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Rat Problem rat problem, how to deal with it Rats and mice are vermin, they spread disease, they are a general nuisance, so what can you do? Rat poison You can put down rat poison but this needs to be some where dry, i.e under a shed or similar, or you can make a rain proof shelter, this stops the poison getting wet
The only downside to rat poison is that it does not kill the rat instantly and the rat will undoubtedly carry on about its way and die some where else, also if it dies indoors the smell will be terrible, and it has then been known for other rats to come along and eat the dead rat. Traps There are several types of trap, some will catch the rat or mouse alive for you to release elsewhere, but all you are doing is giving the problem to some one else (What if they do it to you?) The best option is a rat trap that kills the rat or mouse
Contrary to popular belief you should not use cheese to bait the trap with, that is for cartoons, instead use a piece of fruit, cake or chocolate
Ideally you should have 2 traps side by side, each with the bait at opposite ends, so that which ever way the rat / mouse comes it will get the bait and ...... The traps should be placed near a wall with the baited end close to the wall as they tend to follow these, its rare but not uncommon for a rat to run across somewhere. Do not let any pets into the area where you have traps, If you have pets put the traps down at night not in the room where the rats are. The rat traps shown are available from B & Q (usually in the gardening dept)
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