They are the same rats as you would see in the UK. (You bought them as sitting tenants with the house ) They are not tree rats. Google for some images and when you see some of your newly acquired cute creatures you should be able to identify which ones you have. Ok, so Rats.over your way you should have the black rat rattus rattus and the brown rat rattus novegicus. I'm trying to design a trap where the trigger is a biscuit, as normal traps have a limited success rate.įound this on an Andalucian forum,hope it helps: Put the bait out in tubes wedged against walls etc - if you have dogs weigh them down well, and put out water for the rats to drink. I save all the out of date food, stale biscuits etc, all get ground down and mixed with plaster of paris powder. Get plaster of paris and mix it about 50:50 with dry oat flakes, stale four, breadcrumbs, anything that a rat will go for. There is however a poison you can use which leaves the bodies harmless. You can be as careful as you like with how you put baits down, but a poisoned rat carcass can kill your pets or someone else's. Traps are of limited use (but helpful) as the damn things are so intelligent, and very fast learners. Composts and rubbish heaps are like hotels, so look at them too. Don't allow them access to spaces where they can nest, so make all outhouses etc rat proof. A couple of tips that I have found to work well follow, and I'd appreciate feedback from anyone else to improve what I do.įirst off, eradicate all places where they can shelter. Over the last couple of years I have managed to cut numbers back, but they are always reappearing. Rats are a very real problem, in some ways worse than in the UK, because they are almost a rat/squirrel hybrid.
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