rats chewing my wall!!

I believe they don't like the smells of mint and hot pepper. I could be wrong. If you kill them then they will end up rotting in your walls and stinking up the place for awhile. Since rats and mice breed like crazy killing a few isn't really going to be inhumane. If you let them go they will find their way back. I had to use that sticky tape at one time because the little brat was smart enough to avoid all my traps and snag the sunflower seeds and mock me by eating them right under my nose. So I trapped it with sticky tape then got rid of it. Gross things carry diseases from other homes and from outside. They destroy property and eat your food. They also poop everywhere. I don't know why anyone would want to save one. They're not cute.

Sweety Rats are headache for all. I asked my cloth merchant friend and grocery shop friend, about how they deal the isse, i was surprised to hear, may be it works.., it is based upon our hindu faith.. As per our hindu mythology, rat' is carrier of Lord Ganesh, the god with elephant head, so it is sin to kill rats. They offer some sweets in temple of Lord Ganesh, requesting HIM to help. It works. Please don't laugh dear. Thank you so much for this discussion.. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead.

hi it is a common problem with these insects. Either rats or cockroaches or any kind of insects are seen around the corner of the house just running around here and there. I do not know whether it is healthy or not, but the insects running around itself will make a person feel sick.

WWe have this problem also, all we can do is set a trap for when they come into the house. I wonder if one of those electronic pest things would work?

If they are coming from the vacant house there are a few things you can do. Call your municipality and complain. Perhaps they will do something about it. If not then put poison in the house they are coming from. You do not need to poison your house. I would get a lot of poison and pour it inside that house if I were in your shoes. We had a terrible infestation of rats and mice this year, and I laid poison in my neighbors garages. I told them I would because they have pets and didn't want to injure their pets. There were holes in the garages on my side of the fence so it was easy to do. If your municipality does not do anything about it, I would go and complain to your council meeting or whoever is in charge. That is a serious problem not only for you but for the entire area surrounding that infested house. Children and even your dog may get sick from the poo. Stuff is released into the air as it dries and can cause breathing problems later in life. Also they carry so much disease, fleas, mites, etc. All those can be dangerous to you, children and pets because of the diseases.

Dear Anny Cats, dogs, rats, mosquitoes, flies, cockroach and ants are always with us, I think it is their birth right They can do any thing Well for the rats, you have several options, you can give them rat poison in food, they will die Second, use a sharp jaw type rat-catcher, it will kill the rat, the jaws punture the body, ugly to look at. Third and the best, buy wire-cage type rat cather, next morning take the trapped rats to a distant place, release them But some times they may come back lol kalyani

So, rats have some irritating fun with your nerves!? Similar was the case with me before few years by many of them. They cut down my air-cooler, window screens, speakers in the sound-box and even the wirings of an automatic washing machine! The best way was to catch them by wire made rat-trap and throw them at a distance from home, which I did almost for two months. Also, closing of windows at late night hours is necessary to prevent their re-entry to home. They are well irritating and funny also! Take care Lita to get rid of them! Have a rat-free home!!

that is really tt a good reason, and that is why we maintain at least two cats in our household... even our cat "Ash" pays good attention to roaches, he loves catching them, killing them...

Animal advocates often use a bowl of mashed potatoes flakes alongside a bowl of water. The rats eat the flakes then drink the water and die from belly bloat. They claim this is more humane than traps and poison but I don't see how.

greetings! wow, that's really a serious problem. you might need experts on how to exterminate them. otherwise, there could be a plague of rats in your area. anyways, good luck in finding a good pest exterminator!

hmm. I could see how that would be a problem. Hey why dont you check you yellow pages to see if there are any pest exterminators in your area of town? Im sure they would have a safe method to rid yourself of these rodents