I saw him once, a few months ago, when he walked on the ledge of our patio. It was the summer, and it was a super drought, so I figured he was just far away from home, looking for food.

But now he's back! Back on the ledge - twice! YIKES!

I sent my badass Cocker Spaniel outside to get him. At least now I now why my badass Cocker Spaniel has been poking around the bush - that must be where the rat lives!

I wonder if the frogs sent this rat over as some sort of twisted revenge for those scientific experiments I performed on them? Was it my fault none of the frogs ever flew under their own power?!?

I will never click on this thread again, as I know the frog sympathizers here will post pictures of rats as a way to take up for the frogs, but I will appreciate at least 50 replies and maybe 750 views on this thread from my supporters.

Rats - YIKES!

You sure that it's not just a bunch of angry union workers???

Not sure if this may or may NOT help ..

but I heard recently that you can EASILY get rid of groundhogs - just by placing bubble gum in their hole ... they eat it and cant digest it ... and die ...

so ... was just curious ... maybe rats might do the same thing ?

(of course not sure what a dead rat carcass may smell like hehe)

Time to get a cat.

i want pictures!!!

KingBAD said:

i want pictures!!!

of the cocker poking around the bush????????????????????????????????????????

You might have a colony of rats. Where there is one, there is many more.

Get an exterminator before they breed like rabbits!!

Rats don't like herbs like mint, mint can be evasive in a garden so surround your porch/walkway with containers of mint. Different types of mint can be used, chocolate mint, peppermint, orange mint, pineapple, lime, and spearmint.

There are also other herb plants that rodents HATE... usually herbs, artemisia, lavender, sages... those scents also attract cats.

Rats are attracted to compost piles also, if you have a compost pile in tour yard/garden make sure NO food scraps are tossed in, if you must bury the food items.

Rats cause property damage, so you will need to contact an exterminator to make there isn't a nesting site nearby. Do NOT let your dog go after rats because they can infect your dog with diseases they tend to carry.

Have fun shopping for herbs and containers, feel free to plant artemisia and lavender in the ground and those are great foundation plants that do well in dry soil conditions. The mints will also be good for culinary useage. Win win.

OH!! And if you have a water source... there's your problem. Rats need water, water will attract them.

rats are very clever animals, and beloved of buddha. they have tiny little hands and sleeky tails and coats. it's never a good idea to use traps orpoison on rats, due to the fct that they can intuit your inttions from a distance of 20-25 feet. therefore, the only successful campaign 'against' rats, is to win them over. yes. make them your friends. start by playing music for them in the morning. classical, preferably not only do rats love music (not that pied guy's stuff, though) they can dance. usually, they only dance when no one is looking but if you're lucky, and they begin to trust you, they will invite you to join their circle. if you do join them, you will easily be able to learn their language and communicate with them in no time at all. then, you can explain the situation and why it makes you uncomfortable that they watch you from the windowsill while you're naked and asleep. hope this helps.

I swear...Rodeo and his damn critter stories,

Get a cat already.

Level 1 - frogs - DEFEATED

Level 2 - rats - IN PROGRESS

Level 3 - ??? - ?????

morningsong said:

Time to get a cat.

Never get a cat for the sole purpose of keeping away mice/rats. The average cat would never dream of leaving his plush, warm sofa to chase a rodent.

kitbradley said:

morningsong said:

Time to get a cat.

Never get a cat for the sole purpose of keeping away mice/rats. The average cat would never dream of leaving his plush, warm sofa to chase a rodent.

he would if he wanted to eat

XxAxX said:

rats are very clever animals, and beloved of buddha. they have tiny little hands and sleeky tails and coats. it's never a good idea to use traps orpoison on rats, due to the fct that they can intuit your inttions from a distance of 20-25 feet. therefore, the only successful campaign 'against' rats, is to win them over. yes. make them your friends. start by playing music for them in the morning. classical, preferably not only do rats love music (not that pied guy's stuff, though) they can dance. usually, they only dance when no one is looking but if you're lucky, and they begin to trust you, they will invite you to join their circle. if you do join them, you will easily be able to learn their language and communicate with them in no time at all. then, you can explain the situation and why it makes you uncomfortable that they watch you from the windowsill while you're naked and asleep. hope this helps.

I can picture RodeoSchro talking to the rats, playing music to them, feeding them, sitting in his garden wearing nothing but socks and underwear surrounded by his beloved rat friends, sharing his favorite snacks with them, serenading them with his acoustic guitar and all.

They could even talk about his frog anecdotes and have a good laugh.

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kitbradley said:

morningsong said:

Time to get a cat.

Never get a cat for the sole purpose of keeping away mice/rats. The average cat would never dream of leaving his plush, warm sofa to chase a rodent.

The smell of a cat will definately deter rats, a friend of mine had a massive problem with rats got a cat and within a couple of weeks the problem was solved.