Thread: Help to kill a varmint

family of rats i think....very hard to get rid of them.could be native bush rats,we get a lot of them at home,although they dont seem to dig holes,but at a mates place have seen them dig holes under the concrete at the bottom ofhis bird aviaries.

we use rat sack inside & cleans them up,but we cant use it outside as it also kills the many possums we have around.

carpet snakes are the best,when theres one of them around the rats seem to dissapear

you should make sure there are no scraps out,dog food or whatever & then try rat sack.if you have enough water you could flood the holes & then they will either drown or come out &the dogs should get them,or hit them with something or shoot them

could be a ferretas said,but as we dont get them here i dont know what you do ,apart from maybe shoot it

it wont be a bandicoot as they dig a small hole not a burrow

cheers,& good luck

we're on our way !!!



seriously i have no idea but would guess a few rats considering size of hole/s, carnivorous, nocturnal around habitation and leaving food debris around,snakes dont excavate ! bandicoots aren't that industrious. you might have to sit and wait outside with a spotlight and some brown frothy liquid libation.
. hole is too small for anything else like fox etc.

..........tasi

Goanna? They'll eat dog food.

Simon

Poor concrete down the holes. In time they will run out of dirt to dig and you will have a 40 acre pad.

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Goanna? They'll eat dog food.

Simon

Their not nocturnal though.
If they are rats one of the best way to get rid of them is either send a carpet python down the whole or try get hold of some carpet python poo as rats move on as soon as they smell a snake

TIM.

Varmits is a yankee term
We have pest,s in Australia
Sorry cant help with what it is

Originally Posted by spudboy

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JDNSW - the bones and the chicken wings end up at the opening of the holes, so am presuming it is trying to store that stuff in its nest.

What about a lizard?

That does not sound like rabbits, certainly. But I can't think of anything that digs holes like that and is carnivorous - but it is quite possible that the holes are dug by rabbits, but also occupied in part by another animal. I have even heard of snakes coexisting with rabbits, but something like an antechinus is more likely, as they are too small to attack rabbits - but certainly capable of moving chicken bones. There are also a variety of native rodents that could be occupying or partly occupying rabbit burrows, but do not dig burrows. The presence of dogs would account for the animals wanting to spend the days underground.

If you have access to a movie camera, perhaps some overnight movies might be helpful.

John

set some purse nets at the holes like you would for a rabbit warren and youll soon find out what it is. very interested to hear the results. if you dont know where to get your hands on purse nets let me know.