tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post3765659964799304983..comments2024-03-20T03:46:30.658-07:00Comments on Arty Green in Paradise: Rats, Rats, Rats!Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise http://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-90470810425755127202016-11-02T13:41:29.446-07:002016-11-02T13:41:29.446-07:00Hi Danny, I think cats are definitely the answer. ...Hi Danny, I think cats are definitely the answer. We have caught a few with a cage trap since that post, but now they've wised up to that too!Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-74467866279293696342016-11-01T21:54:03.737-07:002016-11-01T21:54:03.737-07:00I lost my beloved old cat on New Year's Day th...I lost my beloved old cat on New Year's Day this year. He was a mighty hunter and the only <a href="http://ratbustersflorida.tumblr.com/post/151610633018/animal-control-in-florida-tips-on-dealing-with" rel="nofollow">rats</a> I ever saw were the dead ones he left me as gifts. The python catching rats in the attic is a very interesting idea, but I am sure that I would have trouble sleeping Danny Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857214776413872621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-65166445931797360842016-08-30T13:22:56.802-07:002016-08-30T13:22:56.802-07:00We're going to be travelling a bit so it's...We're going to be travelling a bit so it's not practical to get another cat yet or I definitely would have. I'm just imaging what those Aussies say to any electrician who has to work in their roof space - "Oh, and mind out for the python"Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-39169338225412690362016-08-30T04:35:09.556-07:002016-08-30T04:35:09.556-07:00No rats, but every autumn the mice would come in t...No rats, but every autumn the mice would come in to winter in the basement of my house in Minnesota. I caught them in a Hav-a-Hart trap and released them in the cornfields 10 miles away on my way to school for many years. I also bought the electronic gadget in your photo which did nothing but blink its little blue light at me in derision! My cats had no interest in them other than Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-39427468814141766062016-08-30T00:41:00.401-07:002016-08-30T00:41:00.401-07:00Aw Cheryl - I'd rather have the rats than a py...Aw Cheryl - I'd rather have the rats than a python too. For some reason the rats here have wised up to the baits and the traps - it's taking far too long to be rid of them. I'm grateful that they're not right inside the house.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138503136559429698.post-79025698667314947392016-08-30T00:26:30.921-07:002016-08-30T00:26:30.921-07:00Ugh! We get mice invasions frequently at our place...Ugh! We get mice invasions frequently at our place. The only successful way to get rid of them in my experience is to bait them, or a mouse trap. The last time we had an invasion we set two traps in the pantry, because the little squeakers were eating through the plastic bread bags, and getting into my bread! So bread is what we set the traps with, worked a treat, except that we went away for aCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.com