Comments on: Ratma Intact http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/28/ratma-intact/ Because Food Doesn't Have to Come From the Store Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/28/ratma-intact/comment-page-1/#comment-2955 admin Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:09:26 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=424#comment-2955 What a great idea Jessica! I had heard that you needed to be careful with that around goats since they will overeat and it can swell up. I bet they have it at Deyoung's in Woodinville. The challenge is getting them to eat it when there is so much other food around right now... What a great idea Jessica! I had heard that you needed to be careful with that around goats since they will overeat and it can swell up. I bet they have it at Deyoung’s in Woodinville. The challenge is getting them to eat it when there is so much other food around right now…

]]> By: Jessica http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/28/ratma-intact/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Jessica Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:09:38 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=424#comment-2954 Another idea is to use beet pulp on your rats. It's a equine food that soaks up water and expands significantly. If you leave it out dry for the rats, some will gorge and then drink water (and then die). No poison, no traps for your kid to set foot in. It worked for my family's under-house rat population, so maybe it will work for you as well. Side note: Sometimes you can get a smart rat that learns. Pesky. Another idea is to use beet pulp on your rats. It’s a equine food that soaks up water and expands significantly. If you leave it out dry for the rats, some will gorge and then drink water (and then die). No poison, no traps for your kid to set foot in. It worked for my family’s under-house rat population, so maybe it will work for you as well.

Side note: Sometimes you can get a smart rat that learns. Pesky.

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/28/ratma-intact/comment-page-1/#comment-323 admin Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:05:26 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=424#comment-323 Hi Joe, The poison didn't do anything anyway but I tucked it way deep inside PVC pipe so that no cats or dogs could get at it. My preschooler would most definitely be setting the trap off if I put one out but I definitely will be going that route when he gets a little more aware of consequences. I sure wish I could rent a Jack Russell! Love your blog by the way! Hi Joe,

The poison didn’t do anything anyway but I tucked it way deep inside PVC pipe so that no cats or dogs could get at it. My preschooler would most definitely be setting the trap off if I put one out but I definitely will be going that route when he gets a little more aware of consequences.

I sure wish I could rent a Jack Russell! Love your blog by the way!

]]> By: joe http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/28/ratma-intact/comment-page-1/#comment-318 joe Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:58:49 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=424#comment-318 Hi! Enjoying the blog and your rat stories. I've had my share of rats but don't put poison out any more, everyone around here has cats and dogs and there's too much that can go wrong. I'll set traps but seem to catch far more in the winter when they want to come indoors. Out in the garden, any time I see a burrow I collapse it and cover it with big rocks. I've also gone after them too, tunneling after them with a shovel, or if it's tillage season, I let the dogs do the work. Twice I've caught sight of them fleeing the garden and twice my dogs caught them! Your story about the vet gives me pause, but I haven't seen signs of them in the garden since June! Joe Hi! Enjoying the blog and your rat stories. I’ve had my share of rats but don’t put poison out any more, everyone around here has cats and dogs and there’s too much that can go wrong. I’ll set traps but seem to catch far more in the winter when they want to come indoors. Out in the garden, any time I see a burrow I collapse it and cover it with big rocks. I’ve also gone after them too, tunneling after them with a shovel, or if it’s tillage season, I let the dogs do the work. Twice I’ve caught sight of them fleeing the garden and twice my dogs caught them! Your story about the vet gives me pause, but I haven’t seen signs of them in the garden since June!

Joe

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