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Old 19-04-2021, 12:39 AM posted to alt.home.repair,alt.consumers.pest-control,rec.gardens
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Default Flour & cement powder rat poison - queries

On 4/18/2021 7:31 PM, Una wrote:
Ah u must be American.Â* most of yr urban wildlife- aka birds, small
mammals, lizards etc already dead due to pussycats.
Here in Australia, cats are considered feral animals altho they are
still widespread as pets.Â* They kill native birds, small possums, etc at
a rate of about 100/year.Â* Most rodent poisons have a secondary kill in
them which takes out owls and other predators who eat the poisoned
rodent. Try the cement flour method and leave access to water right
outside the building w the infestation.Â* Might just do the trick without
harm to native wildlife.


Might be of interest to note that rodents cannot throw up. Once they
swallow a poison they can only excrete it. That is one reason why they
are used to test toxicity of substances.