Getting rid of rats

[AndyC73]

Anyone got experience of getting rid of rats from a garden?

A rat burrow keeps appearing in the vegetable patch and under the decking - and spotted one of the buggers the other week.
Had pest control out a few times, but it's just reappeared and I don't want to have to keep forking out.
So was thinking of trying to treat it myself for while, to save a few quid if possible.

Any past experience and recommendations of good products to use?

 

[Chugger]

Get a bait box and keep it topped up

 

[Secret Visage]

@ouro has a couple of killer cats iirc.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

A great big evil sumbitch of a rescue cat

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Jack Russell

 

[cluffy]

Move

 

[trustnoone]

get yaself a fenn trap

 

[Kevj]

Weihrauch and some finely chopped apple.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Lion shit

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Get a box of poison and put it under the decking till they don’t come back. Fill a suitcase with the poison and put a hole big enough for them but not a hedgehog to get in. Eventually they’ll just die. You can get the poison online.

 

[becs]

Be really friendly to one of them and offer him food. When he goes to tell all his mates you're a soft touch and fetch them round, stop putting food out so he looks like a right lying twat to his mates. That'll teach him a lesson.

 

[AndyC73]

Weihrauch and some finely chopped apple.

And a new hobby to pass the time during lockdown!

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Next time you see one, give him a good braying, not enough so that he dies. Just enough so when he goes home his mates will freak out and want to leave town.

Or they could all tool up and come after you

 

[AndyC73]

A great big evil sumbitch of a rescue cat

Was starting to think of maybe getting a cat/dog (kids being going on about it for ages), but it's big commitment and not had one before.
Weird thing is, there used to be loads of cats coming through the garden. But not seen any in ages. Just when you need em!

 

[Gillythedilf]

Rat poison in plastic money bags.

they have a bit nibble then drag the bag back to the nest for the youngens to feed on.Seriously it’s what happens.

 

[Daffy]

Be really friendly to one of them and offer him food. When he goes to tell all his mates you're a soft touch and fetch them round, stop putting food out so he looks like a right lying twat to his mates. That'll teach him a lesson.

Barbaric ^

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Put a lightbulb in a tea towel. Smash it up with a rolling pin. mix it into a brownie mix. Bake it then put it under the decking. It’ll slit their insides open and they’ll bleed to death. You’ll have to bin them like but that’s no bother.

 

[mysticmackem]

An Air rifle is good sport during the lockdown., but a bait box is probably the best way to go. They like getting under decking, so you may have to fix that for future

 

[OOOSH YEAH]

Be really friendly to one of them and offer him food. When he goes to tell all his mates you're a soft touch and fetch them round, stop putting food out so he looks like a right lying twat to his mates. That'll teach him a lesson.

I seen that program as well.

 

[Secret Visage]

Was starting to think of maybe getting a cat/dog (kids being going on about it for ages), but it's big commitment and not had one before.
Weird thing is, there used to be loads of cats coming through the garden. But not seen any in ages. Just when you need em!

Rats have killed them.