How much of a man are you? Problems with rats, I just can't do it (page 2)

I should be so lucky! I have a friggin' Groundhog living under my shed. He's a big bastard. I tried to drown him by filling the hole with water, but that didn't work. I'm thinking about investing in a beebee gun. Might be a good investment, since I'd be able to teach the boy how to use it.

I don't think the potato cannon will do enough damage.

Clam

I'm pretty soft when it comes to the animal kingdom. Today when walking my dogs I saw a worm on the pavement trying to burrow into the concrete. Feeling pity I picked it up and put it onto some grass.

Rats however are an exception. I've had experience of them doing plenty of nasty things, including eat a hibernating tortoise alive. There's lots where my daughter keeps her horse and we sometimes put a hose on a petrol strimmer exhaust and put it down the holes. They come running out and the dogs finish them off. If we didn't do that from time to time there'd be thousands of them, all probably eating each other.

You should've put Roland Rat who you so heartlessly poisoned on the Russians' barbecue when they weren't looking.

needproof

Isnt that Farkel?

Insomniac

Having compassion for another creature's suffering doesn't make one any less manly, in my opinion. We have had problems with gophers and mice at our house. We opted not to use poison, because of the suffering involved, also because sometimes the sick animal crawls inside the walls of the house to die there. This causes an ungodly stench which is impossible to locate or remove; think of it as the animal's final act of revenge. We tried the "havaheart" traps that just trap the beasties so you can relocate them, but gophers are too smart to get caught. We've finally settled on: "snap" type traps that quickly break the neck (no suffering,) and a large, vengeful tabby cat whose mere presence is a strong deterrent. Best of luck to you.

needproof

HAHA the rat on the Barbecue! I was even blaming the Russians for the rats, since all the food drops to the floor, although we had the rat before they came, it is doing nothing to get rid of it. Not exactly helping.

I know what you are saying about the worm, I do things like that all the time. A keen gardener, but one that cotton picks everything so as not to disturb nature. I told you I was obsessive.

You have to leave the Groundhog alone, how else are you going to find out the weather?

needproof

Hi Insomniac, we have thought about the cat thing also. We have a dog who wouldn't be best pleased at that idea! I have never been a big fan of cats, but I must admit the idea tempts me... but then I just think to what my dog might do. Unless of course, they get on famously, but I can't see that somehow.

I can't bear to kill anything.

You haven't met my MIL

How much of a man are you? Problems with rats, I just can't do it

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