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help! need to catch a big fat fuck off rat!

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:14

Went into the garage to get meat out of freezer the dog followed me in (thank god!) And she started sniffing and scratching at a corner. I moved stuff about and a monster of a rat shot to another corner of the garage. It was so big that when it knocked the wheel of the buggy it shifted the whole thing!
Does anyone know a proven way to catch the little shite?! Its already eaten through the dd's play tent.

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KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 15:16

Punch it in the brain stem? Better than poohes everywhere!!

fridayfreedom · 13/04/2013 15:16

Don't catch, KILL!
Call the council on Monday to get the rat man out with lots of yummy poison for the rat(s)

KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 15:17

Sorry, I'd go for big guns, poison and mechanical traps, bait with peanut butter or nutella.

thenightsky · 13/04/2013 15:17

shoot it (I borrowed a gun from the rat-man for mine). They start nesting now, so you need to get shot of it before it turns into 20!

ForYourEyesYoni · 13/04/2013 15:17

You don't want to catch it, you want to kill it, don't you. No point beating about the bush.

I'd probably borrow a terrier - but then I know a couple who are good ratters

2nd choice for me would be to whack it on the back of the head hard - with a golf club or similar.

Or, poison. But it's a horrid, drawn-out death. You can buy it from hardware shops, or Amazon.

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:18

Worried about poison with children and dog. Im no prude sbout xatching snd killing myself, ill drown the fucker if I get the chance. Just need to know how to catch it.

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Growlithe · 13/04/2013 15:18

Definitely need to punch it in the brain stem. Get yourself into a bit of a rage first.

KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 15:20
Grin
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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:21

I would love to have a good enough aim to hitt the brain stem knowing my luck I'll miss though and the fucker will attack me!

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Growlithe · 13/04/2013 15:25

Apparently you have to be really quick with rats because they will bite you.

Sorry there was a troll thread on this very subject this morning. Very bizarre. Grin

whomovedmychocolate · 13/04/2013 15:27

I've been bitten by many rats, it hurts a lot and is potentially very dangerous indeed. Kill the bastard. Either a rat trap loaded with bacon/chocolate or poison. I prefer the old fashioned traps, they are tricky to set at first but very reuseable. There is never just one rat btw. It costs about £45 to get the local authority to come out and lay poison but they will keep coming till the problem is dealt with.

MrsGeologist · 13/04/2013 15:28

Damnit! People got there first :(

I was also going to suggest punching it in the brain stem. I've heard it's tremendously effective

KatoPotato · 13/04/2013 15:28

Poohes in the bowl and plate cupboard...

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:30

Growlithe my DP and father said they will attack if scared and supposedly go for the face. Hence me worrying how to go about it. But kids toys are in garage which they are allowed to get out themselves so I want rid of it ASAP.

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VivaLeBeaver · 13/04/2013 15:31

Get a big fat fuck off ratter dog and shut it in with the rat.

ForYourEyesYoni · 13/04/2013 15:31

What is all this about punching rats? what have I missed now?

You're probably on it already, but start moving/securing/throwing all food sources. Dog food, bird food, anything...

chocolatelime · 13/04/2013 15:31

There will be more than one of them, so I suggest a good quality trap and I have found that rats find peanut butter irresistible.

StrawberriesTasteLikeLipsDo · 13/04/2013 15:34

You can borrow my cat? Do move toys clean everything as their piss is really dangerous isn't it?

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:36

ForYourEyesYoni done it, I think the dog biscuits were the culprit as the bag has been eaten through and loads of biscuits missing. Which DP found hidden under a spare wardrobe in garage.

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 15:38

Every toy has been bleached! Upset dd2 though as threw away toy dolls she had as outdoor ones and her toy buggy as mainly material.

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HousewifeFromHeaven · 13/04/2013 15:38

Yy you can get this

snozzlemaid · 13/04/2013 15:53

We got a mouse/rat trap from B and Q and put some peanut butter on it. Left it in our garage overnight and the next morning there was a dead big fat fuck off rat.

D0oinMeCleanin · 13/04/2013 15:59

I used to keep rats, I've known them to bite if they get a fright, but they go for the nearest extremity, so mainly fingers, not faces. They do have a nasty bite though.

I'd say you need either a terrier or a ferret, if you want an animal to catch and kill it, depending upon where the rat is hiding and whether a dog could fit in to flush it out.

Otherwise a trap.

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LouLouH · 13/04/2013 16:10

My DP has put a trap out there wuth peanut butter on but it's one my dad has lent us. Its looks ancient not even sure it'll work!

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HeavenlyYoni · 13/04/2013 16:25

Maybe it's time to clear out some stuff. They like nesting in junk, apparently. I think we have one in our garden too. Council do come out but ours took ages and the advice given was for us to move all the crap from behind the garage. Unfortunately DP has now put more crap there!