Rats!
I am trying to help a friend with a rat problem at his S&B, where I am visiting. I got rid of their food supply, but the rats are still living in the crawlspace under the house. He has put poison u...
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Naio wrote:Lol
We tried glue traps. Snap traps are not something I want where kids and pets have access. And under the house is the same rotting rat problem.
It's a difficult situation! The rats may have babies they don't want to leave behind. I can try the one way door, but I realise they might just create another entrance.
My cat complicates things by hanging around the rat entrances.
So without reading all 4 pages, there is a cat present in the middle of a rat infestation and the problem isn't solving itself?
That cat need s to go for a swim!
Get another cat, lock it in the crawl space with food and a litter box. Problem gone.
Bigger issue is the cleanup. My house, vacant for a while before we bought it was infested and remediated twice. Second fix was on me and the damage done in just a few months from when I initially looked at the house and then bought it was substantial.
Rip out all vapor barrier, replace that and half the insulation and flex heat ducts, decon the dirt to get rid of the stink etc.
Get them gone today!
