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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
In article ,
Peter Crosland wrote:
Being a keen angler I have access to very fine wire traces - I pin a loop
round the hole they come through and get their head caught and strangle
themsleves. I cleared around twenty of the vermin this winter and we
haven't seen any for ages. I am careful to put this trap wel inside
their
entrance hole so nothing else gets caught and after a few days of no
catching I remove it until we see evidence again.

Despite the almost universal repulsion for the rat the use of such methods
is AFAIK illegal.

Not AFAIK. It isn't for foxes, so why should it be for rats?

It is illegal for foxes. Any snare has to have a stop to prevent the
animal caught in it from choking.

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The message
from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
In article ,
Peter Crosland wrote:
Being a keen angler I have access to very fine wire traces - I pin a loop
round the hole they come through and get their head caught and strangle
themsleves. I cleared around twenty of the vermin this winter and we
haven't seen any for ages. I am careful to put this trap wel inside
their
entrance hole so nothing else gets caught and after a few days of no
catching I remove it until we see evidence again.

Despite the almost universal repulsion for the rat the use of such methods
is AFAIK illegal.

Not AFAIK. It isn't for foxes, so why should it be for rats?

It is illegal for foxes. Any snare has to have a stop to prevent the
animal caught in it from choking.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:05:14 -0000, "Bob" wrote:

My answer to rats is dead simple and works.

Being a keen angler I have access to very fine wire traces - I pin a loop
round the hole they come through and get their head caught and strangle
themsleves. I cleared around twenty of the vermin this winter and we
haven't seen any for ages. I am careful to put this trap wel inside their
entrance hole so nothing else gets caught and after a few days of no
catching I remove it until we see evidence again.

The worst thing is that if a rat dies a while before I remove it the others
seem to treat it as lunch - they are disgusting creatures.

Bob


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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:05:14 -0000, "Bob" wrote:

My answer to rats is dead simple and works.

Being a keen angler I have access to very fine wire traces - I pin a loop
round the hole they come through and get their head caught and strangle
themsleves. I cleared around twenty of the vermin this winter and we
haven't seen any for ages. I am careful to put this trap wel inside their
entrance hole so nothing else gets caught and after a few days of no
catching I remove it until we see evidence again.

The worst thing is that if a rat dies a while before I remove it the others
seem to treat it as lunch - they are disgusting creatures.

Bob


Prick.













**********************************************




'You can't win 'em all.'
Lord Haw Haw.

Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities
Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities
I am in the top 0.217% richest people in the world.
There are 5,986,950,449 people poorer than me

If you're really interested I am the 13,049,551
richest person in the world.

And I'm keeping the bloody lot.

So sue me.

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Newsgroup ettiquette

1) Tell everyone the Trolls don't bother you.
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10) Pretend you're a hard ******* when in fact you're
as bent as a roundabout.
11) Become the laughing stock of Usenet like Mabbet
12) Die of old age
13) Keep paying Dr Chartham his fees and hope one day you
will have a penis the girls can see.

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"Australia was not *discovered* it was invaded"
The Big Yin.

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or Michael Saunby who both bought one and got one free, only $15 each,
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:05:14 -0000, "Bob" wrote:

My answer to rats is dead simple and works.

Being a keen angler I have access to very fine wire traces - I pin a loop
round the hole they come through and get their head caught and strangle
themsleves. I cleared around twenty of the vermin this winter and we
haven't seen any for ages. I am careful to put this trap wel inside their
entrance hole so nothing else gets caught and after a few days of no
catching I remove it until we see evidence again.

The worst thing is that if a rat dies a while before I remove it the others
seem to treat it as lunch - they are disgusting creatures.

Bob


Prick.













**********************************************




'You can't win 'em all.'
Lord Haw Haw.

Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities
Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities
I am in the top 0.217% richest people in the world.
There are 5,986,950,449 people poorer than me

If you're really interested I am the 13,049,551
richest person in the world.

And I'm keeping the bloody lot.

So sue me.

http://www.globalrichlist.com/

Newsgroup ettiquette

1) Tell everyone the Trolls don't bother you.
2) Say you've killfiled them, yet continue to respond.
3) Tell other people off who repsond despite doing so yourself.
4) Continually talk about Trolls while maintaining
they're having no effect.
5) Publicly post killfile rules so the Trolls know
how to avoid them.
6) Make lame legal threats and other barrel scraping
manoeuvres when your abuse reports are ignored.
7) Eat vast quantities of pies.
8) Forget to brush your teeth for several decades.
9) Help a demon.local poster with their email while
secretly reading it.
10) Pretend you're a hard ******* when in fact you're
as bent as a roundabout.
11) Become the laughing stock of Usenet like Mabbet
12) Die of old age
13) Keep paying Dr Chartham his fees and hope one day you
will have a penis the girls can see.

---------------------------------------

"If you would'nt talk to them in a bar, don't *uckin' vote for them"

"Australia was not *discovered* it was invaded"
The Big Yin.

Need a fake diploma for fun? contact my collegues Malcolm Ogilvie
or Michael Saunby who both bought one and got one free, only $15 each,
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:05:14 -0000, "Bob" wrote:


Prick.


looking in a mirror again.

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Prick.


looking in a mirror again.

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Prick.


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looking in a mirror again.

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looking in a mirror again.

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looking in a mirror again.

Don't feed the troll. It's just what he wants.

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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 11:05:14 -0000, "Bob" wrote:


Prick.


looking in a mirror again.

The message
from "Bob" contains these words:

looking in a mirror again.

Don't feed the troll. It's just what he wants.

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On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:23:02 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca" wrote:


"FF" wrote in message
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FF wrote in message
...
Twice this week, the husband has seen a rat in the compost bin. When I
checked there
was no sign, no holes in or around the bin, the lid's on, the little
slidy door's
closed.

What should I do? Turn the compost and turf ratty out? Get rid of the
compost? How
did he get in there in the first place! We've never put any of the
banned things in
there, just peelings and garden waste really.

Many thanks,


Liz

Many thanks to all of you for your replies. I turned out the bin today
and used most of the stuff at the bottom, then I stomped the hole he'd
dug under the fence, put the bin back and put the newish stuff back in
with a good dose of Garrotta.

I think the rat was probably only in there because of the snow last
week. The house backs on to a nature reserve so if it's just one rat
come in from the cold I don't think there's much the council can do.

We had a constant problem with them a few years back and the council
sent a man who insisted on using a poison that the rats have been
immune to for 20 years (I'll remember it's name in a minute). The
council insisted on trying twice with that stuff as it was cheaper. (I
know! I know!) Then the neighbours' shed fell down and we found out
where they'd all been living! I don't know what the neighbour did but
we've been clear ever since until now.

I'll have to check out if anyone's got ferrets locally... it's not
really that kind of place, but stranger things have happened at sea:-)

Thanks for all the help

Liz

But as already said you need to put the bin on a brick or a paving base that
way the rats cant burrow in


This sounds like sound advice, but doesn't it get messy? I was going to put it on a
pavinf stone when it arrived but the instructions said not.

Liz

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 23:23:02 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca" wrote:


"FF" wrote in message
. com...
FF wrote in message
...
Twice this week, the husband has seen a rat in the compost bin. When I
checked there
was no sign, no holes in or around the bin, the lid's on, the little
slidy door's
closed.

What should I do? Turn the compost and turf ratty out? Get rid of the
compost? How
did he get in there in the first place! We've never put any of the
banned things in
there, just peelings and garden waste really.

Many thanks,


Liz

Many thanks to all of you for your replies. I turned out the bin today
and used most of the stuff at the bottom, then I stomped the hole he'd
dug under the fence, put the bin back and put the newish stuff back in
with a good dose of Garrotta.

I think the rat was probably only in there because of the snow last
week. The house backs on to a nature reserve so if it's just one rat
come in from the cold I don't think there's much the council can do.

We had a constant problem with them a few years back and the council
sent a man who insisted on using a poison that the rats have been
immune to for 20 years (I'll remember it's name in a minute). The
council insisted on trying twice with that stuff as it was cheaper. (I
know! I know!) Then the neighbours' shed fell down and we found out
where they'd all been living! I don't know what the neighbour did but
we've been clear ever since until now.

I'll have to check out if anyone's got ferrets locally... it's not
really that kind of place, but stranger things have happened at sea:-)

Thanks for all the help

Liz

But as already said you need to put the bin on a brick or a paving base that
way the rats cant burrow in


This sounds like sound advice, but doesn't it get messy? I was going to put it on a
pavinf stone when it arrived but the instructions said not.

Liz