|
dub
|
 |
« on: September 15, 2014, 10:34:08 pm » |
|
Now I am sure I am not the only fan of Tom Jerry. Remember when Tom was teaching the smaller cat I think it was his nephew how to catch a mouse? The nephew sees the mouse and Tom goes in and comes out all beat up talking about how big the mouse was. For those that have not seen it there was a kangaroo the nephew did not see and Tom thought it was a giant mouse and of course he can get any mouse. So the nephew thinks Tom is getting beat up by a small mouse and Tom thinks it is the same mouse his nephew saw. Now that is explained. I had squirrels in my attic last so I had put a trap in the attic. But they were too smart to go in so I took care of them with my pellet gun. Well last light as I was going to the restroom I heard noise in the attic and it sounded like I had a squirrel in the the trap trying to chew out. Because it was way back in the attic and a tight fir I just left it up there. Knowing it was a tight fit and removing the live trap I might just get bit I got my pellet gun a light and went up. Well I saw a pretty big mouse in the trap and shot it. I went on over to get the trap and remove the mouse so it did not stink up the house. It was a tight fit balancing on the 2x4's. As I reached for the trap there a big rat waiting for me. Now not Norwegian rat size but the body was almost as big as my foot. Now if you were looking you would have seen me reach for the trap then jump up hitting my head on the 2x4 and nails above me and then go back down just to come up bloody. I bet that would have been real funny and wish someone would have had a camera. But I jumped up to get my pocket knife out. I jumped so fast the rat did not bite me. I had the knife out and opened so fast that as I came down I stuck that rat like a hog. I had stuck the knife right through him and had him nailed to a 2x4  Not sure how I thought and moved that fast. But My wife hears all the noise and just tells the kids I was doing some crazy daddy stuff so go back to bed. I come down with my pellet gun a bloody knife and had the rodents in a bag so I don't freak out my little girl. But I was kind of bloody. My little girl just said "even monsters are scared of my daddy." I was just glad I did not slip off a 2x4 and fall through the ceiling. But I have only heard of rats doing that for a nest. I can only guess that it was the mom and what I thought was a mouse was a young rat. But now the poison is going out. I don't like the fuzzy tailed rats but I can take them out. The field mice I have traps for. But rats mean that it is war and I will take them out like ol Tom wish he could  I have to wear a hat because of the band aids on my head  But I got the mouse and the big one that tried to get me. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"...A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself..." John Stuart Mill
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reuben
|
|
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2014, 04:42:16 am » |
|
poison is ok but what if the dirty rats die in the attic? might try using the big rat traps instead...
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
|
|
|
|
UNDERDOG
|
|
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2014, 09:08:17 am » |
|
Dub, try and stay away from poision if you can.....the secondary poisioning will kill a dog...if a sick rat get snatched up and ate by the dogs.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Fixitlouie
|
|
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2014, 10:33:55 am » |
|
Ive used these techniques for years its been 100% effective. Paper towels soaked in ammonia. Throw all over in the attic from the ladder access. Use plenty. Its cheep at any store. Quickly close attic door. Spend next few days locating point of entery. After 3 days you should be pest free.fix all possible points of entry. I have charged as much 1500.00 for a house your size and leave a one yr guarantee. Never had a call back....good luck. Btw I always just left paper towels in attic. After 3 days the ammonia evaporates....good luck
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
bay, catch, barr, repeat...
|
|
|
|
Amokabs
|
|
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2014, 03:42:09 pm » |
|
Nothing much bothers me but a stinkin rat! Hate those buggers. A buddy thats a plumber welded sharp barb to a 5 ft long tube so when he goes n crawl spaces he has a rat gig.. Did i mention i hate those suckers !!!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
bootheel
Hog Dog Pup
 Offline
Posts: 18
|
|
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2014, 10:33:07 pm » |
|
That by far, is the funniest stories I have ever read! I am sorry for the rodent problem, but I haven't laughed this hard in years! What a sense of humor and having the ability to putting it on paper. Hat's off to ya!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
dub
|
|
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2014, 09:50:44 pm » |
|
My wife had already said poison. It was really funny. I had to stand up to get my pocket knife out of my pocket so I hit my head. But the rat lost. I have been hunting rats with my pellet gun They don't like to stand still in the open but I have shot two more. I will be getting some better traps. Live traps are not for rats. I think I have got them all now but I will be putting out traps. I think they get in through the chiminy and that would be too big of a fix. So I will just kill them. I have traps out all the time for field mice so I don't have a problem. But rats are smarter and need bigger traps. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"...A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself..." John Stuart Mill
|
|
|
|
Fixitlouie
|
|
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2014, 10:04:27 am » |
|
Ya know im a chimney guy I can put a cap or screen up if ya need..holla
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
bay, catch, barr, repeat...
|
|
|
|
