Rat infested house

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  1. Terrychris

    Terrychris Well-Known Member

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    Recived an email off a agent today detailing a very cheap house in NSW Country side.

    The house needs some repair to electrical cables due to Rats eating it and to the roof area.

    The agent said the owner wants to sell quick but the house is Rat infested.
    The previous tenants lived their ok but were very messy as well .
    Rats are in the roof at night mainly he said.

    Are Rats easy to get rid off ?
     
  2. D.T.

    D.T. Specialist Property Manager Business Member

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    Fairly easy but needs 2 people. Can moshe help?
     
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    Not in Perth. Not sure about your area.
     
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    Not after 5 on a Friday. Maybe some German backpackers will do?

    Getting rid of the rats is easy. Go berserk with the Ratsak.

    Getting rid of the smell is another matter.
     
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    The rats in my area love ratsak. Apparently they have built up a tolerance to it
     
  6. WattleIdo

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    I think you can get an exterminator and then they come back to pick up the dead bodies. I once saw a couple of plastic bags containing dead rats all lined up. Not sure why they were left out like that.
     
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    I had a rat that was very good at 'avoiding' the rat sack, and proved to be an absolute bugger to get rid of. Turned out that rat sack, smooshed in with some peanut butter, worked a treat……..
     
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    I had a substantial rat problem in my Edwardian inner Melbourne house a few years ago and they were very cunning - they avoided Ratsack even when covered in peanut butter. I ended up getting a stray cat from the pound (my last cat had died the previous year, possibly why the rats were so bold) and she fixed the problem a treat.

    Obviously not the solution for a rental though - I think you're going to have to get a professional exterminator in because the issue is with the trapping and disposal as well as finding the entry/exit and nests to get rid of the problem entirely. As someone else pointed out even if they do take the bait you've got the problem of the horrible stench of decaying rat stuck in the roof or walls often in places that you can't get to them. Awful, takes years to completely go away. An exterminator should be able to trap and remove them for you, it's very clinical and worth the expense.
     
  9. Ross Forrester

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    Just get a professional exterminator.

    Rats are gross, clever and resiliant to poisons.

    Stay away from rats.
     
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  10. Depreciator

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    Ratsack is a bit like fighting a cockroach infestation with supermarket products. I get the odd rat influx because I have backyard chooks. I went on line and bought a litre bucket of the stuff that pest guys use - the waxy blocks. Cost about $80, from memory. Seems to work well.
     
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    Wow! I'm surprised no ones posted cat pictures :D
     
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    As a warning to the other rats. :)
     
  13. Scott No Mates

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    Because they too are vermin? :confused:
     
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    Could you post a link to where you bought it?
     
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    Can you let us know what the brand/product is that you bought?

    Ratsak and Talon wax blocks both use the same active ingredient (Brodifacoum) so I'd be interested to hear what the professionals use, that is different (but yet still available to us).
     
  17. Depreciator

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    I would have bought it on EBay. I'll see if I still have the bucket.
    I had a pest guy out to do a regular cockie and ant treatment and I showed him. He said they were okay, but he told me that many baits are developed in the agriculture industry and work best on rats that have a diet of mostly grain. He said city rats are very different as they are brought up on protein diets. He gave me some of the stuff he reckons is better. I might have some of them at home and they might have a label on them - they were a sachet.
     
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