The other day I found a dead rat lying in my backyard on a concrete step. It was next to the basement door which is not underground. There have been a number of rodents digging around this area. There is a tunnel going under the house, and somthing dug under the door. one neighbor has horses and the other feeds the birds by throwing seed on the ground.
What may have killed the rat? It was intact and I didn't see any wounds
What can I do about the rodents?
2006-09-03 16:06:53 · 9 answers · asked by saltwater frog 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Have you considered old age?
It happens to rats too.
2006-09-03 16:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by newt_peabody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible to know with ought an autopsy.I find them dead sometimes.
A good safe rat poison is a mixture of 50/50 corn meal and Portland cement.Otherwise use poisons so pets will not get to them.
2006-09-03 23:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rat poison makes rats thirsty, they go outside to find water and die.
2006-09-03 23:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by psychosolodiver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be killed by a cat and brought to the door step. Cats will bring their kills to people they like as a way of offering food for them. It sounds gross, but you have to think like a cat.
2006-09-03 23:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by galactic_man_of_leisure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
possibly rat poison?
2006-09-03 23:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by redneckgardendiva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rats do die from old age....
2006-09-03 23:10:43 · answer #6 · answered by whataboutme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a mystery and you should call in Sherlock Holmes.
2006-09-03 23:14:17 · answer #7 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old age maybe
2006-09-03 23:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
poison
2006-09-03 23:14:07 · answer #9 · answered by sweet sexy san 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋