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I got rats (Or something).

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  • #62
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    I can hear rustling in my music room, went in to to have a look but couldn't see anything, and the rustling had stopped. Went back to bed, few minutes and I hear rustling. I could sometimes hear them scratching about in the attic, but now they've ventured down I'd like to get them to leave. I know they gotta live some place, but they don't pay bills or even buy their own food.

    I don't want to use a snappy death machine thing or set up some sort of Rube Goldberg device with which to catch them. How do I go about this, AH?

    I had a mouse who used to sneak into my bedsit at night, while I'd be on Boards. He used to get in through a small hole in the skirting board. I didn't mind him. To be perfectly honest, I enjoyed his company. The people in the flat next door complained about George to the landlord. He asked me did I know anything about this mouse.

    I wanted to defend George but to be perfectly honest I wasn't sure that he was either gay or a confirmed bachelor and I didn't want either young George or young Georgina in my place.

    So, I betrayed him.:( I told the landlord where he was getting in. The landlord blocked up the skirting board and I didn't see George for a couple of weeks.

    Then, a couple of weeks later, I woke up to find George lying on the floor beside my armchair. Christ knows how he got in, cos I've never had a problem with mice either before or since George. And he's dead nearly three years now.

    He died of natural causes, and I don't think he left a family behind. I think he was a bachelor and just wanted to die at home where he felt welcome.

    I buried him in Belgrave Square, near to the playground, because I thought he would like that. He was a good friend who helped stem the loneliness when I was in my darkest hour.

    R.I.P.

    George


  • #63
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Found a dead rat in the garden a few years ago, with a lawnmower!

    Spread bits of rat & maggots all over the garden, the stink was something else! :eek:


  • #64
    Bipolar Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    How long does it take for a rat to starve? Keep in mind I've just given him breakfast.


  • #65
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    This guy seems to know how to solve your problem if you have more then one rat


  • #66
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    Went in, the bastard ran as soon as I opened the door and was gone before I turned the light on. I got the light on and left my hamster house in there within easy reach. There's a fire place that's out of commission they might be getting in and out of the room from, so I stuck a couple of plastic bags in the hole, idea being that if the bags are moved or have a suspiciously rat shaped hole cut through them then that may very well be the escape route.

    LOL. Quality. Joe, if your username is even mildly accurate, may I suggest that you should stop surfing the buzz that is "hypomania" and take your Olanzepeine.

    I think we both know where it ends if you don't take your meds.

    Choco


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  • #67
    Doc Ruby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,956 ✭✭✭Doc Ruby


    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    OK, so I set the top part of my hamster house
    And even your hamster has a house, as if the music room wasn't rubbing it in enough! Does the hamster's house have a music room too? Tis far from the music room you were born, Joe!

    Seriously though, there's only one thing to do: learn the language of the rats, earn their trust, and breed with their women, and in time, your differences will be forgotten.


  • #68
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Block up that hole
    Leave a piece of cracker on the floor see if the take it or what the lads used to do in the garage I worked in was put some paint on floor around the food rat steps on it and you'll find where he goes
    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    Genius idea, I'll do that.

    Joe. May I refer you to the meds, but, failing that are you doing anything for lunch tomorrow? We might aswell put the world to rights. Haven't done that in ages.

    *pyjamas..check*

    *plan for making the world a better place....check*

    Well, I'm not sure there's anything else. See you at one.

    Choco.

    Btw, Joe, are you in contact with any siblings/close friends at the moment? Sorry for being intrusive.

    It's just what a killjoy rat would do.:D


  • #69
    Bipolar Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    Here's the game plan:

    I don't want the wee fellow to die, because I feel bad when things die even when they scare me, so I'm not going to call pest control just yet. Night 001 didn't pan out well with my makeshift trap made out of my late hamster's three floor 17th century manor held up with a spare gold brick I had laying around. I saw his shadow underneath the door, this dude is huge. God wasn't fucking around when he made this son of a bitch.

    Once I get over this crick in my neck from lying on the floor for the past however many hours, I'm going to try the same trap again. The reason it didn't work is because the cable caught on the door, so I had to yank it a few times before it loosened.

    In the mean time, I'm going to go looking about, seeing if I can find out if he has a family. If he does, I may try some kind of Willard type situation, where I team up with them to conquer my many adversaries, such as my inability to cook and lack of social skills. Hopefully I wind up better than Crispin Glover in the end.

    If he has no family, then some sort of weeble may be a better option as a capture device.


  • #70
    Bipolar Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    AskMyChocolate wrote: »
    Joe. May I refer you to the meds, but, failing that are you doing anything for lunch tomorrow?

    Are you asking me out on a date?


  • #71
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    Are you asking me out on a date?

    Naah man. Just thought you mightn't be well. Failed to see what you were up to. Forgive me. I thought your username might be indicative. My bad. Enjoyed the thread.

    Choco


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  • #72
    Bipolar Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    I gotta take my meds or I go a bit weird, this rat totally exists. He's been quiet for a while, now. Probably sh!tting some more all over the room.


  • #73
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    Joe , are you sure its not the ghost of your late hamster ?


  • #74
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    it could be rats, it could be mice, it could be shrews


  • #75
    Riddle101
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    Bipolar Joe wrote: »
    How long does it take for a rat to starve? Keep in mind I've just given him breakfast.

    Don't quote me on this. But I don't think Rats starve. They are survival experts and will eat anything. They also happen to be escape artists, and can get through tiny gaps.


  • #76
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,745 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    This rat is not your friend. He is not travelling alone. Get a proper snap trap, it will kill him instantly and painlessly. Live traps just move the problem to your neighbour's house, or straight back to your house if you don't take him far enough.


  • #77
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    also you might forget about the live trap and the poor fellow could be stuck in it for days..horrible death

    snap traps are the best


  • #78
    SunnyDub1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭SunnyDub1


    Trying to get rid of a rat on your own is not advisable - rats are actually very dangerous and carry all kind of disease.

    I would get a pest control company in.


  • #79
    haminka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 564 ✭✭✭haminka


    rats are dangerous, cunning and extremely intelligent. fortunately, thanks to our very playful cat the only rats we see are very dead, followed by a very content and proud cat. the only thing we need is two kinds of dewormers /one of them also defleas/.


  • #80
    TheBody
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    Why don't you just burn your house down? No house....no rat problem....simples!!


  • #81
    suitseir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    Are you SURE it is a rat?

    Mice make dreadful noises as well...............

    Look for the evidence then call in the experts if it is!


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  • #82
    mattjack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭mattjack


    haminka wrote: »
    rats are dangerous, cunning and extremely intelligent. fortunately, thanks to our very playful cat the only rats we see are very dead, followed by a very content and proud cat. the only thing we need is two kinds of dewormers /one of them also defleas/.

    http://www.google.ie/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&biw=800&bih=485&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=lj2095p6qLURBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-talented-roosendaal-rats.html&docid=LqhBXkdmzIblFM&imgurl=http://www.odditycentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/talented-rats8.jpg&w=550&h=436&ei=sLOGT9j2LdO4hAeE5KHdCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=318&vpy=157&dur=57&hovh=200&hovw=252&tx=137&ty=128&sig=101514873492788278823&page=3&tbnh=138&tbnw=196&start=18&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:18,i:213

    http://www.theemergency.ie/site/wp-content/uploads/bertie-SWAG.bmp


    They certainly are cunning and intelligent characters, just look at these two.


  • #83
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    stupidusername hasn't posted yet. Who's supposed to be avenging her death?
    Bags not me.


  • #84
    electrobanana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,420 ✭✭✭electrobanana


    Get some peppermint essence in a health shop pour it into a spray bottle mix some water with it and spray it along the skirting boards job done..worked for me and leave a nice smell:cool:


  • #85
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Confab wrote: »
    stupidusername hasn't posted yet. Who's supposed to be avenging her death?
    Bags not me.

    Building being evacuated...


  • #86
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    stupidusername wrote: »
    Building being evacuated...

    Jaysus luv. You just can't seem to catch a break. If you were to add up the half hours, you've probably been homeless for longer than me.:pac:


  • #87
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    :D ah I live in town so it's really just a matter of forcing myself to go out for lunch and look around the shops. Should be let in around 4 or so


  • #88
    kylith
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    stupidusername wrote: »
    Building being evacuated...
    Ah, what did you do? You didn't really try to kill that rat with fire, did you?


  • #89
    Stanley Devastating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Stanley Devastating


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rlM2AgW3PxM


  • #90
    Bipolar Joe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭Bipolar Joe


    Got a call from a musical partner in crime, told him about our visitor and he's calling the land lady. Guess I accidentally declared war.


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  • #91
    ghostchant
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    electrobanana wrote: »
    Get some peppermint essence in a health shop pour it into a spray bottle mix some water with it and spray it along the skirting boards job done..worked for me and leave a nice smell:cool:

    I bought mint-based rodent repellent packs when I had a rat problem in my apartment Boston a couple of years ago. It ate them. In fairness this thing was the size of a small dog, it can't have been what the manufacturers had in mind. Eventually the building handyman managed to catch it, said it was the biggest rat he'd ever seen.


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