threelander 81 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 what the best rat poison to use please,apart from terriers lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Lead. Either a dose of .22 or .177 A good leading brand is Felis Catus and their best product is usually the stuff that is manufactured on farms. You will know the one I am on about as it's a bit averse to human contact. Put just one amount of this down and the rats will soon start dropping in numbers. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
day worker 296 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Personally I'm dead against poison! On my mums farm she had many owls until somebody in the area started using rat poison. She found a lot of dead ones and took one to the vets which later died of poisoning! Trap them if you can! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) If you absolutely have to use poison be careful how you do it, make sure you follow the law regarding its use. It should be covered so that no non target animals can get ahold of it and you should sweep the area regularly to remove any corpses which should then be disposed of responsibly. I am not a pro so i am guessing someone who does it for a living will come along and tell me I am full of sheet. Edited March 26, 2015 by Hydropotesinermis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deker 3,478 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 If you absolutely have to use poison be careful how you do it, make sure you follow the law regarding its use. It should be covered so that no non target animals can get ahold of it and you should sweep the area regularly to remove any corpses which should then be disposed of responsibly. I would use a next generation anti-coagulant like bofadicoum (not sure if that's how you spell it.) don't bother with that anywhere near a Maize crop as Maize contains vitamin K which oa the antidote. I am not a pro so i am guessing someone who does it for a living will come along and tell me I am full of sheet. You cannot use Brodifacoum Externally! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deker 3,478 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Personally I'm dead against poison! On my mums farm she had many owls until somebody in the area started using rat poison. She found a lot of dead ones and took one to the vets which later died of poisoning! Trap them if you can! If you use rodenticides in accordance with directions and the Law, making sure they are in species specific and tamper proof containers where required, the chances of poisoning none target species are as close to Zero as you can get. Secondary poisoning also offers a VERY SMALL risk if you use rodenticides appropriately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Personally I'm dead against poison! On my mums farm she had many owls until somebody in the area started using rat poison. She found a lot of dead ones and took one to the vets which later died of poisoning! Trap them if you can! If you use rodenticides in accordance with directions and the Law, making sure they are in species specific and tamper proof containers where required, the chances of poisoning none target species are as close to Zero as you can get. Secondary poisoning also offers a VERY SMALL risk if you use rodenticides appropriately. This guy clearly knows his shit. I will delete the stuff in my post that was wrong to avoid confusion and apologise for my ignorance. Edited March 26, 2015 by Hydropotesinermis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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