HELP Rat INFESTATION

[1234steve]

hey im having some rat infestation in my parents home and i was curious as to what is the best possible way to get rid of them. they have tried various traps and nothing works so i didn't know if you guys had some ideas to catching/killing/shooting/blowing up/ anything else to help get rid of these parasites.


rat poison in the past has lead to them dying under the house out of reach and stinking up the the place. so its not wise to use posion. i also have a german shepard the would eat them if she found them which i don't want anything to happen to her.

the only place we see them is inside.

i cant find them outside. they usually hide under the house and come
in when they are hungry and we have seen them runing around inside the house. The thing is there are 2 small boys that live with my parents and we need to get the problem taken care of asap. we don't want the rats near the toddlers

 

[Bubbajms]

Bait blocks seem to work best, as long as there's no animals around that may eat the rodents and then get sick themselves..

 

[repair]

couple of cats always seemed to work for me.... or you could try some night vision and a sniper rifle.

 

[indyjoe]

You can't get rid of rats, you just have to leave DC.

 

[1234steve]

if im going to shoot them what would be the best choice of weapon.
its in a neighbour hood so i can't make to much noise

 

[RogerB]

Bait blocks seem to work best, as long as there's no animals around that may eat the rodents and then get sick themselves..

had one or two trying to take up residence last year. Took some D-Con rat poison in little plastic packs that they'll eat through to get to the poisoned food inside. It dehydrates them to the point they leave whatever structure thier in looking for water. They then die whether water is found or not, in fact I think the water speeds up the process.

But yes you have to be aware of whether you have any domestic animals about, family pets etc to include neighbors outdoor pets.

One application of about 4-5 packets and the deal was sealed. Haven't had any signs since.

 

[tyler34]

if im going to shoot them what would be the best choice of weapon.
its in a neighbour hood so i can't make to much noise

.22 super colibri's the loudest sound you hear is the trigger(if used in a bolt action they don't cycle semi-auto) another plus is you can say your .22 is silenced

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[repair]

if im going to shoot them what would be the best choice of weapon.
its in a neighbour hood so i can't make to much noise

As long as it's legal I would use a .22 rifle or if you have a target pistol that you are good with.

 

[Bubbajms]

See, if they were outside, a firearm might be a good solution.. but other than one that I saw on my sidewalk (dead from baitblocks) I've never seen one outside.

Are you guys seriously advocating shooting inside a dwelling??

 

[repair]

See, if they were outside, a firearm might be a good solution.. but other than one that I saw on my sidewalk (dead from baitblocks) I've never seen one outside.

Are you guys seriously advocating shooting inside a dwelling??

I was thinking that you would see the rats outside near the house or barn.

 

[4sarge]

Need to find their food source and try to eliminate it and where they are getting in. They'll eat thru the walls and nest. If they are really rats, you need something stronger than D-Con. Try a farm store for HD poison (Bait blocks) or find someone that uses an exterminator for poison.

 

[repair]

I was thinking about having some fun with the shooting the rats but you are right posin will prob be the real solution.

 

[1234steve]

rat poison in the past has lead to them dying under the house out of reach and stinking up the the place. so its not wise to use posion. i also have a german shepard the would eat them if she found them which i don't want anything to happen to her.

it's just a real booger

 

[Sailor]

Pellet gun with a laser and some pvs-7's at night.

Check youtube for rat hunting.

 

[repair]

it's just a real booger

Yeah got so excited about the shooting that I forgot about that ..... how about a couple of cats?

 

[1234steve]

cats + german shepard= cats dead, rats alive lol

 

[Ashkelon]

PM me. I live in the middle of the city. I have lived through an invasion. I will tell you how to eliminate the vermin menace.

 

[ATM]

You guys are missing the obvious solution...

PYTHONS.

Nature's own rat-o-rooter.

 

[4sarge]

You guys are missing the obvious solution...

PYTHONS.

Nature's own rat-o-rooter.

 

[repair]

You guys are missing the obvious solution...

PYTHONS.

Nature's own rat-o-rooter.

And then you can get some gorillas to kill the snakes...LOL