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Household Hints & Help

BigmanPigman

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22. I did that with three traps and never saw the critter again.

Reply to Hotler (Reply #21)

Tue May 21, 2019, 12:04 PM

May 2019

A few days later the gardners came and found his hiding place and saw him take off. They confirmed that it was MY rat, and "a big one". His little cave was covered up with wire. Bye bye Rat.

In Jan there was a leak in the apt upstairs and when they went through my ceiling they say a lot of chewed up stuff and rat skeletons up in the space. I had heard them up their for years...they were chewing stuff to file their teeth down.

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I saw a rat in my apt tonight. I have lived here [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2018 OP

They are smarter than we are. RandySF Oct 2018 #1

Traps work. I used peanut butter when I had field mice. Put trap near place you saw rat. patricia92243 Oct 2018 #2

I don't know about rats, but mice do not like peppermint oil . You can put it on a cottonball near lunasun Oct 2018 #3

sounds like u are a renter. call your property owner asap. you can also msongs Oct 2018 #4

I own it...550 square feet so I call it an apt BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #5

If you take a broom and let your dog blue cat Oct 2018 #6

My dog did catch a baby rat and it's mother BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #15

I believe rat poison is a bad idea thbobby Oct 2018 #7

Are you renting? Call landlord. Cattledog Oct 2018 #8

Can they get in through an air conditioner? BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #9

They can get in through almost anything. Cattledog Oct 2018 #16

OH, kiddo jodymarie aimee Oct 2018 #10

I was bitten by bedbugs while in Amsterdam. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #14

I think the best thing for you would be an electronic zapper. Silver Gaia Oct 2018 #11

Yes, we had a pest control expert True Dough Oct 2018 #12

Thanks... BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #13

You're welcome! Silver Gaia Oct 2018 #17

personal experience son_b Nov 2018 #18

Since you're living in a condo, it would seem that the condo association should be notified No Vested Interest Nov 2018 #19

I called them and they got the gardeners BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #20

Rat trap with a small amount of peanut butter, just enough for smell, Hotler May 2019 #21

I did that with three traps and never saw the critter again. BigmanPigman May 2019 #22

Spam deleted by MIR Team OneOneTwo Jul 2019 #23

That particular rat was the one that was spotted BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #24