Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Over the last few days every time my son went into the back garden for a smoke he kept saying that a rat was stalking him and no one believed him. Well last night we heard him shout that it was looking at him again. So I put the out side light on and opened the door with Sky at my side. I was just in time To see a huge dark shape jump at him from off the fence. Sky ran and jumped catching the rat in mid air killing it with one bite. It was the biggest buck rat I have ever seen. Sorry no Pics and I just hope that it hasn't got any relatives living near by............Ron Edited January 23, 2013 by Ron Tao&Sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niber Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 awesome. we've had rats around our house but Niber just isn't quick enough to catch them as they lurk near the edges and dissappear too quick. And he is far from stealthy when he stalks them. I've tried all sorts to get rid of them without poison because of the risk to Niber but they keep coming in. I've thought about buying some live rats, which are sold for snake food, and releasing them in an open space so there's nowhere to hide and let him hunt them. He is one today, so maybe he'll get better with time - I did read before i got him that they are rodent catchers - but he's yet to prove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Get our self an air Rifle and shoot the vermin.......Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niber Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 got one but they too quick outside and don't wanna be shooting indoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 wow weldone sky xxxxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 got one but they too quick outside and don't wanna be shooting indoors If you spread some peanut butter on a piece of plywood and put it where the rats are for a few days. Once they get used to it being there it is very easy to shoot them. Best time is Dusk..........Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niber Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 If you spread some peanut butter on a piece of plywood and put it where the rats are for a few days. Once they get used to it being there it is very easy to shoot them. Best time is Dusk..........Ron will give it a go. did you get it off sky once caught? worry about niber eating a diseased / poisoned one without me seeing - he always gives on command if i did see him though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 will give it a go. did you get it off sky once caught? worry about niber eating a diseased / poisoned one without me seeing - he always gives on command if i did see him though She just left it alone so I picked it up with a shovel put it in a black bin bag and disposed of it in the wheelie bin. Never touch them with bare skin or come in contact with there urine as they cary a very dangerous disease that humans can catch. Weil's disease.........Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niber Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 see this is what we worry about. We have blocked loads of holes around the house that we know of but they have been in the kitchen, play room, dining room. I got four kids, one only 16 months old, so always on his hands and putting things in his mouth. Had poison down but they just came back, Now got ammonia, peppermint oil, cat litter and urinal blocks, all pet safe remedies that don't seem to work. Even if I shoot the buggers more will just take their place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duremite Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Niko killed a rat while we were walking him once. He shook it and threw it at me and it hit me dead on in the chest. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Niko killed a rat while we were walking him once. He shook it and threw it at me and it hit me dead on in the chest. :eek: Ewe! Gross. Nikko was chewing on something a couple months ago so I pulled it out of his mouth and I had a dead frog in my hands. I nearly puked! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyka&Diva Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 thats awesome well done sky xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Well done Sky! We had a small adolesent rat in our outside storage cupboard a couple years back. Me and the hubby were trying to chase it out and scare it, hubby shouting out "its coming your way! Quick!" and me holding a shovel and then panicking at the last moment and dropping everything and running off. Must of looked a proper state to the neighbours! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 No sign of any more, but Tao and Sky have started checking every bit of the garden in the evenings. Emma I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall that day.........Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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