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Please tell me what these are

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moleymoley1 · 19/10/2024 20:11

So we’ve just found a rat underneath the kitchen cupboard 😩 we’re dealing with it and we’re aware we may have more than 1. I’ve just been going around checking for more marks and I’ve seen this on our bed. Now we have a 12 week old kitten so these marks could well be from her biting or from rats. If so this changes things cos it now means there upstairs 😩😩😩😩😭

I’ve added the picture of the wall by where her food is just for context as I think this is her too.

Please tell me what these are
Please tell me what these are
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cariadlet · 19/10/2024 20:35

moleymoley1 · 19/10/2024 20:29

How did you get rid of them? We’ve blocked up all entry points but there under the house and still somehow getting in 😩😩😩 ready to set fire to the house at this point

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We tried humane traps which have worked with mice but the rats were too smart to go in them so eventually we used poison.

We didn't like doing it because we're veggies and we like rats but unfortunately having them in the house is a health risk.

We use little wax blocks of bait which the rats carry off to wherever they have made their nest.

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moleymoley1 · 19/10/2024 20:29

sweeneytoddsrazor · 19/10/2024 20:28

Definitely kitten. I doubt the rats will stay long with a cat in the house

That’s what I thought but she’s only 12 weeks old!

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moleymoley1 · 19/10/2024 20:29

cariadlet · 19/10/2024 20:25

I think the marks are much more likely to be from the kitten.

We've had rats a few times (old house). They will bite wood but only as a means to an end eg we have a couple of holes in the floorboards because the rats decided to make a nest under the floorboards.

Rats wouldn't make the more random marks shown in the photos.

How did you get rid of them? We’ve blocked up all entry points but there under the house and still somehow getting in 😩😩😩 ready to set fire to the house at this point

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sweeneytoddsrazor · 19/10/2024 20:28

Definitely kitten. I doubt the rats will stay long with a cat in the house

cariadlet · 19/10/2024 20:25

I think the marks are much more likely to be from the kitten.

We've had rats a few times (old house). They will bite wood but only as a means to an end eg we have a couple of holes in the floorboards because the rats decided to make a nest under the floorboards.

Rats wouldn't make the more random marks shown in the photos.

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moleymoley1 · 19/10/2024 20:19

There’s a small chunk missing from the bottom that’s what is bothering me 😩😩😩

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MaggieBsBoat · 19/10/2024 20:14

Yeah kitten not rats those scratches. Rats will scratch for food. Clever wee bastards!

Good luck!

Elderberrier · 19/10/2024 20:13

I think marks like that more likely made by a kitten than a rat. Good luck sorting it out.

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