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[Katherine]

The smell of a decomposing rat is unbearable. My parents had a dead rat in the cavity wall between them and next door. Very strong scented candles were needed for several weeks. They couldn't invite anyone into the house at all and could barely use the kitchen at all.

 

[vernon]

Get one of these: electromagnetic/ ultrasonic rat, mouse thingy from Amazon. They cost £13.99 . Just plug it in and your workshop will be rat and mice free. I have one in my cellar, it works View attachment 121358

I bought one to repel elephants. 100% success rate.

 

[vernon]

That's over at @User14044's place. His butler isn't as adept as Fenton at vermin control.

 

[Tim Hall]

I bought one to repel elephants. 100% success rate.

Have you checked for footprints in the butter?

 

[Levo-Lon]

Mate of mine had a mice infestation..they trashed his Fireblade..looms airbox trim ,,cost a fortuhe to fix..
My fishing tackle has suffered with mouse nests..Rats are about but i dont see them often..
tree rats are the main problem here

 

[Accy cyclist]

[QUOTE 4192767, member: 45"]How do you get his tail all bushy like that?[/QUOTE]

That thing's been rammed up his arse, that's why he ain't too happy!

 

[ufkacbln]

So there I am, acting as guard dog, looking after the kids, fetching the post, looking cute, chasing rats......

All I said was "Do you want me to stick a broom up my arse and sweep the floor whilst I am at it?"

Apparently - they did

 

[classic33]

 

[Lonestar]

^^^^Well I seem to have won,rarely see mice around these parts now...Used to be regular at one time.It wasn't till I was leaving my old place that I actually saw a mouse after 17 years.I have ultrasonic and also put those blocks down plus sticky paper under the skirting...This place is like a catacombs heaven for mices.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 4192776, member: 45"]But the smell...[/QUOTE]
Won't bother the rat(s).

 

[classic33]

^^^^Well I seem to have won,rarely see mice around these parts now...Used to be regular at one time.It wasn't till I was leaving my old place that I actually saw a mouse after 17 years.I have ultrasonic and also put those blocks down plus sticky paper under the skirting...This place is like a catacombs heaven for mices.

Leave a recorder running, when you're not in the house, and see whose winning!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

From what I have being told (I have no proof) they usually die in their burrows, I have used the poison method and neverfound a corpse (I may just be luck)

I've found poisoned rats in the garden. Neighbour put the poison down. So that's one statistic for the "where do poisoned rats die?" study - they die in the neighbour's garden.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

That's over at @User14044's place. His butler isn't as adept as Fenton at vermin control.

Are you always certain what Fenton puts in those special pies tho'?

 

[Paulus]

The smell of a decomposing rat is unbearable. My parents had a dead rat in the cavity wall between them and next door. Very strong scented candles were needed for several weeks. They couldn't invite anyone into the house at all and could barely use the kitchen at all.

There was a dead one underneath next doors decking, It was ok in the summertime, but as the autumn came on and it got a bit damp, back came the smell.
It took me two years and many complaints to get them to lift the decking and remove the offending bodies.

 

[ufkacbln]

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Do you have any evidence on the efficacy of helmets in this situation?