Rat Page Suggestions

Suggestions from UnExCo's Rat Page

01/20/08 - Last Update

http://unexco.com/Rat.html
this is a great website. i was hoping for a recipe to make homemade rat glue becuase in the UK it is rediculously expensive. If the site gets updated with a recipe please let me know at (email address omitted) and I will surely be back!

My Comment: Rat glue? You mean glue to catch rats? You can get it at any exterminator's supply house, make your own. Except remember that rats will wise up quickly.

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rats this works for to all you have to do is put brown paper on top of the bucket or barrel for a couple of nights sprinkle the food on the paper so they get used to it. on the 3rd night cut an x in the paper and they will fall right in. we used this trick on the farm i grew up on and it worked great

My Comment: Yes, that'll work... But rats are smart , and after a few times you'll just get juveniles. You won't get the king rat.

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tRY TO MAYBE ADD SOME THING BIGGER THAN CORKS BUT SO IT WILL NOT SUPPORT THEM SO BIG RATS WOULD FALL FOR IT

My Comment: They still might not fall for it as soon as they see their buddy in the water. And your caps lock is on....

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1 this suks really baddly

My Comment: So do you. And you also need some spelling lessons - baddly.

My Comment: Rat glue? You mean glue to catch rats? You can get it at any exterminator's supply house, make your own. Except remember, that rats will wise up quickly.

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When the rat have gone, could they leave behind fleas, tics or other parasites that might be manifested as bites on humans when they no longer have their natural host. Ian B.

My Comment: Actually, "The Book" says you should treat for fleas at any job we do for rodents.

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Dude, my friend was attacked by a rat... like not even ten seconds ago! I went online and googled the phrase "rat attacking people" and came up with your page. You are totally wrong. They are some vicious creatures, he wasn't antagonizing it or anything, it just came out of nowhere and bit him.

My Comment: I didn't say it was impossible, just implausable. And there's ALWAYS a reason.

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Thanks for the info. I currently live in Los Angeles and have heard chewing at night within the walls. I have a basement and was suprised to find, at eye level, a rat staring me down. I freaked out at the fact it didnt run. I used to have a pet rat and can't find myself to kill it. Are there humane traps or should i just ... kill the lil S.O.B.? Brian in L.A.

My Comment: Kill 'em, Brian. It's not really the same rat you and I had as kids. Although it may be the same specie, the wild rat often carries diseases we can catch.

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Will this bucket trap work for rats? I have read somewhere that rats are infinitely smarter. Hmmm Thanks, Barry P (email address omitted)

My Comment: Maybe a young rat, Barry. Adult rats are generally too smart to fall for this trick. I revised the page above to reflect that.

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I found this page helpful as I am suffering from a rat problem in Vancouver, Canada. What type of bait should I use in a home made bait ball?

My Comment: You can use any loose, grain-based bait. Get it at the hardware store.

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I have a small animal crawl under my house which has no basement it has chewed the cement path to get under the house and is now chewing the wood frame under the siding. What is this animal we have never seen it. PLEASE ANSWER!

My Comment: Well, you left no email address or other identifier, so I'll have to answer here.... From the sound of it, depending on where you are and what animals are around, I would guess rat, gopher, skunk, raccoon or perhaps, chipmunk. And maybe even others, like I say, depending on where you are.

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I do have rats in the floor boards taht have died and over the years they keep coming back. There are no visible wholes on the outside of the building and the neighbours say that they do not get rats or have not experienced rats. We are at a loss as to where they are coming from. Also the dead rats that have died, the smell has now gone but we have noticed that we are seeing rather large black flies come out of know where in our bathroom in the middle of winter Dec,Jan 06 What makes you think that dead rats found in floor boards or cavity walls mummyfy every time do they not go through the process of all dead carcases and get eaten away by maggots that turn into flies? If what I think has happened in our case do you have any information on this point or even any photos pictures anything that can give us more amunition to fight these rodents? Thank you. stephen from the UK

My Comment: The flies are the RESULT of the maggots and will soon go away. And the rats must have some sort of avenue into the house, they're getting in... You need a comprehensive baiting campaign on the OUTSIDE of the building and you need to identify where these rodents are coming from, where they're getting their food and water, and eliminate the source. Then you can get rid of the rats. You need a pro to do this correctly, see my good guys page.

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This is hard to believe when just yesterday it was reported in Medford, OR, that a baby was bitten between 100 and 200 times by a rat the parents brought home the night before thinking it was "domesticated" - it had escaped from the cage during the night.

My Comment: I'm missing a lot of details here.... I was not able to find anything on that, BTW, and even so, the rat must have been attracted to the baby in SOME fashion, normally a rat will just try to escape. Perhaps the baby was in the way? Who knows, and I didn't say it NEVER has happened. I still think there's an explainable reason for this.

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To whom it may concern, The info. was very helpful. I would like to know the physical differences between a mouse and a rat. Besides the size difference. I caught what I believed to be a mouse my friends said no, it was too bis to be a mouse. They thought it was a young rat! Sincerely, Peter Leitner

My Comment: A young rat will have bigger ears and feet than a mouse. Kinda like a Lab puppy.

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Will antifreeze or Dranio rid me of Rats if not please give me some sugestions of what I can use thank you

My Comment: These chemicals you mention are not suitable for rats. Not only that, they become dangerous for non-target animals. A problem with rats, on the inside, is a good excuse to spend the money on a pro.

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Thanks much for all the info. I found your mouse page as the first link at www.ask.com when I asked how many pups to a litter of mice. You gave me lots of good info, however I'm not sure if I have rats or mice. How do I tell the difference? I put out bait and found one large rodent and three babies on the garage floor today. But again, a very informative site and I appreciate everything you shared with me. Bob I (Email address omitted.)

My Comment: Regarding your mouse/rat problem, mice will be small, have correspondingly small feet. Rats will be bigger, have larger feet and ears. "Baby" mice can be smaller than your thumb, baby rats will be bigger and have large feet and ears, kinda like a puppy (with big feet) that will get big.

If all else fails, send me a picture and I can tell!

Bob wrote back:

Hi John,

Thanks for the info. I'm usually not the squeamish type, but couldn't bear to look closely at the animals as I scooped them up on a shovel and dumped them in the trash. I think a lot of that is due to the fact that I felt guilty for having poisoned them. The adult was a good six to eight inches from his nose to the tip of his tail, and from the brief glimpse I got, I think the babies had 'puppy' ears. So I guess I've got rats.

I guess I'm lucky in that I'm 44 years old and have never had to deal with mice or rats in my life. These are in my unattached garage, so I'm thankful there's nothing in the house and that they don't have an easy way in. I first saw droppings last fall as the weather turned colder. I don't like the thought of killing anything if I can help it, so I bought an $8 sonic deterent that appeared to work for the winter - no more droppings for a few months. I found more droppings recently and went for the bait. After seeing a baby crawl in to the wall yesterday, and after reading the info on your site, I think the next step is good old-fashioned traps.

Again, many thanks to you and your firm for posting the information I was looking for, and credit to whoever wrote the content for your site; I found it well organized and well written. I live in the San Francisco bay area, but if I lived in your area, I'd know where to turn when I need a professional.

~Bob

My Comment: Glad to help, Bob. And I'm afraid I'm the one to blame for all that content....

---John

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you haven't mentioned Weils disease (leptospirosis) in the list of rat carried diseases. but a very good and helpful website thanks MikeT

My Comment: Mike, I had never heard of it until your mention and looked at this site. Pretty nasty sounding, a real good reason to stay out of third world countries, if you can.... The girl down the street from me was in one (unnamed) country and caught a nasty case of something else exotic, and naturally, she's having a tough time and so are her doctors.

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EXCELLENT WEBSITE!!!!!!!!

My Comment: Why, thank you, sir! I do appreciate your compliment!

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If rats have no bladder... how come scientists perform tests on lab rats for baldder cancer treatments?

My Comment: Sorry for the confusion. What I should have said is that they have no sphincter. That's the valve that most mammals have that allow them to control their urine.

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