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| cee-b Member Since: 25 Jan 2018 Location: South West Posts: 117  
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I have great results with Pest Expert products:
https://www.pest-expert.com/pest-expert-fo...g-12-p.asp |
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20th Feb 2021 9:03pm |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970  
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I use pest expert in poison bait boxes, it works well.
But remember once the rodent is poisoned it remains harmful to anything that eats it. Also, please make sure the poison isn’t accessible to be eaten by birds. Ride like you stole it!! If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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20th Feb 2021 9:54pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3497 
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Same problem my parents have.
I am afraid I can’t help about poison but one thing which has helped my parents is just making the garden less inviting. We took the bird table away as the rats seemed to be coming into their garden to feed from the free seed supply. We blocked up the holes under the shed so there was nowhere to nest or breed. We had a good result from traps but it only got the young rats. The older ones seemed a bit more streetwise 
Their neighbours regularly chuck leftover food out their door for the birds and thus this is why they have a rat problem. |
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21st Feb 2021 6:38am |
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| chopcat Member Since: 11 Sep 2012 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 411  
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Rats come to get things to eat and dont just wander about admiring your lawn. They go where there is food. So its not necessarily something you can blame on anyone. Look for what is attracting them first and remove it. Then take an on line pest control course. These are about £50 and an hour or so of time. That tells you all about it and gets you a certificate to allow you to purchase professional poison and use it in the most effective and safe way. Or you can pay someone to do it for you.
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21st Feb 2021 7:21am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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Cheers for the replies people. I will pass on the info. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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21st Feb 2021 9:13am |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Formula B from Pest Expert as linked above.
Been using it on and off for a few years when rats appear and it always does the job. You do need to be patient and keep refilling your bait boxes etc until the rats stop taking it. The other good thing is that the rats don’t seem to be resistant to it. 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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21st Feb 2021 10:50am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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Buy on Ebay. Just tick the box to say you've got a certificate. They never check.
The only one that works every time is Neosorexa Gold. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Neosorexa-Gold-...2749.l2649  |
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21st Feb 2021 12:36pm |
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| cee-b Member Since: 25 Jan 2018 Location: South West Posts: 117
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'The only one that works every time is Neosorexa Gold'.
Not according to DEFRA. http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/defra/c...93RRD547JA Brodifacoum is the active ingredient in Formula B+ Difenacoum is the active ingredient in Neosorexa Gold. These are also the same active ingredients used in many of the 'Professional Only' poisons. Where Difenacoum does come out better is that is marginally less harmful to non-target species. All of them are nasty though, and kill other things further up the food chain. |
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21st Feb 2021 1:09pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 
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The only trouble with poison is you dont know where they'll go to die and rot.
I've always humane trapped (in case you get something that isnt a rat) and then taken for a swim. James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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21st Feb 2021 5:29pm |
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| Chopperone Member Since: 13 Nov 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 396
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Highly illegal to drown anything in a trap.
I would delete that post Guy May your life be like toilet paper ; long & useful. |
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21st Feb 2021 5:55pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905
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Who said I drown them? James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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21st Feb 2021 7:52pm |
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| The Crab Botherer Member Since: 07 May 2020 Location: WIRRAL Posts: 56 
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If you can do it safely and legally, an air rifle can be effective, then you don't have to worry about the dog or cat eating the poisoned rat?
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22nd Feb 2021 3:03pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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Don’t poison rats or any other animal that can be tempted to eat it.
The animal will suffer horrifically and will die in agony as well as you will have no idea where the corpse will end up. Spend the money on a professional service or raise the issue with the local council if it’s a neighbours property. Poisoning animals creates a worse case scenario than allowing them to roam. |
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22nd Feb 2021 3:41pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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We used snap tracks on the farm with chocolate on the spring, kills them pretty quickly and no risk of poisoning up the food chain (since we stored grain for food we didn't take the risk of any bait). We also stuck them well out the way of the dogs and other wildlife, usually down the gullys behind the sheds where they would run. I once got one that was over 1ft long, that was a proper big  of a rat. |
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22nd Feb 2021 4:13pm |
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