There are some rats eating my strawberry plants in my backyard and my family wants to poison them. Being an animal lover i'm very against this. I wasn't sure what category to put this under either...
2006-06-17 07:10:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
There are some rats eating my strawberry plants in my backyard and my family wants to poison them. Being an animal lover i'm very against this. I wasn't sure what category to put this under either... oh and I do have 2 cats that are too lazy to go catch a rat thats about.... twice their size
2006-06-17 09:46:10 · update #1
You can get a Have-a-heart trap that is catch and release. But then you have to find a place to let them go where they won't bother some one else. Probably better to go with option A. (make your brother put em in the trash can)
2006-06-17 07:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by Always Reit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a safe trap from a petstore or animal shelter. Bait it with some peanutbutter or something rats would love, it will trap the rats but not kill them, then you can release them away from your house
2006-06-17 14:15:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a scarescrow to always make noise and get a flute for it , the rats will never come out from there home, they rather leave the area, instead of been disturb by the scarescrow
2006-06-17 14:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by aliajao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy humane rat traps that just trap them in a small cage. Bait it with cheese or fresh fruit (NOT peanut butter. peanut butter kills rats. It gets stuck in their throats and chokes them) You can then take them somewhere that isn't your yard and release them.
2006-06-17 14:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by zquax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a cat or even a goose...a goose not only eats the bugs in the garden ..but they also make great guards for the back yard.
2006-06-17 14:24:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a cat from a shelter?
2006-06-17 14:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by guido_961 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just buy a cat and let nature that it's course.
2006-06-17 14:16:17 · answer #7 · answered by Jon E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just get a cat and you wont have to kill them. u wont feel guilty because it will be nature and the food chain
2006-06-17 14:46:02 · answer #8 · answered by poopyhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a humane trap, as suggested, or an ultrasonic noise machine.
see below for more info:
http://drpower.resultspage.com/drpower/Pest%20Control
2006-06-17 21:44:22 · answer #9 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a couple of cats...oops that is killing them, um no
2006-06-17 14:13:32 · answer #10 · answered by devilymom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋