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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 21, 2009 11:42:02 GMT -5
How does a person who lives in a 4-plex or other attached home manage it when there's a rat invasion? The Board has no money, they just did some emergency repairs and there's no money to tent a\ building. Recently, the weather has been hot and several neighbors say the mice are coming up from nearby wooded areas looking for water. (I found it in the bathroom.)
I don't have food around but there's not much I can do about water. The dog needs a water dish out.
What if they've moved into the walls? I've been reading online and it seems this is an endless problem.
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Post by slothzilla on Apr 21, 2009 12:11:47 GMT -5
D-Con works well, but the rats will sometimes die in the walls, or somewhere where you can't get them, and then there is a horribly foul smell for a week or so. And then flies often hatch out later. But it is effective.
If you use it, make sure you put it in areas where cats and dogs can't get to it.
I spent almost $40 on one of those 'humane' traps that traps them live, and I never caught a single one that way. And those glue traps don't work at all either. Good old fashioned rat traps (large heavy duty mousetraps) work occasionally, but I haven't had great luck with them either.
Growing up in the 'burbs, the only rodents I ever saw were where I worked. They are probably the worst thing about living in a more urban environment.
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Post by AnnieOkie on Apr 21, 2009 14:54:40 GMT -5
Ditto on the humane traps not working. I had mice about 1 1/2 yrs ago and I bought a bunch of those, they didn't catch a single mouse. I used the poison and took my dog somewhere to stay for a week or two. They were gone (I found a couple of dead ones), but I never smelled anything, so I guess they went elsewhere to die. Or maybe I just had two? Hope you can get this problem solved soon, 60.  |
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Post by Meme on Apr 21, 2009 23:17:34 GMT -5
the hard thing about mice and rats is that they do not care what you have or do not have- they just keep looking for some where- there are poisons now that you can use in hide aways and as they die they dry up from the inside - and there fore there is no smell we do not have rats but we do have mice- so far- none have stayed in my house- I hide the poison in areas that the dog cannot get too - and also add some dog food to that area so they will smell and come( do not tell Dogman that story as he has been wondering why his food disappears --  ) only a little as I want them to eat the poison- we have not find any mouse droppings this spring and they do not smell- yahoooooo-- |
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Post by skatters on Apr 21, 2009 23:26:50 GMT -5
I have used D-Con in the past with good results.
But it sounds like you need to have a meeting with the all the neighbors in your building and formulate one plan that you will all do together. Otherwise, the rats may leave your house and move in with your neighbors - then come back later.
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 22, 2009 14:49:23 GMT -5
The trouble with trying to get the neighbors together is that half the complex is in foreclosure and there is no such thing as getting in touch with anybody at the banks that now own those places. So I do want to find whatever I can do on my own because I can't rely on a whole-building solution. The banks are not responsive. They don't even care if homeless break in and use those places as hotels/camp sites. To keep down fires, they leave the electricity and water turned on.
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Post by 60isolderthanithot on Apr 22, 2009 14:50:15 GMT -5
I've seen D-Con pellets in WalMart, I think. I will look. I hope it doesn't cost too much. Do any of those electronic devices work to chase rodents away? Will they make my dog crazy?
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Post by slothzilla on Apr 22, 2009 16:40:47 GMT -5
I've seen D-Con pellets in WalMart, I think. I will look. I hope it doesn't cost too much. Do any of those electronic devices work to chase rodents away? Will they make my dog crazy? I tried one of those, had no luck at all with it (and it didn't seem to phase my dog). That's a shame about the banks' attitude...they should manage their properties more responsibly, with concern for the welfare of the neighborhoods their properties are in. Good luck. |
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