Rodents!! Grrr

[Tins]

Today my dishwasher refused to work. Water inlet problem.. Miele, so anything is $$$. Decided to check the type of valve to see if I can fit a cheap one from something else. Short answer would be yes, but while looking I pulled the inlet hose a little further through the wall and found the cable that operates the valve severed by bloody 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀. Ok, bit of solder, some tape and a box of rat bait. Cheaper than a new valve.

[4bee]

Today my dishwasher refused to work. Water inlet problem.. Miele, so anything is $$$. Decided to check the type of valve to see if I can fit a cheap one from something else. Short answer would be yes, but while looking I pulled the inlet hose a little further through the wall and found the cable that operates the valve severed by bloody 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀. Ok, bit of solder, some tape and a box of rat bait. Cheaper than a new valve.



Ah, if you had to get some Ned Kelly/ Robber in it'd be the labour that kills it.[bigrolf] PS. I trust you rewired it so the next "Dirty Rat" James Cagney) will get electroplated.

[Tins]

PS. I trust you rewired it so the next "Dirty Rat" James Cagney) will get electroplated.

I'm hoping that's what happened to the first one..

BTW, I know who Jimmy Cagney was.

[Tins]

you'd think one person wouldn't need a DW. But I paid a motza for it for Jan, and I'm damn well going to use it... for now.

[scarry]

Bloody Rats and mice,what a pain they can be.

We have had 5 insect screens chewed through in the last few months by rats.Three windows and two doors.
The Pup we have needs a bit of rodent training,the last dog we had was excellent at catching them.

Anyway,we can't use break back traps as the dog is around,and we have possums around as well.

I have a couple of Elliotte traps that i inherited from the old man,they catch them live and are good,but an old rat will never go into them.The old adults are very smart.I often catch younger rats in them even with no bait.
The only thing that gets the older ones is bait and i try to use the bait that won't cause secondary poisoning.
i also have to put it out in a way the dog and possums can't get it.
Possums love the stuff,and it does kill them sometimes.

Three of the screens are going to be changed to security screens,so they wont be able to chew through them any more.
They other two we will fix them and shut those windows at night,so should be OK.
Lots of bush around our place,so that encourages rats and mice.

Carpet snakes are the best at keeping them away,but SWMBO doesn't like them around as they often get into the house[bigrolf]

[Tins]

I have no pets here to worry about, and the possums can't get in to where the rats are so bait is fine for me.

My lovely next door neighbour keeps guinea pigs, so the carpet snake idea is probably a non starter, even if they liked the climate here.

Dishwasher is working well[smilebigeye]

Edit: I used to hate the idea of poison. Seemed like dirty pool. I spent $$$ on traps. Until I found rats had been on mum's bed..... That fixed that.
Anyone want to buy some rat traps??

[Slunnie]

There is no love lost for mice around my place, especially after one irrepairably damaged my F&P french door fridge. :bat:

[4bee]

Bloody Rats and mice,what a pain they can be.

We have had 5 insect screens chewed through in the last few months by rats.Three windows and two doors.
The Pup we have needs a bit of rodent training,the last dog we had was excellent at catching them.

Anyway,we can't use break back traps as the dog is around,and we have possums around as well.

I have a couple of Elliotte traps that i inherited from the old man,they catch them live and are good,but an old rat will never go into them.The old adults are very smart.I often catch younger rats in them even with no bait.
The only thing that gets the older ones is bait and i try to use the bait that won't cause secondary poisoning.
i also have to put it out in a way the dog and possums can't get it.
Possums love the stuff,and it does kill them sometimes.

Three of the screens are going to be changed to security screens,so they wont be able to chew through them any more.
They other two we will fix them and shut those windows at night,so should be OK.
Lots of bush around our place,so that encourages rats and mice.

Carpet snakes are the best at keeping them away,but SWMBO doesn't like them around as they often get into the house[bigrolf]

Plus, wouldn't they need regular Shampooing, a bit of a chore Bissell have got a new- ish Carpet Cleaner/Shampooer (?) Snake friendly I believe.

[Saitch]

Carpet snakes are the best at keeping them away,but SWMBO doesn't like them around as they often get into the house[bigrolf]

Too right! Our barbie is always rodent free.
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[scarry]

Too right! Our barbie is always rodent free.
189189

Correct,the best rodent catcher available.🤣

[DoubleChevron]

rats and mice have done quite a bit of damage to cars around here. its quite amazing the way they find into the house.

Tomcat Rodenticide Blox 28 x 28g (https://www.mitre10.com.au/tomcat-rodenticide-blox-28x28g)

This is the only stuff that works that I have found yet. I've had mice eat through the empty buckets of poison tyring to get inside (I kept the empty in the shed, so I wouldn't forget which one to get again).


seeya
Shane L.

[Tins]

Thanks, Shane. Will check that stuff out.

I left my OKA in Qld last year for about 6 months. Property owner kept poultry. You got chooks, you'll have rats. Bloody things got in, possibly where the steering column comes through the floor ( OKAs are primitive things ). Good thing I'm going to rewire the back part anyway..

Peppermint oil is great for the smell, and apparently drives them away, although I wouldn't bet on it.

Hmm, I wonder if my dishwasher gnawing rat was a homesick banana bender.

[Tins]

Actually, that stuff works out cheaper than the usual stuff. My house is old, and neighbours have chooks, so might be worth it to me. Although I reckon around 90% of homes would have rodents of some sort, mine is a bit like Topsy, plenty of places for 'em.

[scarry]

Peppermint oil is great for the smell, and apparently drives them away, although I wouldn't bet on it.

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Tried that,didn't work here.

Some restaurants have a couple of strobe lights going at night after close of business,they say they keep them away.

On the property they always leave the lights on all the time in the shed where the vehicles and other farm equipment are parked,and that seems to work,they are very bright LEDs,same size as old type of Fluros.
And the "house dog ïs a foxy,so he gets onto them,the working dogs are in kennels every night.
The rats used to nest under the top mount intercooler of the Tojos and chew through the coolant hoses,änd wiring,but haven't done any damage to anything since the lights were installed a couple of years ago.

[Tins]

Someone told me that strobes worked on possums...... sure...

[DoubleChevron]

Thanks, Shane. Will check that stuff out.

I left my OKA in Qld last year for about 6 months. Property owner kept poultry. You got chooks, you'll have rats. Bloody things got in, possibly where the steering column comes through the floor ( OKAs are primitive things ). Good thing I'm going to rewire the back part anyway..

Peppermint oil is great for the smell, and apparently drives them away, although I wouldn't bet on it.

Hmm, I wonder if my dishwasher gnawing rat was a homesick banana bender.

Oh, do NOT put the wax blocks into the cars .... they will then bring the mice/rats into the cars in search of the stuff (they love it). If there is rats, you will need to tie each block to brick. Rats will carrying an entire box of wax blocks away if they aren't tied down.....

Its probably best to put the wax blocks up int the top hat batton around the sheds where animals can't get to it ?..... but once again .... NOT inside the cars .... Yeah, guess how I know that one ........ [bighmmm][bigwhistle]

[scarry]

Oh, do NOT put the wax blocks into the cars .... they will then bring the mice/rats into the cars in search of the stuff (they love it). If there is rats, you will need to tie each block to brick. Rats will carrying an entire box of wax blocks away if they aren't tied down.....

Its probably best to put the wax blocks up int the top hat batton around the sheds where animals can't get to it ?..... but once again .... NOT inside the cars .... Yeah, guess how I know that one ........ [bighmmm][bigwhistle]

I bet Possums will eat them as well.
I used some kind of blocks here once,and the possums had a party....

What i do with bait outside is put a handfull in an upside down jar lid,like one of those peanut butter container yellow lids,under an upside down plastic ice cream container with a brick on top.The ice cream container has a 32mm hole drilled in it at ground level,so the rats and mice can get in.
Possums have not been an issue,and i check the bait regularly and top up when necessary.
I have one permanently under the front of the car under the car port,because they once chewed the wires on the car.
The dog cannot get out to the carport so that is one less thing to worry about with the bait.

[V8Ian]

Too right! Our barbie is always rodent free.
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I know the pair of retrobates beneath the python.
My sister had a snake drop from the top of her laundry door, onto her head. It was an aptly named, crown snake, but still scared the bejesus out of her. [bigrolf]

[gromit]

With the right bait these traps are great.
Nooski Black Rat Trap System - Bunnings Australia (https://www.bunnings.com.au/nooski-black-rat-trap-system_p2961733'region_id=116201&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4rOpo7zfhAMVRaVmAh0V1wAsEAQYAyAB EgLv-vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)

When the rat goes in and trips the trap it puts a ring around it's neck (the rings that are used for tail docking). Load it with a new ring and away you go as they don't usually get the chance to eat any of the bait.

I've used the mouse version multiple times when mice were in plague proportions in the chook run, the rat version has caught a couple of rats in the roof of the house.


Colin

[Tins]

you will need to tie each block to brick. Rats will carrying an entire box of wax blocks away if they aren't tied down.....



Note to self. Read the post thoroughly. Rats have devoured the lid of the tub... [bigsad]

[Old Farang]

you'd think one person wouldn't need a DW. But I paid a motza for it for Jan, and I'm damn well going to use it... for now.
Everybody that lives alone should have a dishwasher! :thumbsup:

[Tins]

Everybody that lives alone should have a dishwasher! :thumbsup:

Agreed.