tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626499754349657977.post7528377067632001965..comments2021-05-12T12:09:03.392-07:00Comments on Continually Surprised!: Rats!Designing In Surprisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500105762382620887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626499754349657977.post-57430136107135188222010-12-19T23:36:14.850-07:002010-12-19T23:36:14.850-07:00Thank you, Nina! What a great site - we'll de...Thank you, Nina! What a great site - we'll definitely try some of these things before we risk poisoning the neighborhood birds and innocent beasties!Designing In Surprisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500105762382620887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1626499754349657977.post-77715629871514888012010-12-19T12:32:14.169-07:002010-12-19T12:32:14.169-07:00Rather a nasty dilemma! Poison is such a horrible ...Rather a nasty dilemma! Poison is such a horrible ( albeit effective ) way to go ... you also run the risk of your cat finding and ingesting it ( shudder ).<br />Here's a site that offers some natural rat repellents, a number of non-lethal alternatives that may work.<br />http://www.ehow.com/way_5183297_rat-repellent-recipes.html <br />Speaking from personal experience - we had mouse-squatters in one of our storage sheds - I know that peppermint oil works like a charm. However, for the areas which you will need to treat, this doesn't seem like a viable solution. You might try straight ammonia, it's relatively inexpensive, an important consideration since you'll need to reapply periodically.<br />Anyway, give the site a look, they list quite a few possibilities ( toilet cakes, those pucks often placed in urinals, sounds like a good idea to try ).<br />Good luck!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382881348053861738noreply@blogger.com