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Rats 23:15 - Aug 13 with 1929 viewsCheltenham_Blue

Seems like I've got the little sods in my garden.
Any tips for getting rid? Apart from the obvious method of smacking them to death with a shovel?

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Rats on 11:45 - Aug 14 with 319 viewswubilyu



Those guys are good, they set a benchmark for pest control and how to deal with rats.
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Rats on 12:41 - Aug 14 with 249 viewsOldFart71

Years ago when I was at home with Mum and Dad they bought a dog as a pet. But it was supposed to originate from Belgium as a barge dog that was a ratter. Don't hear much of them now. We called it Skippy as they were known as Little Skipper. The dog was a Schipperke.
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Rats on 12:46 - Aug 14 with 237 viewsSarge

Is having them in the garden that much of an issue as long as they’re not in the house? It’s their planet too after all. As others have said if you sort out the possible food source they’ll likely move along.
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Rats on 15:23 - Aug 14 with 194 viewsRyorry

Rats on 12:46 - Aug 14 by Sarge

Is having them in the garden that much of an issue as long as they’re not in the house? It’s their planet too after all. As others have said if you sort out the possible food source they’ll likely move along.


Yes.

It’s a serious issue for both humans, esp kids who might not wash their hands much, or not tend to open cuts/grazes; and pets. Particularly if you have a water feature in the garden.

There was a guy on the Orkney Islands years ago who’d contracted Weill’s disease and whose brain turned to cabbage as a result. Horrendous.

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Rats on 15:31 - Aug 14 with 166 viewsfabian_illness

Go on ebay and type in 'machine gun'.
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Rats on 15:36 - Aug 14 with 151 viewspositivity

Rats on 15:23 - Aug 14 by Ryorry

Yes.

It’s a serious issue for both humans, esp kids who might not wash their hands much, or not tend to open cuts/grazes; and pets. Particularly if you have a water feature in the garden.

There was a guy on the Orkney Islands years ago who’d contracted Weill’s disease and whose brain turned to cabbage as a result. Horrendous.


tbf cats are pretty risky in terms of disease transmission too

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Rats on 15:49 - Aug 14 with 129 viewsRyorry

Rats on 15:36 - Aug 14 by positivity

tbf cats are pretty risky in terms of disease transmission too


True, but I think rats trump them in terms of serious diseases.

Having said that, I once had the loveliest of neighbours who allowed their cat to pad all over their kitchen work surfaces & draining board; and who then wondered why they both went down with salmonella poisoning three times in three months ...

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Rats on 16:47 - Aug 14 with 86 viewsPortmanteauxcurling

Rats on 08:01 - Aug 14 by Cheltenham_Blue

Tried it. Not sure I got it right?



Is this what Phil would have looked like if his parents were Edward and Tubbs ?



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Rats on 16:52 - Aug 14 with 71 viewsCheltenham_Blue

Rats on 16:47 - Aug 14 by Portmanteauxcurling

Is this what Phil would have looked like if his parents were Edward and Tubbs ?





Phil's a huge advocate for Beefeater Gin.
(In his tea)

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Rats on 16:54 - Aug 14 with 61 viewsPhilTWTD

Rats on 16:52 - Aug 14 by Cheltenham_Blue

Phil's a huge advocate for Beefeater Gin.
(In his tea)


I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.
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Rats on 16:56 - Aug 14 with 50 viewsWallingford_Boy

I have chickens and have dozens of the blighters!

I've just learned to live with it, fields all around me, so fighting a losing battle!

RIP Sir Bobby

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