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Could I have rats?

  • 30-05-2013 11:18am
    #1
    paddylonglegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,559 ✭✭✭


    Found a dead rat in the middle of the lawn this morning. I have been living in this house for about 9 months now with no sign of mice etc, the house is over 100 years old with outbuildings and surrounded by fields. I have a 1 year old cat that has once brought a dead mouse to the door.

    Could it have been the cat bringing this or should I be looking out for precautions to prevent an infestation?

    I don't live near canals, rivers, or open sewage.

    Thanks all


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  • #2
    Undercover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Undercover


    If it's in the middle of the lawn it sounds like a cat is "presenting" it to you. Has something similar happen in mine, 4 so far and counting. What's sure is that where there's one there's more so act accordingly.


  • #3
    noddyone2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 313 ✭✭noddyone2


    Where there's humans there's rats. That's because they'll find food and shelter wherever humans are. Your cat may have killed the rat (good cat). Don't lay poison where another animal can get it or another animal (eg your cat) can eat the poisoned animal.


  • #4
    byronbay2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭byronbay2


    Yeah, there are always rats around - we just don't normally see them! If your cat is killing them then jobsagoodun, I wouldn't think any more about it. It's the balance of nature.


  • #5
    WilyCoyote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭WilyCoyote


    Only if you're drinking too much and then suddenly stop









    Oops, thought I was in After Hours


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    There's always rats or mice about where humans live.
    I've caught some myself even in this "nice/clean" area where I live.

    Your cat probably killed it and left it for you. It may have killed it close by or a bit further away and carried it home.


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  • #7
    WilyCoyote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭WilyCoyote


    WilyCoyote wrote: »
    Only if you're drinking too much and then suddenly stop

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-1-wX8pCY


  • #8
    paddylonglegs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,559 ✭✭✭paddylonglegs


    Thanks for all the advice folks


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