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In response to the recent rat sighting at Casa River, steps have been taken.
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While I will never use poison on our property, this was recommended to me as an alternative.
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While killing any creature is not a pleasant thought, I’ve seen what happens when rats are given free reign and it’s not pretty. This products interacts with the strange digestive hairs rats and mice possess and blocks thirst receptors. Basically it tells the animals not to drink and they dehydrate. A State animal control officer assured me this will not harm birds of prey or mammals if they happen to eat the dead mice/rats.
So with a nod to Jimmy Cagney …
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Bye bye rat.
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River's world..... 
Never heard of this stuff. A very tailored rat poison!
Deb
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I hadn’t either. I just hope it works….
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Your cats are slacking on their duties, no doubt about it.
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In his defense, the rat is a newcomer… and he’s only seen it from inside the house so far.
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It’s funny, because something at work (or just my random brain) had me reciting that “you dirty rat” line just a few hours ago!
Just please keep that stuff away from Mama Red…
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I wouldn’t mind serving that red witch a bowlful, but apparently it would have no effect. I only dumped a handful down the rat’s tunnel hole… no sense taking chances.
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Sure hope that works. If not there is always the old fashioned snap trap with peanut butter. Not as humane but certainly quick.
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I tried those…. and not had much success.
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There is no such thing as a humane death. What we call “humane” is only a look from a human viewpoint. I think I would find it incredible painful to not want to rehydrate myself, knowing that without water my body is going to dessicated itself. If you absolutely have to kill something, do it quick. A prolonged death is DEFINITELY not humane!
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While I agree, I can’t have rats infesting our property. And regular quick acting poison will work it’s way up the food chain and kill more creatures. We’ve tried traps of all kinds in the past and they just don’t work. There’s only one rat right now and I put the pellets down his tunnel. I’m hoping that will be the end of it.
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But please do not call it humane. Down that tunnel, if that rat eats those pellets, you cannot see the suffering you are putting it through. You want humane, kill it yourself, face to face, instantly, before it has time to realize it is dead. Death by proxy is disgusting to me.
So let us move on.
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No unnatural death is humane, I agree. Their words, not mine. But unless the rat accepts my challenge to a duel, this is the way it’s going to be.
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Did you ask about Red Squirrel-X? Two birds, one stone….just saying.
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I have not. Tempting though it may be…..
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Hmm, I had not heard of this. I hope you’ll let us know. I’m subscribing again today, I think this is the fourth time. Maybe it’s the real charm.
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You know I will, all the ridiculous minutia of my life that’s fit to print.
As for WP, it drops my followers on a regular basis. Why? I have no earthly idea.
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Sceptical… What actually is the active ingredient?
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From my understanding, corn gluten.
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Hmm – death by dehydration doesn’t sound very humane..http://www.ratpoisonfacts.org/low-toxicity-rodenticides/ although I retain some scepticism about whether the stuff would work at all https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-100137_01-Nov-02.pdf unless the rats are gluten sensitive of course LOL
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Killing in any form isn’t humane, and I’m not happy about it, believe me. But being over run by rats isn’t joy inspiring either. I’m trying this at the first sign of one in the hopes it will only be one death.
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