MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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Have just been moving my compost bin as it was falling apart which meant shoveling the compost back into the bin in it's new position. Half way through moving the compost a bloody great rat came flying out and has disappeared into the field behind our house.
A bit of careful exploration has just uncovered a group of very young babies, no more than an inch long, no fur and eyes closed.
Now I don't really want rats in the garden but figure they were doing me no harm and don't want to kill them. I can't leave half a pile of compost uncovered cos the rain will wash it away, so if I put a tarpaulin over what's left do you reckon mum will come back? Though I guess one of our cats will be able to get them. Any ideas rat fans?
Leave them to nature & the cats.
Obviously I'm just being a big girl, cos even the wildlife rescue centres round here don't want them. Gonna have to leave it to nature then 🙁
Do experiments on them. That's what they're for.
I'll send the killing machine round!
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Surfer - Bang on with the advice. Whats needed is a good terrier, prefer a Lakeland myself but any good Border or Jack Russell will turn into a killing machine at the smell of a rat. Have ago Ratting is the sport of kings.
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How big was the rat?
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One of these should sort them out
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Aawww the poor little mites. You're all perfectly horrid.
[i]*strops off*[/i]
One of these full of water
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plus one of these with rocks in it should sort it out.
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That's a bit sophisticated, Sandwich. Just the rocks would do.
If you want to drown the little buggers, you would need the sack. When we found a young rat in our toaster (Honestly) and emptied it into the garden pond, it swam across and climbed into the flower bed.
Kill them ffs, wack them with a shovel or something, you don't want rats living near your house.
Don't poison them though, buzzard or fox eats them, it gets poisoned too.
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Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease)Leptospirosis is an infection of worldwide distribution caused by spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira, which infect many species of both wild and domestic animals.1
* The principal source of human infection is the rat but other sources include dogs, livestock and other wild animals.
# Incubation period is usually 7-14 days but can range from 2 to 25 days. Onset is usually abrupt.
# Many infections are mild with fever, headache, myalgia, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, dry cough and lethargy. Affected patients may not seek medical attention.
# The anicteric form may cause pneumonitis, arthritis, orchitis, cholecystitis, myocarditis, coronary arteritis, aortitis, aseptic meningitis and uveitis.
# Approximately 10% of those infected become jaundiced (with hepatocellular necrosis) and have a severe and rapidly progressive form of the disease with liver failure and renal failure.
# The jaundice appears during days 5-9 of illness and is most intense 4-5 days later, continuing for about 1 month.
Get gloves on and spade out, if only for your neighbour's dog / kids sake.
FFS.
They have no fans on here however methinks its getting a bit gratuitous!
Kill them ffs, wack them with a shovel or something, you don't want rats living near your house.
And you think killing a few babies will mean that he won't have any rats living near him ?
How does that work then ...... the word gets around that the man at number so-and-so is really nasty and kills babies ?