How to Prevent and Control RATS in Your Garden
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Raymond
This may be an unpopular solution or so. e might view it as trading one problem for another but I made friends with a couple of feral cats. Yes, they dig up open areas of loose dirt in my garden and I simply rake the area and reshape it but the trade off is that the only rats I've seen since those 2 cats have hung around are dead or in the cat's mouth about to be dead. The squirrels have vanished arround my garden too. I have the added perk of being lucky enough to have these 2 cats trust me enough that they let me pet them and keep me company in the backyard. That is not case all the time and it took a long time to develope that trust, but it luckily happened. The brats do dig up areas from time to time, but I'll take that over a rat problem any day. BTW. I had the added bonus of luck that these cats were Trapped, Nuetered and Returned (TNR) by someone or organization so they are fixed. I could tell by one tip of an ear being clipped to Identify them as such.
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This may be an unpopular solution or so. e might view it as trading one problem for another but I made friends with a couple of feral cats. Yes, they dig up open areas of loose dirt in my garden and I simply rake the area and reshape it but the trade off is that the only rats I've seen since those 2 cats have hung around are dead or in the cat's mouth about to be dead. The squirrels have vanished arround my garden too. I have the added perk of being lucky enough to have these 2 cats trust me enough that they let me pet them and keep me company in the backyard. That is not case all the time and it took a long time to develope that trust, but it luckily happened. The brats do dig up areas from time to time, but I'll take that over a rat problem any day. BTW. I had the added bonus of luck that these cats were Trapped, Nuetered and Returned (TNR) by someone or organization so they are fixed. I could tell by one tip of an ear being clipped to Identify them as such.
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C.
Glue traps really are awful to deal with. I'll never forget the time I lived in NYC and the landlord set some glue traps in our apt to deal with some mice that had started to become a problem. 7am I'm getting ready for work and I hear the most pathetic squeaking. The mouse was so painfully caught in the glue, half of its face was plastered to the trap. Even though they're vermin, it was hard to see this little mouse like that and of course I ended up being the one who had to put it out of its misery. Sucks to kill things but at the same time, when they become a problem in your home or garden, they gotta go! I just watched a different video with the bucket and soda can trick that I'm going to try--it eliminated several rats at once and since they drown, you don't have to deal with a live animal.
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Glue traps really are awful to deal with. I'll never forget the time I lived in NYC and the landlord set some glue traps in our apt to deal with some mice that had started to become a problem. 7am I'm getting ready for work and I hear the most pathetic squeaking. The mouse was so painfully caught in the glue, half of its face was plastered to the trap. Even though they're vermin, it was hard to see this little mouse like that and of course I ended up being the one who had to put it out of its misery. Sucks to kill things but at the same time, when they become a problem in your home or garden, they gotta go! I just watched a different video with the bucket and soda can trick that I'm going to try--it eliminated several rats at once and since they drown, you don't have to deal with a live animal.
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Angela
During the first 8 months or so of the pandemic, rats suddenly took over my neighborhood, and it was horrifying. I called a rat guy and he sealed off all the entryways first thing using wire screen and screws. I have a tile roof, and there are all kinds of little spots they can squeeze into. They also chewed through siding and particle board under my kitchen sink. He then set up huge snap traps in my attic, under the sink, in the garage, and anywhere else he found activity. He caught them all with the same traps. He said other rats smell the pheromones that are released and go right to the trap. I asked him if I could get some of the bait he used, and he said no, but rats LOVE Del Taco hot sauce and it works almost as good.
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During the first 8 months or so of the pandemic, rats suddenly took over my neighborhood, and it was horrifying. I called a rat guy and he sealed off all the entryways first thing using wire screen and screws. I have a tile roof, and there are all kinds of little spots they can squeeze into. They also chewed through siding and particle board under my kitchen sink. He then set up huge snap traps in my attic, under the sink, in the garage, and anywhere else he found activity. He caught them all with the same traps. He said other rats smell the pheromones that are released and go right to the trap. I asked him if I could get some of the bait he used, and he said no, but rats LOVE Del Taco hot sauce and it works almost as good.
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Violet
My cats work hard on the gophers, rats & lizards, .etc in my garden, but I've also noticed that nobody wants my thorn-less boysenberrys but me. :D Not the birds, raccoons, skunks, foxes, deer, not even the bears. Kinda hard to grow much else here in these mountains. I do have peach trees that give wonderful fruit sometimes. They started off nectarines, but came back as peaches when our late snows after false spring killed the original tree. I wish I knew what variety of peaches are use to graft Independence nectarines. I'd buy & plant them on purpose.
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My cats work hard on the gophers, rats & lizards, .etc in my garden, but I've also noticed that nobody wants my thorn-less boysenberrys but me. :D Not the birds, raccoons, skunks, foxes, deer, not even the bears. Kinda hard to grow much else here in these mountains. I do have peach trees that give wonderful fruit sometimes. They started off nectarines, but came back as peaches when our late snows after false spring killed the original tree. I wish I knew what variety of peaches are use to graft Independence nectarines. I'd buy & plant them on purpose.
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Deborah
Ive had rats sheer off the top of several pepper plants, SO frustrating! Thankfully, most of the peppers recovered and I up potted them into pots to keep up where the rats dont seem to be able to climb. I also put out chunks of a product called Agrid. It is vitamin D3 and they seem to love it! They will carry the chunks off to their nest where several will eat it. It causes them to bleed out and die. Gruesome, but it seems to work. If you put it out for at least a week, you notice chunks disappearing and then a slowing down of chunks being taken.
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Ive had rats sheer off the top of several pepper plants, SO frustrating! Thankfully, most of the peppers recovered and I up potted them into pots to keep up where the rats dont seem to be able to climb. I also put out chunks of a product called Agrid. It is vitamin D3 and they seem to love it! They will carry the chunks off to their nest where several will eat it. It causes them to bleed out and die. Gruesome, but it seems to work. If you put it out for at least a week, you notice chunks disappearing and then a slowing down of chunks being taken.
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Graham
I found the most humane way to despatch rats was to bait a wire trap cage (just a cage with a door that flips down when a rat steps on the trigger) the rats then trapped in the cage (usually with food and water) which I would check every day. To despatch them I would use a. 22 air rifle (being in the UK fire Arms are not an option and would be overkill) this is instantaneous with no prior suffering.
We now have a big ginger Tom cat so rats aren't an issue anymore, well not since he's learned not to bring in live rats as a 'present' for us lol
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I found the most humane way to despatch rats was to bait a wire trap cage (just a cage with a door that flips down when a rat steps on the trigger) the rats then trapped in the cage (usually with food and water) which I would check every day. To despatch them I would use a. 22 air rifle (being in the UK fire Arms are not an option and would be overkill) this is instantaneous with no prior suffering.
We now have a big ginger Tom cat so rats aren't an issue anymore, well not since he's learned not to bring in live rats as a 'present' for us lol
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Kuvasz
I recently saw a video where someone had a rat infestation in their barn and he used a mixture (50/50) of dry Jiffy honey corn muffin mix and baking soda. Its harmless for any other animals but will kill rats and mice. The gases builds up in their gut and cant be expelled. And if other animals eat the rat carcass theres no danger to them. The guy used a cheap Tupperware-like container with a hole on its side with about 3 tbs each mix and baking soda inside. Hope this helps.
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I recently saw a video where someone had a rat infestation in their barn and he used a mixture (50/50) of dry Jiffy honey corn muffin mix and baking soda. Its harmless for any other animals but will kill rats and mice. The gases builds up in their gut and cant be expelled. And if other animals eat the rat carcass theres no danger to them. The guy used a cheap Tupperware-like container with a hole on its side with about 3 tbs each mix and baking soda inside. Hope this helps.
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Jerry
Use some. 99 cent plastic sandwich containers and cut one hole on side of it. Now take jiffy cornbread mix with honey or plain and baking soda. Mix the powder using 1: 1 or 50/50 ratio of each and put 1 cup or so into each plastic container and spread them throughout the garden. Completely harmless to other animals except rats and mice they will die and your infestation will diminish 100%. Watch the you tubes on it too. It's cheap and effective
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Use some. 99 cent plastic sandwich containers and cut one hole on side of it. Now take jiffy cornbread mix with honey or plain and baking soda. Mix the powder using 1: 1 or 50/50 ratio of each and put 1 cup or so into each plastic container and spread them throughout the garden. Completely harmless to other animals except rats and mice they will die and your infestation will diminish 100%. Watch the you tubes on it too. It's cheap and effective
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Pamela
Kevin, unfortunately, the rats often eat through the netting bags, but they are better than nothing. My preferred trap is the live capturer rat cage and a bucket of water, to euthanase them. Bait is a Good O circular dog biscuit jammed on the wire hook and peanut butter. During the rat season, I often will catch four rats a night throughout my garden. Twenty-six dollars Au, for the trap and they, last for many many years if you look after them.
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Kevin, unfortunately, the rats often eat through the netting bags, but they are better than nothing. My preferred trap is the live capturer rat cage and a bucket of water, to euthanase them. Bait is a Good O circular dog biscuit jammed on the wire hook and peanut butter. During the rat season, I often will catch four rats a night throughout my garden. Twenty-six dollars Au, for the trap and they, last for many many years if you look after them.
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Marianne
Ugh! The mice ate unopened marigold buds, snapdragons, my dwarf rose and some green onion tops last night. The veggies havent even grown yet! I live in the middle of no where and its a harsh environment (nothing to eat or drink) so Chez Mariannes is open for late dinner. Im going to try the oil in the bowl trick now. I said Id do it but now I have no choice. I caught them on a game camera even eating a succulent I left outside.
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Ugh! The mice ate unopened marigold buds, snapdragons, my dwarf rose and some green onion tops last night. The veggies havent even grown yet! I live in the middle of no where and its a harsh environment (nothing to eat or drink) so Chez Mariannes is open for late dinner. Im going to try the oil in the bowl trick now. I said Id do it but now I have no choice. I caught them on a game camera even eating a succulent I left outside.
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Wild
We never had a problem till our cats got old and died. Thats when it started. We had the exterminator come and he suggested we could use the sticky traps but when we found a mouse or rat in one to put it in the toilet water bowl so it would drown. This way they died quickly. I hated doing that to the poor things, but we just didn't have the money for anything else at the time. Who had to do it? Mom of course. Thank you.
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We never had a problem till our cats got old and died. Thats when it started. We had the exterminator come and he suggested we could use the sticky traps but when we found a mouse or rat in one to put it in the toilet water bowl so it would drown. This way they died quickly. I hated doing that to the poor things, but we just didn't have the money for anything else at the time. Who had to do it? Mom of course. Thank you.
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Dale
Rats or possums ate through my mesh bags I had on my fruit and vegetables. I use plastic bottles on my rockmelons and they cant get to them. I put a slit up the side of the bottle and push the small fruit through. They grow inside the bottle and drop to the ground of the trellis when ripe. Then I just cut the bottles of them. Peppermint oil is good but toxic to dogs so you need to be careful.
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Rats or possums ate through my mesh bags I had on my fruit and vegetables. I use plastic bottles on my rockmelons and they cant get to them. I put a slit up the side of the bottle and push the small fruit through. They grow inside the bottle and drop to the ground of the trellis when ripe. Then I just cut the bottles of them. Peppermint oil is good but toxic to dogs so you need to be careful.
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Marlin
If you decide to use bait, a 1x1 mixture of cornbread and baking soda will work as well. Rats and mice cannot digest the baking soda, and it won't hurt other animals even if they eat the dead rat or mouse.
If you place it outside, put it in a Glad container or empty plastic container with a small hole on the side to protect it from the rain.
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If you decide to use bait, a 1x1 mixture of cornbread and baking soda will work as well. Rats and mice cannot digest the baking soda, and it won't hurt other animals even if they eat the dead rat or mouse.
If you place it outside, put it in a Glad container or empty plastic container with a small hole on the side to protect it from the rain.
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Romulus
Oops. Found this video too late. Had a garden rat. little jerk was cruising along the fence and hopping into my raised beds for a free meal.
Last weekend my dog chased it into a corner and I finished it off with a swift strike of a fire poker.
I don't recommend this method for safety reasons, but it DOES get immediate results haha
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Oops. Found this video too late. Had a garden rat. little jerk was cruising along the fence and hopping into my raised beds for a free meal.
Last weekend my dog chased it into a corner and I finished it off with a swift strike of a fire poker.
I don't recommend this method for safety reasons, but it DOES get immediate results haha
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