September 10, 20178 yr Just wondering really if this is a rat or a mouse? Been trying to catch this guy for 2 weeks now lol. Hopefully he will be the only one! Ps the carpet was there when we bought house and is being changed haha
September 10, 20178 yr Deffo a small rat. My guess they living in loft or under floorboards.if you have a hot water cylinder look around there for any signs as they nest there as its warm. Im a gas engineer so seen if a few times lol
September 10, 20178 yr Author Ok. Cheers! I reckon they will be under floor! Bought the house off an old guy and in the process of doing it up slowly (I'm a joiner) there is a few holes and what not in the skirts, floor boards. Will deffo check up in the loft though to make sure but I don't think they have made it upstairs and hopefully won't get the chance!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 10, 20178 yr You would be suprised how common mouse droppings are in lofts as its ideal conditions bieng warm and easy to nest in. Set traps dotted around mate and see what comes up or buy a cat lol
September 10, 20178 yr Author Not sure the dog will approve of a cat haha or I would consider it. Ye I'll keep an eye out. Just wasn't 100% sure what it was. Probably why the "mouse" traps wasn't really working. Think I got lucky with that one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 10, 20178 yr Author Also got to be careful where I put the traps because of the puppy lolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 11, 20178 yr I had a mouse issue, perfect excuse for a Jack Russel, she has monthly trips up into the loft to "check"Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
September 11, 20178 yr Author Haha my parents have a jack Russel and we have a border terrier cross jack Russel she's only 5 months. I don't think either of them would be any good at mouse catching haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 11, 20178 yr I didn't expect mine to be, to much of a posh pooch, but she nailed every one of them hahaSent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
September 12, 20178 yr How's it going What you are best doing is finding the rat run They are creatures of habits Set traps unprimed along their run for a couple days at most with a bit of Tesco value peanut butter or choc spread Let them eat it Then after couple days Prime the trap with choc or peanut butter And you'll catch them quicker I take it you are near a burn or stream ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 12, 20178 yr Author I think there might be a very small stream at the back of the garden behind the fence but it's a bit over grown so can't really see lol and behind that is fields. I have been away so not sure how it going but I left the traps primed so hopefully I will find something. I may invest in some rat traps. I'm just wondering where they are entering Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
September 13, 20178 yr Is the property attached or detached from others They could go in a vent hole from outside in the brick for under the house They can climb up drain and go in through the eaves If the house is attached to other properties They may be getting in the neighbours and then getting into yours through the adjoining eaves or through the hole between the houses where the mains hydro cable runs which is in the Solom If you have to block up any holes Especially under the floorboards Use postcrete and broken glass mixed in And lay poison down The rats will chew through it cutting themselves in process Then the poison will make them bleed to death Keep an eye out for blue bottles in the house if you do this as that's a rotting corpse Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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