Ferrets And Rats ?

[Riot 0]

Hi it's been a long time since I visited this forum but I couldn't think of a better place to ask this question. I have been asked if it would be possible to catch a rat in a a roof space using ferrets. Is this something any of you would consider doing or would you be worried about your ferrets being injured by an angry and frightened rat? The person asking has contacted their local council for help but they don't want the rat to be poisoned so have refused to use them.

Thanks for all advice offered

[leethedog 3,071]

Use a nice big hob should do the trick

[Arry 21,793]

No mate if the rat were to run down the wall cavity the ferret might follow how you going to get it back, I'm sure most ferrets would be okay bolting a rat, but thats it I think it will bolt and run around or run into the wall. I'd use a squirrel live trap or similar or big nipper style traps.

 

Cheers Arry

[Jax13 251]

Live trap with a bit of bacon tied to the trigger plate.

 

You'll have it in less than 24hrs.

[The one 8,477]

tie snappers to the beams but if they got rats there getting food and shelter need to look at breaking the cycle or they will just come back

[Riot 0]

Thanks for your replies I'll pass them on. I don't know what they plan to do if they catch it. I can't imagine they will want to kill it so I hope they have a plan B if they decide to live trap

[stealthy1 3,964]

Just poison it, who's going to know?

[The one 8,477]

I had one farmers wife moan about rats i said stop feeding the birds outside your window and i can put some poison down , Oh no they will die under the house and smell , i went in detail they wouldnt then i would put some fens down , she was having none of it . next time i was there she had got rentokil in and they put poison down what about then crawling under the house and dying and the smell , She told me that was his responsibility to get them out now i dont know what shit they told her but there was nobody going under the house to get dead rats out

[Magpie 102]

She's either stupid or made of money. Honestly why do people still call Rentokil?

Over priced under trained brain washed monkeys.

The level of arrogance is absolutely astounding. The experts...yeah right.

[bribri988 141]

I do this kind of work and using a ferret wouldn't work were ever the rat could go the ferret can you could end up losing the ferret and never catching the rat use a trap or posion

[RTurlough 160]

Jax13 has it in one. Live trap with bacon tied to the trigger plate. I bait all my mouse and rat traps with bacon and have even laid a trap which went off as I was walking away from it, chancey mouse that was built like Goliath.

[jok 3,254]

If it's as big a rat as the South Wales one drinking diesel HaHa you've big problems pal. Jok.

[Paulnix 426]

Live trap with a bit of bacon tied to the trigger plate.

 

You'll have it in less than 24hrs.

Cooked or raw ? unsure I could cook bacon and then not eat it myself............

[Welsh_red 4,644]

 

 

Live trap with a bit of bacon tied to the trigger plate.

 

You'll have it in less than 24hrs.

Cooked or raw ? unsure I could cook bacon and then not eat it myself............

I wondered the same . I used left over cooked bacon before in my garden to try catch rats but my dog sprung all the traps to get the bacon