I just received a frantic call from one of my tenants because she found a large rat in the toilet bowl of her bathroom on the second floor. This is an 2 1/2 story building with a full basement (built in 1914) where the storm drain and sewer lines are tied in together. I have owned this building for 16 years and have never had this problem before. The rat has been removed. Is there anything that I can do to prevent this from happening again?
Thanks,
Stan
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Told you guys rats have no problem coming up thru the traps...
Wire mesh the vents and gate valve the outlet line...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....
WOW!!! What a Ride!
I must have missed that thread because I would have agreed with you. Had a customer with a rat running around in her basement bathroom, came through the trap. Good advice. DanT
All us guys who've seen a few more winters learned that stuff from Willard and Ben, right?You're unique! Just like everyone else! Scott Adams
I was on one of my all expense paid trips to Southeast Asia and had just seen the movie Willard. Woke up in the middle of the night to chewing sounds, grabbed a flashlight and found a rather large rat chewing on the base of the bed headboard. Grabbed a .38 but decided it might scare some of the others in the building (hooch as they were called). Found some rat traps and finally got him.
Yeah... But where did they learn it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Move to Alberta. Alberta has been rat free for 50 years.
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/prm3266?opendocument