Rat in the kitchen

sweetie

Our old cat 'Millie' died a couple months back at 16 yrs and we haven't had the heart to replace her yet. Coupled with the good weather and the kids leaving the back door open going in and out to trampoline (and some building going on behind us) means we got an unwelcome visitor which I noticed yesterday morning in the roof of the kitchen. I put down 4 mouse traps with rasher fat yesterday evening. Within 15 mins I had a taker and lo and behold it was a bloody rat in the trap underneath the cooker. Before I got the nerve up to grab some implements and remove he escaped and retreated into a ball at back of the under-cooker space. I tried a couple of implements and he seems to have retreated further up out of my sight. I have the space sealed off as best I could and reset the trap but nothing seen, heard nor disturbed since yesterday evening. Have I mortally injured the bugger or any advice on how to get rid aside from pulling out the waterford double oven which won't be too easy?

Graces7

sweetie wrote: »

Our old cat 'Millie' died a couple months back at 16 yrs and we haven't had the heart to replace her yet. Coupled with the good weather and the kids leaving the back door open going in and out to trampoline (and some building going on behind us) means we got an unwelcome visitor which I noticed yesterday morning in the roof of the kitchen. I put down 4 mouse traps with rasher fat yesterday evening. Within 15 mins I had a taker and lo and behold it was a bloody rat in the trap underneath the cooker. Before I got the nerve up to grab some implements and remove he escaped and retreated into a ball at back of the under-cooker space. I tried a couple of implements and he seems to have retreated further up out of my sight. I have the space sealed off as best I could and reset the trap but nothing seen, heard nor disturbed since yesterday evening. Have I mortally injured the bugger or any advice on how to get rid aside from pulling out the waterford double oven which won't be too easy?

((HUGS)) What a terrible experience. is there anything you can insert into the space to see if it is still there? He has maybe exited through a hole you cannot see ?

Meanwhile can you get a rat trap? and think about another cat...

Bandana boy

you gonna fix that rat that's what you gonna do,
you gonna fix that rat.

charlietheminxx

Rats in kitchen means it's time to call in the professionals. You don't know if there are more in there.

helenawalsh

We found a rat in our house the other day as well. I'd say they're rarely by themselves, so I would keep an eye and call in professionals.

JustAThought

Having had a horrendous similar experiemce in work (vociferously denied by the boss until I showed him cctv) I can confirm that rats LOVE mars bars. Put an inch chunk into a trap under the oven & stand well back.

No doubt the builders next dpor have disrurpted them but (apparently) rats have the unique ability to dislocate their bones to be able to bendy themselves into tiny spaces and can swim and burrow long distances underground and underwater. With food and small kids involved I'd be keeping them (the kids) out of the back garden, keeping all windows and doors shut (yes, they can scale up walls too) and be strongly considering the professionals. Maybe the builders will meet you half way on the cost - afterall theydont want to be selling houses wifh you outside with a banner saying rat infestation.

Cherry Blossom

As per the forum charter, threads on pest control are not permitted in this forum. Try DIY or Farming & Forestry.

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