Isolation Diary: I have a rat in the house. A real rat, not a nasty person. A rat. I have suspected such but tonight I saw the furry thing. I don’t want to deal with this tonight but I will set out traps tomorrow. My house is old, it is porous, rats find their way in. I am resolved that this one will be sorry it did.
Jaime A.
Too bad you can’t borrow “our” stray cat. He’s a killer.John S.
Jaime A. this is the beginning of a dark animated film about a assassin cat that travels across the country to kill a rat.Ruth Silveira
John S. Love that.Bruce Y.
am sure you take care of the problem But, just think, could be a racconHolly B.
You could call them”Ratfucker” and see what happens.Ruth Silveira
Holly B. Holly, using my Shakespeare voice I let the rat know it was not welcome here and commanded it to leave, or else. I have not heard or seen the creature tonight. Could that have worked?Carolyn K.
Ruth “Bubble bubble, toil and trouble…”Holly B.
Yes, it works!!!!! Sr. Barron has all kinds of tricks up her sleeve.!!XXooHolly B.
I laughed so hard when I read this; speaking in your greatest Shakespearean voice. Though she be but little she is fierce!! Wm. Shakespeare.Mandi M.H.
Ugh that happened to us recently. I was really grateful that Alicia told me about the electronic traps, I wasn’t ready for the levels of ghastly with other options. After SIX met their ends in it over about a week, it appears they have reconsidered the dog food bin as a safe food source.
(They were able to avoid our cat because they could sneak around the washing machine and behind the shelving the dog food sits on. Ugh.Ruth Silveira
Mandi M.H. I tried an electronic trap previously and had no luck at all. I still have it so I could try again. What bait did you use with such effectiveness?Mandi M.H.
Ruth Silveira ugh that sucks. We made sure to wear rubber gloves so our scent wasn’t on the actual device and scaring them off, and then we used dog kibble since that’s what they were coming in for anyway, we just chucked them in the back of the machineRuth Silveira
Mandi M.H. Good thought about the rubber gloves.Susan J.
This is one time when it’s appropriate to say: KILL!Laura E.F.
It’s so rarely the one and only! Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid!