Rat in wheelie bin

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Hello there
For a while we have had a rat in our outhouse. We just left it and hoped it would be caught in our trap but it didn't after months. It is huge.
Today I go to my wheelie boba nd open lid and it's just there eating.
I scream and slam lid shut and tie lid down on bin.
Now what do I do to kill the rat???
Any ideas please
Thanks

Oh. You drowned it.

Oh.

You drowned a living creature? You are the lowest of the low. I actually feel sick. That's unforgivable.

Poor little creature 😥

The water makes them look elsewhere for habitation. It's the main recommendation online. Tipping the bin up is not going to do a thing if they have a nice nest going on in there..

I’m starting to feel sick the amount of vile attitudes towards animals I’m reading on MN in the last few days.
Filling the bin with water, what are you? a fuckin sociopath?

www.angieslist.com/articles/how-get-rid-rats-naturally.htm

You live in the countryside and you are shocked that there is wildlife around??

Rats are awful, humane trap and air rifle are the standard rural answer. Also a dog is a good deterrent.

Lol at the bleeding hearts.
Of course you kill rats that come I to your home in any way that you can.
As though being ripped up by a cat or dog is any better - aren't you against fox hunting as well?
Grow up will you. This is very annoying to read

Most sane minded people don't think it's acceptable to kill another living creature in such a cruel, inhumane way. There is something seriously lacking in a person that could do this.

Dont be daft. What was she to do fgs, a rat I'll n her doorstop, during lockdown?
I'm going to assume she didn't cackle with glee while devising the cruelest torture she could think of.

Honestly.

Well there are more humane ways to catch/kill rats than drowning... Honestly... Some people are very cruel, it's unfathomable.

Well that was nasty. I see the occasional rat in my garden, its the countryside there's all sorts out there. I saw one this morning, just said hi and left it to its rodenty business. I've been living in the countryside for more than 30 years and haven't caught the bubonic plague yet.

Op I wouldn’t blame you for not coming back with all the abuse you are getting.
For what it’s worth you did what needed to be done. Rats are vermin and you don’t need them living near you. Let alone in your bin.

Can anyone give any advice on how to properly get rid off them. I'm really scarred they will come in through a drain to house.

@7Days there's nothing wrong with killing rats when necessary. But humanely, and to control a population. Not killing one slowly simply because you are frightened by the sight of them. And for the record, terriers break their necks, an incredibly quick death. It's not an animals fault that op doesn't know and cares even less about how to humanely dispatch an animal when needed.

@Serenschintte Sorry, as someone that has dispatched animals quickly and humanely when necessary I'm not at all bothered whether I offend anyone that kills things slowly just because they have an unacceptable childish fear of them

I am scared of rats, but I think it's so sad you drowned it, what a horrible death.
You could have easily set it free, instead you have a wheely bun full of water and dead rat - you are an idiot.

People don’t seem to realise that we live amongst other species and it’s only when another animal poses a viable threat; that action should be taken. Drowning an animal because you’re squeamish is disgusting and I hope you’re haunted by the action that you’ve taken. I have a feeling you might be...

Our dogs usually get rid- pain in the backside and there won’t be just one!

Do you actually realise what the poison does to them? It’s not humane at all. They bleed to death internally. Don’t try and make out that’s painless FFS.

Let it go?
Not surprised there are rats rurally, tbh.

Look on youtube for the clips of working jack russell terriers. They kill rats in seconds - so fast you can barely see them. Far more humane than poison.

@thenightsky we had jack Russell years ago and it was quick- it is a quick and better way to dispatch
I have Shetland sheepdogs and until I let them out once and saw it for myself-they were so fast at dispatching too.i would not use poison anymore and think it’s better for dogs to do it.must be in their dna

They are no more 'evil' than otters, sheep, red squirrels, or any other mammals you'd care to name.

I agree about rats but Dolphins are clearly evil.