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"lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. mark |
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"mark" wrote in message o.uk... "lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. I agree with that except for the bit which says the pest control officers will get rid of them for free, we had to pay a large sum to have them come and get rid of those we had. Alan |
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"alan.holmes" wrote in message ... "mark" wrote in message o.uk... "lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. I agree with that except for the bit which says the pest control officers will get rid of them for free, we had to pay a large sum to have them come and get rid of those we had. Alan It's a non chargeable service in this neck of the woods. Some info about rats: http://www.broadland.gov.uk/environment/1080.asp mark |
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On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark"
wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. In fact the world can be a flilthy place and much of it down to ourselves. I find washing your hands regularly and the food preperation surfaces will suffice. Fingers crossed. The pest control hype continues to rake in billions, I'm surprised we have not caught on yet. I don't see how one can complain about rats and yet ignore the other wildlife and insects. Even the soil with it's natural toxins. We can't run away from everything. Makes you wonder how we ever got this far from the trees. |
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"lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. In fact the world can be a flilthy place and much of it down to ourselves. I find washing your hands regularly and the food preperation surfaces will suffice. Fingers crossed. The pest control hype continues to rake in billions, I'm surprised we have not caught on yet. I don't see how one can complain about rats and yet ignore the other wildlife and insects. Even the soil with it's natural toxins. We can't run away from everything. Makes you wonder how we ever got this far from the trees. So by your own argument why do you want to deter rats? mark |
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On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 20:36:31 +0100, "mark"
wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. In fact the world can be a flilthy place and much of it down to ourselves. I find washing your hands regularly and the food preperation surfaces will suffice. Fingers crossed. The pest control hype continues to rake in billions, I'm surprised we have not caught on yet. I don't see how one can complain about rats and yet ignore the other wildlife and insects. Even the soil with it's natural toxins. We can't run away from everything. Makes you wonder how we ever got this far from the trees. So by your own argument why do you want to deter rats? They give me the heebie jeebies, probably as a result of years of bad unjustified press. Mind you many have them as pets, and they are very intelligent animals. I don't mind the odd few clearing up the scraps from my seed feeders, and I certainly don't mind seeing them as wild creatures. It would be nice to put down some groundfood for the hedgehogs and other ground feeders, but I don't wish to encourage too many rats. |
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"lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. Yes, they are, they carry Weils disease through their urine and if you pick it up from them you can kiss your kidneys goodbye. Why do you think the local council will come out to kill them for you? Tina |
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On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:46:00 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. Yes, they are, they carry Weils disease through their urine No *they* don't. They *can* carry it but then so can many animals including dogs and cats. Even slaughterhouse workers have been known to catch it. and if you pick it up from them you can kiss your kidneys goodbye. Rubbish, though it can happen. Why do you think the local council will come out to kill them for you? Old habits die hard and I suppose they need to waste our taxes on something. The best salesmen in the world are pest control companies. The most gullible buyers are the public. |
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"lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:46:00 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message m... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. Yes, they are, they carry Weils disease through their urine No *they* don't. They *can* carry it but then so can many animals including dogs and cats. Even slaughterhouse workers have been known to catch it. and if you pick it up from them you can kiss your kidneys goodbye. Rubbish, though it can happen. Why do you think the local council will come out to kill them for you? Old habits die hard and I suppose they need to waste our taxes on something. The best salesmen in the world are pest control companies. The most gullible buyers are the public. Are you serious? Whether you like rats or not (and I have a sneaking regard for them as they are so clever) the council come out to kill them because they are a danger to public health, not to waste your taxes! I don't favour the poisoning method they use, I prefer the "gone in a second" method of the terriers. |
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On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:19:38 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:46:00 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message om... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. Yes, they are, they carry Weils disease through their urine No *they* don't. They *can* carry it but then so can many animals including dogs and cats. Even slaughterhouse workers have been known to catch it. and if you pick it up from them you can kiss your kidneys goodbye. Rubbish, though it can happen. Why do you think the local council will come out to kill them for you? Old habits die hard and I suppose they need to waste our taxes on something. The best salesmen in the world are pest control companies. The most gullible buyers are the public. Are you serious? Of course I am. Whether you like rats or not (and I have a sneaking regard for them as they are so clever) Granted. the council come out to kill them because they are a danger to public health, not to waste your taxes! When was the last time our councils ever paid for anything that benefits the residents! I suspect somewhere along the line road builders and pest control are paying out huge backhander's in order to fleece the gullible. Rats are no more or less dirty than most other wildlife, and much less than things that grow in our soils. You seem to have snipped the bit about the law and infestations, I'm sure an error on your part but worth mentioning we are talking about neither in most cases here. I don't favour the poisoning method they use, I prefer the "gone in a second" method of the terriers. You logic is flawed. If the rats are so dangerous and dirty why would we let our dogs risk catching what we don't want to catch? Apart from it's terribly cruel especially against an animal that did nothing wrong. I think we may have to agree to disagree on this one. |
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"lloyd" wrote in message ... On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:19:38 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 21:46:00 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message m... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, "mark" wrote: "lloyd" wrote in message news:ec4fc51168aad917h8oapp3oid74dfq4qt@4ax. com... On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:12:20 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:22:05 +0100, lloyd wrote: Anything we can do to encourage the hedgehogs, but not the rats from visiting the garden? I have both 1. Terrier from working lines. 2. Huge cat. Yes get some terrier men in.for your rats. Mine come about every six weeks to sort them out. I do have a huge cat, but he's a bit of a wuss about tackling the big ones with the brown chisel teeth. He sorts out the small ones, no problem, but those big ones, they're a job for the terriers, he claims ;-) And he's right. some of the big ones even give the terriers a run for their money, antiseptic needed to dab their bleeding noses where they've been well bitten by a big rat. They don't seem to mind though, it seems to make them more determined.. Tina That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health No more so than many other animals or insects such as hedgehogs, pigeons, flies, deer. Yes, they are, they carry Weils disease through their urine No *they* don't. They *can* carry it but then so can many animals including dogs and cats. Even slaughterhouse workers have been known to catch it. and if you pick it up from them you can kiss your kidneys goodbye. Rubbish, though it can happen. Why do you think the local council will come out to kill them for you? Old habits die hard and I suppose they need to waste our taxes on something. The best salesmen in the world are pest control companies. The most gullible buyers are the public. Are you serious? Of course I am. Whether you like rats or not (and I have a sneaking regard for them as they are so clever) Granted. the council come out to kill them because they are a danger to public health, not to waste your taxes! When was the last time our councils ever paid for anything that benefits the residents! I suspect somewhere along the line road builders and pest control are paying out huge backhander's in order to fleece the gullible. Rats are no more or less dirty than most other wildlife, and much less than things that grow in our soils. You seem to have snipped the bit about the law and infestations, I'm sure an error on your part but worth mentioning we are talking about neither in most cases here. I don't favour the poisoning method they use, I prefer the "gone in a second" method of the terriers. You logic is flawed. If the rats are so dangerous and dirty why would we let our dogs risk catching what we don't want to catch? Apart from it's terribly cruel especially against an animal that did nothing wrong. I think we may have to agree to disagree on this one. Yes, my opinion is that I have to control them by law, so I choose the terriers rather than poison. Your opinion is that you like them, so we will agree to disagree on this. T |
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On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, mark wrote:
That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. Yes, but where's the fun in that? much more entertaining to watch a good terrier doing what it was bred for. Next you'll be telling me that hounds shouldn't kill foxes. Tchh! |
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, mark wrote: That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. Yes, but where's the fun in that? much more entertaining to watch a good terrier doing what it was bred for. Next you'll be telling me that hounds shouldn't kill foxes. Tchh! Derek, the choice is poison when they lie around dying for days, or terriers when they are gone in a second. I resent the fact that you think I find it "fun" I don't. I have poultry - and therefore rats. I will be in trouble with my local council if I do not control them. Perhaps you can suggest a better method? I'm all ears for your suggestions. Tina |
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On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:33:29 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:
"Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:25:40 +0100, mark wrote: That sounds completely horrid. Why should anyone want to kill a rat just because it's a rat, is that a crime for the poor beast to be a rat? And if you feel you really must kill them why do it in such a nasty way! I dread to think what you feel we should do with our feral children. They are not just rats though. They are a danger to health and that is why local authority pest control officers will come and get rid of them for free. Yes, but where's the fun in that? much more entertaining to watch a good terrier doing what it was bred for. Next you'll be telling me that hounds shouldn't kill foxes. Tchh! Derek, the choice is poison when they lie around dying for days, or terriers when they are gone in a second. I resent the fact that you think I find it "fun" I don't. I have poultry - and therefore rats. I will be in trouble with my local council if I do not control them. Perhaps you can suggest a better method? I'm all ears for your suggestions. Tina I have no suggestions. I think that using working dogs to do their work is the best way: and I really think that watching them is fun. 'Blood sports' AKA traditional pest control is not only effective but also good sport. I like to watch my gundogs do their job. YMMV. |
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