We had always noticed that in our attic we had 'occasional' incursion by rats. They seem to like to chew on photographic negatives and odd stuff, but after they tore apart our Christmas Wreath foundation, we had to pay attention....
So, we got a haole 'havahart' trap (we no like kill things), set it up in the attic and caught a couple rats and let them go in "non-residential" areas, to fend for their own selves.
Then we noticed we had OTHER invaders, in our back room. Rat feces (that's ratshit for the less educated), and holes chewed into our stored dog and cat food. OMG!!~!!~!
So, TMALSS, we got one other Havahart, and set it up.
Yep, we caught SEVERAL others, and we still setting traps.
4 Why?
1) Stored food:
2) we keep compost piles outside in the garden (where they nest);
3) overfed and lazy cats;
4) inattention.
I no like kill things (except ANTS AND CENTIPEDES), so it's catch and release down by the waterside.... 8 miles away. BUT, it's a place where feral cats live. They never catch the buggahs, but give them one run for life. Natural selection, I figger. Keep them in check, and keep them away from houses. Who knows?
If you poison rats they die inside walls and stink.
If cats eat them they get sick.
Mo beter 'catch and release', fo real?
At last I no gotta kill 'em.
So, we got a haole 'havahart' trap (we no like kill things), set it up in the attic and caught a couple rats and let them go in "non-residential" areas, to fend for their own selves.
Then we noticed we had OTHER invaders, in our back room. Rat feces (that's ratshit for the less educated), and holes chewed into our stored dog and cat food. OMG!!~!!~!
So, TMALSS, we got one other Havahart, and set it up.
Yep, we caught SEVERAL others, and we still setting traps.
4 Why?
1) Stored food:
2) we keep compost piles outside in the garden (where they nest);
3) overfed and lazy cats;
4) inattention.
I no like kill things (except ANTS AND CENTIPEDES), so it's catch and release down by the waterside.... 8 miles away. BUT, it's a place where feral cats live. They never catch the buggahs, but give them one run for life. Natural selection, I figger. Keep them in check, and keep them away from houses. Who knows?
If you poison rats they die inside walls and stink.
If cats eat them they get sick.
Mo beter 'catch and release', fo real?
At last I no gotta kill 'em.
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