"Sunflower" wrote in message
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"Judy Cosler" wrote in message
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i have RATS! ugh!

i also have 2 dogs whom i would not endanger in any way!
my vet has told me that, despite what the pest control firms tell you,
the bait used to kill rats CAN be gotten by the dogs & that the rats
CAN be secondarily poisonous to the dogs. she said to put down NO
poison! she says she sees too many pets who have been poisoned in
thse ways. so, I will do exactly that -- put down NO poison.

so, with the wonders of the internet, I have found Shake-Away which is
a fox/coyote urine blend in crystal or powder form.
http://www.critter-repellent.com/rat...ource=GoogleAW
As predator urine, it supposedly keeps the rats away. Has anybody
tried this approach or this product & with what results? i'm at my
wits end!!

Judy with her dogs & her unwanted RATS! :

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It absolutely will NOT work. You need to check the source of their food.
Feeding pets outdoors is a primary one. Check to see if your garbage lid
fits tightly. Do you feed the birds? Birdseed can attract rats.
Eliminate
their food source and you eliminate most of the problem. For what
remains,
get another dog. A terrier. They were bred to kill rats and do a very
good
job.
A cairn terrier will show the rats no mercy.