Rats Hunt Rats ?

[terryd 8,752]

We have a few rats in work. Its a great big shed with a few offices built in down one side with polystyrene tiles and insulation.

I have trapped quite a few but there is still plenty there. Any way a couple of the lad have said they heard some thing pretty big up in the roof once or twice. I thought they were just exaggerating and heard a pitter pat of your normal rat.

This afternoon then I am working away with the radio on when all of a sudden i hear some thing in the roof above and it was bloody big sounds like a jack russle up there lol.

Then I heard a hell of scuffle going on so went out into the shed and up the ladder to look ontop of the roof. I could see nothing but I could hear some being shook and squeaking going on. Next thing 3 rats came my way and climbed down the wall and ran into the shed. They were getting the hell out of dodge. It all went quiet so i went back in and I could hear it walking across the ceiling clear as a bell. It wasn't running just walking along then it went quiet.

I can only assume it was a bloody big rat whos going around knocking off his mates ?

I have a couple of fenns down along the walls in the garage but i might relocate them up in the roof. Bit of a challenge to catch the whooper lol. Might take the shotgun haha not going hand to hand with that fooker

This the type of roof space

[socks 32,253]

They will quite happily eat each other no problem .......

[Tiercel 6,986]

Could be a stoat or even a mink looking for an easy meal?

 

TC

[DIDO.1 22,851]

When food is short they will eat each other. I have often found eaten rats in my traps, the bones really get chewed up.

I set a t rex yesterday and as I set it a bloody big rat head rolled out....must of missed that lol

[terryd 8,752]

Yes I thought about some thing like that though it sounded pretty heavy footed. Saying that mink are not small

I have had plenty of bones out of my traps where they have eaten each other. But this was shaking the stuffing out of one. It sound just like a ferret when its got hold of some thing by the throat. I just couldn't picture a rat doing that. In hind site I should have just got in there and stopped being a wuss lol and lifted a tile. As at one point I could hear it walking over head. Handled most stuff when i was younger but confined spaces and rats flying around are not my thing

Edited October 25, 2016 by terryd

[Guest vin]

Get a web cam up there..lets have some live action.. or a sweepstake on what it is..?

[mushroom 13,498]

Isn't there a story about the island rats? Or was it a James bond film?

[Lukey12 126]

Did ya get to the bottom of what it was?

[terryd 8,752]

fenn traps await lol