Bhudda vs. Thailand Rats

[hillbilly]

For some reason this year we have had numerous rats around the property. So it is time to get rid of them. Bought a live trap for B88 from the local hardware store. Then I placed some bait, actually it was leftovers in the trap. Let's see what happens.

[hillbilly]

A short time later here we have our first rat.

[dirtydog]

Blimey, he's a big bugger, only catch mice here.

[hillbilly]

Since my wife is a Bhuddist she is not keen on killing anything other than my appetite from time to time. At first I thought of putting the entire trap in the garage freezer. Fairly humane I thought but I was out voted by the wife and daughter. When I then suggested one of the fish ponds for a forced drowning they agreed that was a better option.

[Lostandfound]

Drop the trap with rat into a bucket of water for 20 minutes. That should do it, no mess or fuss.

[hillbilly]

Blimey, he's a big bugger, only catch mice here.

Actually, I call them mice and got tired of trying to explain the difference. Hence the rat terminology...

[Lostandfound]

You want to watch out in case the rat pisses in your pond. I think a bucket with a bit of loo cleaner might be better.

[hillbilly]

I am going to Hell for this one...

[hillbilly]

About one beer later.

[hillbilly]

Come to find out the other Bhuddist neighbors have also been complaining about rats. But they were capturing them and then releasing the rodents near the lake by our house.

I will not be following their path. Back when I was a young lad we use to capture racoons and muskrats for their pelts. I wonder if a rat pelt is worth anything?

The hunt is on...

[somtamslap]

Cats, although a nuisance themselves, are a very effective way of ridding the vicinity of rats.

[sunsetter]

Come to find out the other Bhuddist neighbors have also been complaining about rats. But they were capturing them and then releasing the rodents near the lake by our house.

I will not be following their path. Back when I was a young lad we use to capture racoons and muskrats for their pelts. I wonder if a rat pelt is worth anything?

The hunt is on...

probably make some nice driving gloves out of a few of them, or some slippers

[robuzo]

A rat with a pelt is a chinchilla. Otherwise, if they are rice rats you just eat them.

You should introduce a few rat snakes to your property.

[Marmite the Dog]

I use the blue rice. It seems to work well.

[WujouMao]

Since my wife is a Bhuddist she is not keen on killing anything other than my appetite from time to time.

Is your family vegetarians by any chance?

[English Noodles]

Get a Jack Russell.

[SandMike]

Put trap & rat inside plastic bag

start car/motosai

put plastic bag over exhaust pipe (carefully, don't want to burn your hands)

2-3 minutes, bingo.

a former rat ....

[Lostandfound]

^ are you german?

[phunphin]

A few snakes will do the trick

[baldrick]

put plastic bag over exhaust pipe

and melt the plastic bag ?

[liveinlos]

Get a couple of wild cats from the local temple, there won't be one rat left after a week or any Geckos either

[rawlins]

Chuck them on a barbie.... Was offered some fresh rat up in the village one time....


Uncle of the missus preparing the rats...

[patsycat]

You could send them to the guy who's living on 200 baht a day. Give him some protein to go with his noodles.

[lennyworthington]

Get a couple of wild cats from the local temple, there won't be one rat left after a week or any Geckos either

Geckos are no problem whatsoever they eat moskitos. I personally would rather have a few rats you never see than flea infested cats that keep you awake half the nite pity they dont make a bigger trap for them

[robuzo]

^Definitely. Cats kill a lot more than rats, when they do kill rats. I've seen rats walk right past cats in my neighborhood in BKK.

Like somebody said, snakes.