RatX, anyone use it?
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k0ua
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never heard of it.
I bought some, but didn't use it after reading directions because while I could keep rats from other sources of food, I had to have water out for the chickens. If you can control both, I suspect it would work. Didn't want to use conventional rodenticides because I didn't want the dogs or hens getting into it either first- or 2nd-hand.
Ended up going with a mix of glue and snap traps. Not convinced I got them all, but there have been no new signs in the area.
I'm thinking of setting out the snap traps again to try and get a handle on the local chipmunk population, they are everywhere. Just don't want to end up nailing any songbirds, since they seem to be after the same stuff. Still won't put out the ratx this time, since there is ready access to water in several places, not just because its a different critter.
Ended up going with a mix of glue and snap traps. Not convinced I got them all, but there have been no new signs in the area.
I'm thinking of setting out the snap traps again to try and get a handle on the local chipmunk population, they are everywhere. Just don't want to end up nailing any songbirds, since they seem to be after the same stuff. Still won't put out the ratx this time, since there is ready access to water in several places, not just because its a different critter.
C4Ranch
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D-con pellets were the best but have been taken off market. I then tried Tom Cat pellets side by side with D-con... Never touched the Tom Cat pellets...
I've now tried the D-con blocks... They seem to like the bocks and prefer them over Tom Cat too...
I've now tried the D-con blocks... They seem to like the bocks and prefer them over Tom Cat too...
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If you want a simple, cheap non-toxic rat poison. Mix 1 part sugar, 1 part flour and 1 part baking soda. Put it out in flat pans or containers (where other critters cant get to it) and refill as they empty it.
It is VERY effective.
Aaron Z
It is VERY effective.
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k0ua
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Aaron, can you go into the details of how this works. I suspect there is some kind of gas production in the gut of the rat that kills it? Do you have any info on this?
polo1665
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......and if the rats won't eat it, you can add some baking powder and buttermilk, and make biscuits out of it :licking:
k0ua
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In answer to my own question, I did some research, and it appears that the baking soda, reacting to acid in the rats gut produces C02 gas that the rat apparently cant pass (imagine that! rats can't fart:laughing
and it ruptures the rats gut eventually.aczlan
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Rats cant pass gas, so when the baking soda reacts with the stomach contents to make gas, they cannot pass it and it kills them.
See also: 3 Ways to Make Rat Poison - wikiHow for some other methods.
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In answer to my own question, I did some research, and it appears that the baking soda, reacting to acid in the rats gut produces C02 gas that the rat apparently cant pass (imagine that! rats can't fart:laughing
My dog can pass gas, is it safe for her? She is half Hoover, half Bissell so everything gets sucked up.
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We constantly had problems with rats, mice and some native marsupials chomping the wiring of our cars and tractors. The trouble with baits is that vermin often crawl into inaccessible areas to die, which has given me some great jobs, like pulling air con ducting on our utility to remove decaying carcasses. Traps are good, but are usually only one-shot devices which don't discriminate between killing native species and vermin, so we finally developed and patented an electronic vermin deterrent system (no, it is not an ultra-sonic plug pack device), which has proven 100% effective on protecting our cars over the past couple of years. Have a look at it here - Home
k0ua
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OK, further research suggests that rats can fart, but cannot burp because of a one way flapper valve from esophagus to stomach. So if CO2 gas is formed in the stomach, perhaps it cannot get out fast enough at the rear end and cannot be expelled at the front end do to the flapper valve restriction. Maybe someone here has more rat biology experience than I can comment on these things.
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k0ua
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Was that laboratory research or google research?
Ha, Ha, Google. I have no use for rats... I think they make good targets..I realize some people might have one for a pet, but not me..
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Who woulda thunk it. Does it work on mice? Thanks.
