Cheeky or Clever...?

[Rolfe 2]

I was called in to sort out a rat that had taken up residence in a utility room and garage area......the rat had got in through an open door and as yet has not braved the escape back out again.......due to the owners dogs. Having been feeding on dried dog food for a few days it was obviously desperate for a drink. It proceeded to chew a hole in the back of the clients fridge to drink from the condensation that runs down the back of the fridge and into the drainage channel.

 

This is a first for me..........and i thought i had seen it all. :whistling:

[SEAN3513 7]

clever , but cheeky with it i'd say !!!!!!

 

cheers

 

sean

[ArchieHood 3,692]

10 outa 10 for effort

[ratattack 111]

I've seen rats actually enter the fridge to feed after chewing through the back of it.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Clever little gits eh!

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Resourceful feckers they certainly are .Went through the drive through at the local Mac D's and parked in a nearby well known supermarkets car park to eat it .My son noticed a rat on top of a bin and we watched it for some time foraging .Another ran to the bin ,entered a bait station,lol and went up through it to a hole they'd chewed in the bin .Someone came over to put yet more rubbish in and they just dipped out of sight ,reappearing when the person had gone . One of the rats found a section of french bread and disappeared with it under the rubbish .The bread appeared at the bottem hole but was too big to fit through . It reappeared at the top whereby ratty jumped off the bin and headed down over the banking with his prize .If it wasnt for the amusement factor id of gone and got the terriers but then again i expect i would be in the wrong for doing that in a public place .There will always be rats about as they are survivors for sure .

Edited October 20, 2009 by foxdropper

[Rolfe 2]

Resourceful feckers they certainly are .Went through the drive through at the local Mac D's and parked in a nearby well known supermarkets car park to eat it .My son noticed a rat on top of a bin and we watched it for some time foraging .Another ran to the bin ,entered a bait station,lol and went up through it to a hole they'd chewed in the bin .Someone came over to put yet more rubbish in and they just dipped out of sight ,reappearing when the person had gone . One of the rats found a section of french bread and disappeared with it under the rubbish .The bread appeared at the bottem hole but was too big to fit through . It reappeared at the top whereby ratty jumped off the bin and headed down over the banking with his prize .If it wasnt for the amusement factor id of gone and got the terriers but then again i expect i would be in the wrong for doing that in a public place .There will always be rats about as they are survivors for sure .

 

Yes they are now a common sight at most retail food outlets........free food on tap 24/7 they have no need to forage. I often wonder how the Pest controllers who have the contracts for such sites, manage to get the rats to eat the rodenticide from the bait stations due to the abundance of tastier offerings. ;)