil it. Place the rat in the live trap in the middle of the house or near where he suspects the rats to be nesting. Pour the boiling hot water over the rat. The screams from the rat will scare off any rats within a certain radius (Not entirely sure on the exact distance). Be careful though once it starts screaming you might notice other rats running around trying to scamper away.


  • #4
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    Plenty of rats down in cork.


  • #5
    joshrogan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭joshrogan


    Rat poison+traps usually do the trick.


  • #6
    Mickey Dazzler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Mickey Dazzler


    Get Richard Gere round to his house.


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  • #7
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Take off and nuke the house from orbit.

    It's the only way to be sure


  • #8
    humbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    He should lace all the food in his house with strychnine, or else clean up the place and get proper bins...with lids.


  • #9
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    joshrogan wrote: »
    Rat poison+traps usually do the trick.

    That depends on the quantity a rat infestation can be serious enough.


  • #10
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Vote them out! worked with FF!


  • #11
    goose2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    inb4 'hairy japanese bastards'


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  • #12
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    Doff wrote: »
    Catch one in a live trap. Fill the kettle and boil it. Place the rat in the live trap in the middle of the house or near where he suspects the rats to be nesting. Pour the boiling hot water over the rat. The screams from the rat will scare off any rats within a certain radius (Not entirely sure on the exact distance). Be careful though once it starts screaming you might notice other rats running around trying to scamper away.
    Jesus fúcking Christ doff...


  • #13
    Simi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Simi


    44leto wrote: »
    I take it he consulted someone.

    Get a snake, the rats will leg it, but he will then have a snake infestation.

    Ah but then he can just import some gorillas to eat up all the snakes.


  • #14
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Home DIY
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=116


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