- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Need to poison rats eating in squirrel feeder...
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:03 am
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:03 am
don't want to harm squuirrels...suggestions?
13
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:11 am to doya2
Pellet gun. Make a game of it.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:12 am to doya2
.22 with subs and suppressor
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:30 am to doya2
There’s a little box that holds rat poison. I don’t think the squirrels will be able to get into the small opening.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 9:38 am to doya2
Honestly, the most effective answer is to get a yard cat.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 10:13 am to doya2
To be clear you want to kill the ground rats while not harming the tree rats.
good luck with that
good luck with that
Posted on 4/7/19 at 10:35 am to VernonPLSUfan
quote:
Pellet gun.
Yup. Lead poisoning is very selective.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 10:51 am to VernonPLSUfan
quote:
Pellet gun. Make a game of it.
Yep. After Katrina I had a field day with rats. Must have killed dozens of them after I got back home to fix up the house damage.
That Benjamin Pump .177 did the trick.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 10:58 am to doya2
Go to Home Depot and get some rat only poison
Posted on 4/7/19 at 11:02 am to doya2
It’s going to be hard to kill the rats and not the squirrels. Like others said get a pellet gun and lawnchair with some ice cold beer and make it fun. If a squirrel gets into the poison it will die.
Posted on 4/7/19 at 11:33 am to lsuson
Take a 5 gallon bucket, fill it about 1/3rd with water. Pour in a bag of whole sunflower seeds so you can't really see the water anymore. Place a piece of 1x4 like a ramp up the side and leave a trail of sunflower sees.
I killed off alot of rats and Chipmunks over the years like this and never had a squirrel fall in
I killed off alot of rats and Chipmunks over the years like this and never had a squirrel fall in
Posted on 4/7/19 at 5:56 pm to doya2
Air rifle 12 pack of beer nice chair have fun
Posted on 4/7/19 at 8:09 pm to dltigers3
quote:better to get a rolling log trap off ebay
Take a 5 gallon bucket, fill it about 1/3rd with water. Pour in a bag of whole sunflower seeds so you can't really see the water anymore. Place a piece of 1x4 like a ramp up the side and leave a trail of sunflower sees.
LINK
Posted on 4/7/19 at 10:40 pm to bbvdd
I shot to eating bird seed off the ground last weekend it was fun 22 suppressor
Posted on 4/8/19 at 7:40 am to Tigris
quote:cats are not effective rat predators
Honestly, the most effective answer is to get a yard cat.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 8:30 am to choupiquesushi
Bruh that's the biggest crock of shite ive ever heard. We have had yard and barn cats our whole lives. They all will and do catch rats damn near half there size at times. Also mice,gophers, and moles don't stand a chance either.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 8:32 am to Boat Motor Bandit
quote:seen too many place with an over abundance of cats and still many rats.
Bruh that's the biggest crock of shite ive ever heard. We have had yard and barn cats our whole lives. They all will and do catch rats damn near half there size at times. Also mice,gophers, and moles don't stand a chance either.
Posted on 4/8/19 at 8:33 am to doya2
Squirrel = rat with a bushy tail. I fear violence with a pellet gun is your only option
Posted on 4/8/19 at 8:45 am to doya2
quote:
Need to poison rats eating in squirrel feeder...
At the risk of sounding too hippie for this board, rat poison is terrible. It kills so many unintended animals. The rats eat the the poison and stagger out into the yard/woods, then owls, foxes, bobcats, hawks, and a tons of other animals eat them and die too.
You'd be better off trying to figure out some way to make the feeder more rat-proof. Put it so the squirrels have to jump a short distance to it. Put some kind of catcher under it to keep spilled food off the ground. Shoot the rats you see.
This post was edited on 4/8/19 at 8:45 am
Posted on 4/8/19 at 12:16 pm to Tigris
quote:
the most effective answer is to get a yard cat.
My cat killed all rats and now destroys squirrels. My son and I were joking yesterday after finding his latest casualty that kitty may need to come squirrel hunting with us. Later in the day, after finding the dead squirrel, the cat was playing with the thing, rolling around throwing it into the air, just having a grand time lol. My daughter says, "aww he just wants to play". Killing machines!
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News