If I may ask for some advice, I saw a family of brown rats out eating at my bird feeder this morning. When I looked closer I noticed two burrows. One under a nearby bush and one right next to the bird feeder under some rocks. If i tell my uncle or mom they'll kill them, but I have a dog and rats can also present health problems. Do you know of any ways I could get rid of them without killing them?
@TopazRaven You can buy a cage trap that will catch them without hurting them and then take them far away and release them. That's what I did when I had wild mice.
Ok, thank you! That's actually a good idea. I actually haven't seen them around though so I'm wondering if I spooked them when I was looking around their burrow and they moved on. Plus my mom stopped feeding the birds.
@TopazRaven Moth balls, or pepermint oil or the smell of a ferret will get rid of the rats. There are some rats in my next door neighbers garden, under the shed. I liked rats so didnt mind them, but from what i saw earlier, was the big daddy rat at almost 12" long (not incl his tale) run out from under the shed really fast, grabbed a bird off my patio and ran back under the shed with it.
So i have now put chicken wire along the bottom of the fence which stops them snatching the birds.
@TopazRaven Yeah they will eat birds. This big one grabbed a sparrow, and im sure it went for a jackdaw a few weeks back, but i wasn't sure. It seemed to run straight into the jackdaw, but it flew off.. Also if you have a pond, rats will eat the fish, ie gold fish (rats are excellent swimmers). They have been known to attack and kill rabbits aswell.
So even though rats look really cute, they are pretty nasty, plus 30% of rats carry disease, like salmonella etc.
Holy crap. Lol. I never would have figured! My pet rats where so gentle and sweet, but then again they are just that. Pets. Not like the wild ones. Luckily I don't have a fish pond. Way to many loose cats in my neigborhood for that.
Thank you. :) The only thing now is how we'll catch them, they are too big for the no-kill mouse traps that i bought... :p I guess i could get no kill rat traps, i dont want them to be killed. Thallium is an horrific way to die.
Wild brown rats have found their way into the glasshouse, only today did i realise they were rats and not mice which is what we thought until i saw one... still, they tend to squeak in excitement when they hear us coming seen as they know they are going to get fed.
Yep, i guess i'll have to plan a non kill capture and a safe release back out into the wild pretty soon and fix that damn glasshouse...
you know back in ww1, brown rats grew to the size of cats, and they eat the eye socket of the deads or if not, they'll try to get the live one, also i think they like to eat humans large intestine?
That retarded. It's impossible for them to grow that size, look it up. And even though they are very refined, clean animals, they eat almost anything, that's food! They do not eat any part of the human! lol!
i've done my research, go search up world war 1 and brown rats, then talk to me about it, because veterans talked about it, so did the factual sheet my history teacher gave us.
PS xtacized, my grandfather saw rats eating people in Burma during WW2 when he was fighting out there. He was terrified of them up until the time he died. So yes milkkitty they do eat humans, usually if corpses are lying around. ;) (I'm a zoology student).
Um, no. Rats are scavengers yes and they do indeed eat dead bodies if they are lying around. They have been known to attack people too, usually if threatened or cornered. They also carry diseases like Viral hemorrhagic fever and Hantavirus, so its best never to touch them with bear hands. Alot of people say they get as big as cats, there is a debate about this, but they are able to squeeze themselves into extremely tight places. But yes, scavengers such as rats do tend to eat what they can find.
I think they're just wild rats, they're a brown colour which indicates they're wild. If they were domestic ones gone wild they'd be different colours. I'm sure Borris would love to get his paws on them though!
Actually a few months ago I went to my local pet store and bought randomly what they call a 'Pet Rat'. And it's exactly what you have there, a brown rat. They turn out to be very smart, loveable pets. And it's not hard to train them to climb on your shoulder and stay there while go about your own business.
I have a pet rat too, she was grey and white when I got her but now she's all white and she likes to sit on my shoulder too. I never knew they were so sweet and intelligent till I owned one myself.
If I may ask for some advice, I saw a family of brown rats out eating at my bird feeder this morning. When I looked closer I noticed two burrows. One under a nearby bush and one right next to the bird feeder under some rocks. If i tell my uncle or mom they'll kill them, but I have a dog and rats can also present health problems. Do you know of any ways I could get rid of them without killing them?
TopazRaven 1 year ago
@TopazRaven You can buy a cage trap that will catch them without hurting them and then take them far away and release them. That's what I did when I had wild mice.
Silvolf 1 year ago
@Silvolf
Ok, thank you! That's actually a good idea. I actually haven't seen them around though so I'm wondering if I spooked them when I was looking around their burrow and they moved on. Plus my mom stopped feeding the birds.
TopazRaven 1 year ago
@TopazRaven are crazy !! you should kill them
Spellcheckeronline 1 year ago
@Spellcheckeronline
Lol, I could never do that. Especially considering I used to have pet rats.
TopazRaven 1 year ago
@TopazRaven Moth balls, or pepermint oil or the smell of a ferret will get rid of the rats. There are some rats in my next door neighbers garden, under the shed. I liked rats so didnt mind them, but from what i saw earlier, was the big daddy rat at almost 12" long (not incl his tale) run out from under the shed really fast, grabbed a bird off my patio and ran back under the shed with it.
So i have now put chicken wire along the bottom of the fence which stops them snatching the birds.
PanicMedia2008 1 year ago
@PanicMedia2008
Holy crap. A rat will eat a bird!? 0.0 As far as I know my little friends have moved on and don't live in my yard anymore.
TopazRaven 1 year ago
@TopazRaven Yeah they will eat birds. This big one grabbed a sparrow, and im sure it went for a jackdaw a few weeks back, but i wasn't sure. It seemed to run straight into the jackdaw, but it flew off.. Also if you have a pond, rats will eat the fish, ie gold fish (rats are excellent swimmers). They have been known to attack and kill rabbits aswell.
So even though rats look really cute, they are pretty nasty, plus 30% of rats carry disease, like salmonella etc.
PanicMedia2008 1 year ago
@PanicMedia2008
Holy crap. Lol. I never would have figured! My pet rats where so gentle and sweet, but then again they are just that. Pets. Not like the wild ones. Luckily I don't have a fish pond. Way to many loose cats in my neigborhood for that.
TopazRaven 1 year ago
Thank you. :) The only thing now is how we'll catch them, they are too big for the no-kill mouse traps that i bought... :p I guess i could get no kill rat traps, i dont want them to be killed. Thallium is an horrific way to die.
xgorecatx 3 years ago
I think you can get cage traps that catch rats. Farm supply stores sell them and hardware stores might do.
Silvolf 3 years ago
Wild brown rats have found their way into the glasshouse, only today did i realise they were rats and not mice which is what we thought until i saw one... still, they tend to squeak in excitement when they hear us coming seen as they know they are going to get fed.
Yep, i guess i'll have to plan a non kill capture and a safe release back out into the wild pretty soon and fix that damn glasshouse...
xgorecatx 3 years ago
I only saw the rats we had someimes, if I sat quietly near the greenhouse they'd come out and eat from the bird feeder.
I wish you luck with capturing yours and fixing the greenhouse!
Silvolf 3 years ago
you should capture them then keep them as pets - after you clean them ofcourse
RandomHippyThing 4 years ago
Cute little rat! He acts just like my pet rats. I guess that bird wasn't too happy.
wookyj 4 years ago
you know back in ww1, brown rats grew to the size of cats, and they eat the eye socket of the deads or if not, they'll try to get the live one, also i think they like to eat humans large intestine?
xtacized 4 years ago
That retarded. It's impossible for them to grow that size, look it up. And even though they are very refined, clean animals, they eat almost anything, that's food! They do not eat any part of the human! lol!
milkkitty 4 years ago
i've done my research, go search up world war 1 and brown rats, then talk to me about it, because veterans talked about it, so did the factual sheet my history teacher gave us.
xtacized 4 years ago
PS xtacized, my grandfather saw rats eating people in Burma during WW2 when he was fighting out there. He was terrified of them up until the time he died. So yes milkkitty they do eat humans, usually if corpses are lying around. ;) (I'm a zoology student).
xgorecatx 3 years ago
Um, no. Rats are scavengers yes and they do indeed eat dead bodies if they are lying around. They have been known to attack people too, usually if threatened or cornered. They also carry diseases like Viral hemorrhagic fever and Hantavirus, so its best never to touch them with bear hands. Alot of people say they get as big as cats, there is a debate about this, but they are able to squeeze themselves into extremely tight places. But yes, scavengers such as rats do tend to eat what they can find.
xgorecatx 3 years ago
haha yeah cute
drstrikezone 4 years ago
Silvolf are u for real?! ;}
OMG those rats... i scared of rats... what happens when they start overbreeding, their gonna take over your garden and ur house.
Plus are they descendants of wild or domesticated rats?
Why don't u train ur kitten to go under the shed and kill them ;P (Only joking about the last bit)
Jugglemeister 5 years ago
I think they're just wild rats, they're a brown colour which indicates they're wild. If they were domestic ones gone wild they'd be different colours. I'm sure Borris would love to get his paws on them though!
Silvolf 5 years ago
Actually a few months ago I went to my local pet store and bought randomly what they call a 'Pet Rat'. And it's exactly what you have there, a brown rat. They turn out to be very smart, loveable pets. And it's not hard to train them to climb on your shoulder and stay there while go about your own business.
milkkitty 4 years ago
I have a pet rat too, she was grey and white when I got her but now she's all white and she likes to sit on my shoulder too. I never knew they were so sweet and intelligent till I owned one myself.
Silvolf 4 years ago
OMG OMG OMFGGGGGGGGGGG
Jugglemeister 5 years ago
cute
vader94 5 years ago