20-08-2020, 03:10 PM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by basser
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No problem that i can see, get a .177 rifle from a second hand shop and just shoot them that's what i have done in the past simple.
20-08-2020, 05:36 PM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by Mups
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Unfortuantely much of the live food they catch and devour, has been poisoned by rat bait, and slug and snail pellets.
20-08-2020, 09:19 PM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by caricature
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Habitat loss of them and their prey is more behind it.
Yes, I think you're right Caricature, though it seems we are both right according to the Barn Owl Trust. So sad isn't it.
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Why are they less common now?
There is little doubt that the main factors are;
Low food availability due to intensive farming.
Road mortality, especially dispersing juveniles on fast trunk roads.
Loss of traditional roost/nest sites through conversion or decay.
Other contributory factors may include;
The effects of secondary poisoning by rodenticides.
Increased frequency of extreme weather events.
21-08-2020, 11:48 PM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by paula
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if you're a council tennant then it's free , and the neighbor who called them out at that time was a council tennant
Mice and bees, you are charged.
22-08-2020, 12:09 AM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Paula, I am not a council tenant but in my area the local council provides free pest control for all the residents in the area.Mice and bees, you are charged.
Seems not entirely right that if you live on a road which might be less than 20 yards from aother, but which falls into a different council's jurisdiction, then you might get a free service compared to a paid one.
22-08-2020, 01:59 PM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Paula, I am not a council tenant but in my area the local council provides free pest control for all the residents in the area.Mice and bees, you are charged.
I am not a council tenant either but I have just checked and our local council allow 1 free course of rat treatment per year.
The course comprises of three visits.
23-08-2020, 09:07 AM
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Re: Rats on the lawn!!
Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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Does a .177 air rifle have enough "bang for its buck" Basser? I would go for a high power .22.
Hi
A .22 on the legal limit with a Prometheus pellet.
I'll let my brother-in-law know about those pellets, thanks Swimmy.
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