Topic: Theres a Rat in my kitchen, what am i gonna do? (Read 3837 times)

Sharpshooter · « **on:** June 06, 2009, 13:27:28 »

Well actually its mice under the floorboards. :)

We have mice under the floorboards of out bungalow. Its rented so i dont want to rip up the boards.

Has anyone used the plug in repellers?? There are lots of reviews, but not many that are a deffinate cure. The little blighters are keeping us awake now, and its getting to me. :)

Thanks in advance...

Yoshi · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2009, 14:31:24 »

I say mousetraps, or a decent cat :D

piggysteve · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2009, 18:17:36 »

According to our rat man at work the plug in ones aint very good, trapping is probably better under the floor boards as if a poisoned one dies under there it won't half stink.

Steve

bravo669 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2009, 18:33:06 »

as a proffessional bumpkin, i agree with the above!!and they do stink!!

auf_wiedersehen_pet · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2009, 18:36:11 »

I thought this was going to be about UB40............

http://www.lyriczz.com/lyrics/ub-40/13800-rat-in-me-kitchen/

but I'd agree with NOT poisoning it!

Disco Matt · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2009, 19:01:02 »

The plug-in ultrasonic things are a complete con, and don't work. They also annoy people with good hearing (I can hear some of them as a very annoying high-pitched whine). http://ask.metafilter.com/29135/Ultrasonic-Mouse-Repellers-Whats-the-deal has a few reports to back this up, I can't find a proper scientific study at the moment.

We use conventional traps baited with raisins. Place the traps close to walls in quiet corners (but obviously where you can get to them easily to check/empty them) as mice tend to follow walls and hide in corners. These are probably the most humane method of getting rid of pests that exist, as it's a very quick exit. We seldom find any signs of mice in the house, the traps go down in Autumn and are taken away in late Spring. We found some very neat ones that function like the old "little nipper" type but the wire hoop is shaped like a pair of Us joined together at 90 degrees, so when the mouse is caught you have a wire hoop sticking up that you simply pull back to drop the ex-rodent into the bin.

I would never use poison for two reasons: It's a slow and painful death for the mice, and they will invariably die somewhere inaccessible before rotting and stinking the place out. I remember an appalling smell in school for months after the council rodent control people put poison down. It must have been bad as I remember it about ten years on!

bravo669 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2009, 19:04:30 »

peanut butter or nutella is a good bait!

Disco Matt · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2009, 22:44:44 »

The advantage of raisins is that they don't go off, and that they're easy to handle. I think we've caught multiple mice in succession with the same raisin before now!

Mind you, I also reckon they're getting cunning. We caught one backwards a while ago, as if it was trying to defuse the trap by crawling through from the back of it...

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2009, 23:32:04 »

Cheers guys. The big problem is they are under the floor, which i dont have access to unless i bring up the floorboards.

I think i will have to get the LandLord involved in this one.

I did think of baiting them, and sitting up with the rifle, but my wife said NO....... :(

thermidorthelobster · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2009, 19:35:50 »

I'm not an expert, but surely the idea of the baited trap is that it lures them out from under the floorboards?

robert francis · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2009, 20:42:17 »

chuck a cat under the floor boards if its hungry it will catch them , lol IM JOKING

my grandad used to make up a plater mix and put in ( anersead spelling not great ) flavoring, then he used to find stiff rats on his farm. lol

Disco Matt · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2009, 20:48:03 »

A tame snake? It can wander under the floor and will come back when hungry (after it's run out of food!) :lol:

bilge rat · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2009, 23:51:47 »

we had rats in me shed a couple of years ago . got the local council chap to come round he used a poison that kills them and they did smell but not for long . smell soon went . i did finaly find 2 of them when i moved house and took my shed with me. they looked like they had been ran over by a steam roller. trouble is with poison is iff you have pets that can get to the mice or rats it can poison them too.

Disco Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2009, 00:43:39 »

Not to put too fine a point on it, the poison works by making them go...runny.

You don't want to know any more, but that's why they looked flattened! :lol:

carbore · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2009, 16:40:26 »

Get a smaller caliber rifle and some cheese colour cammo.

muddyjames · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2009, 19:20:29 »

i say lay traps over night. they will find a way up to the room if they can smell food. If you can get a biro pen through a gap then they can get through the gap as well! shocking I know. So even a knot in the floor boards will be enough for them to get through.

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2009, 21:15:11 »

Ive ordered an electronic trap from ebay, like one i borrowed before. Hopefully that'll get em. :)

Disco Matt · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2009, 22:08:45 »

Quote from: Sharpshooter on June 08, 2009, 21:15:11

Ive ordered an electronic trap from ebay, like one i borrowed before. Hopefully that'll get em. :)

Are those the electric ones where the unfortunate rodent bridges two metal plates and completes a circuit? I have seen them on Amazon of all places, where I was baffled as to how many people had bought a new cordless phone and an electric mousetrap at the same time (thereby causing it to be listed under "people who bought this also bought...")! :lol:

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:48:22 »

Thats the one. Though i havnt ordered a phone aswell. :) Very effective. I had mice in my old home. First night, nothing, second night one and third night three.

No Noise, Mess and very easy to set. :)

NOTE: Dont reach inside to remove the old bait, whilst still turned on. :) [-X [-X

muddyjames · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2009, 17:48:05 »

Quote from: Sharpshooter on June 09, 2009, 06:48:22

NOTE: Dont reach inside to remove the old bait, whilst still turned on. :) [-X [-X

pmsl

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2009, 19:29:18 »

Well, the plot thickens.

I was contemplating my next move tonight and decided to look outside to see if therewas anywhere obvious where anything could get in.

Thats when i spotted WASPS coming in and out of an air brick. I guess that if it is them making the noise, then it explains why when you bang on the floor the noise doesnt stop.

So what do i do now? I guess i will have to call someone in??

Any suggestions, and is it possible they could make the scratching type noise??

bravo669 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2009, 21:50:09 »

mice used to get into my grans house through an air brick. i wouldn't have thought it was the wasps making the scratching noises.hmmm the plot thickens indeed!

Saffy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2009, 07:22:07 »

Might be a zombie down their in which case rip up the floor and practice some headshots. But the scratching could also be a vampire trapped within a casket in which case you have to get in specialist equipment and take precautions.

muddysteve · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2009, 14:36:29 »

i dont know about wasps but hornets certaintly make a sratching noise, they chew away wood to make there nests and as wasp nests look like theyre made out of the same stuff you'll find the scratching noise is them eating away at your floor joists :shock:

tack43 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2009, 14:56:18 »

Quote from: muddysteve on June 10, 2009, 14:36:29

i dont know about wasps but hornets certaintly make a sratching noise, they chew away wood to make there nests and as wasp nests look like theyre made out of the same stuff you'll find the scratching noise is them eating away at your floor joists :shock:

Wasps make their hives in the same way!

Rich

muddysteve · « **Reply #25 on:** June 10, 2009, 16:51:04 »

Quote from: tack43 on June 10, 2009, 14:56:18

Quote from: muddysteve on June 10, 2009, 14:36:29
i dont know about wasps but hornets certaintly make a sratching noise, they chew away wood to make there nests and as wasp nests look like theyre made out of the same stuff you'll find the scratching noise is them eating away at your floor joists :shock:

Wasps make their hives in the same way!

Rich

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: enjoy :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: you'll wish it was mice

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #26 on:** June 10, 2009, 17:20:45 »

Cheers guys. I had googled it and found they chew up the wood. I spoke to a guy today and he suggested RENTOKILL Wasp Powder. Ive got it, so now ive got to wait till they go to bed, and then cover them and the entrance in it. :pale:

Anyone want to pop round and help out?????

piggysteve · « **Reply #27 on:** June 10, 2009, 17:27:18 »

Ant powder works just as well

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #28 on:** June 10, 2009, 20:17:11 »

Well. I got dressed up as per the instructions. With just my eyes showing. :)

Ive given the air vent a good blast, and its really upset them. So all windows closed for a while.

But im not looking forward to giving the next dose....... :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

richo · « **Reply #29 on:** June 10, 2009, 21:23:22 »

My advice to you is to get a pest control firm in to deal with the wasps mate.
If you get it wrong they will sting you badly,i know i've been there and i'm trained and was wearing the right kit i just got my timing wrong.
Don't ring rentakill you will get ripped off.Ring a local firm as you will get better service.

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