Don’t freak out if your rat gets into your soda-pop, either. Although the Rat Health Care booklet reports that carbonated beverages should never be given to rats because "rat’s can’t burp, it can be fatal", this is simply not true.
Of course, you want your rat to have the healthiest diet possible, but there really are no foods that will harm or kill your rats, other than by making them fat, which is unhealthy and can lead to heart disease and other conditions. You must always remember, however, that any animal, including humans, may have an allergy to a certain food that could cause illness, or in a rare case, death.
imsscott wrote:I remember when rats were a problem for the movie houses downtown. People would be watching a film and rats would run over their feet! Talk about distraction.
Cathy2 wrote:imsscott wrote:I remember when rats were a problem for the movie houses downtown. People would be watching a film and rats would run over their feet! Talk about distraction.
I remember Gene Siskel commenting about lifting his feet off the floor while watching movies to avoid the rats.
Regards,
Cynthia wrote:
I have read that rats can't burb, so soda pop, especially Pepsi, is an effective control. Set out a pan, and in the morning, shovel up the bodies.
Humans aren’t the only ones hankering for the days they could dine out at their cities’ restaurants: Some rats that miss feasting on the scraps are becoming increasingly brazen to find new food sources, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday.
Amid stay-home restrictions set across the country to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus, many restaurants and cafes are closed or limited to takeout and delivery, and with the reduced sales, the restaurants’ trash bins are no longer overflowing with scrumptious leftovers hordes of rodents subsisted on. Finding slimmer pickings, critters have become more aggressive, prompting the CDC to issue guidance on how to deter them.
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Cynthia wrote:Unpleasant development. Hope the CDC recommends killing them, and not just deterring them.
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Couple that seismic shift in rats’ everyday lives with the fact that many cars have organic wiring insulation that smells like food, and you start to see why there’s a problem. There is debate over whether organic materials like soy-based wiring insulation attract rodents. Still, the reality is that many people find their wires chewed in addition to evidence of rodents living in the engine bay.
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If you’re experiencing an infestation, you don’t have to burn down your car, despite the temptation. One of the best ways to prevent chewing is to spray the wires with a bitter apple or another deterrent. The smell and awful taste should keep teeth off your wires, but you’ll need to reapply periodically to retain effectiveness.
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Cathy2 wrote:Rats are making homes under car hoods in increasing numbers...
Couple that seismic shift in rats’ everyday lives with the fact that many cars have organic wiring insulation that smells like food, and you start to see why there’s a problem. There is debate over whether organic materials like soy-based wiring insulation attract rodents. Still, the reality is that many people find their wires chewed in addition to evidence of rodents living in the engine bay.
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If you’re experiencing an infestation, you don’t have to burn down your car, despite the temptation. One of the best ways to prevent chewing is to spray the wires with a bitter apple or another deterrent. The smell and awful taste should keep teeth off your wires, but you’ll need to reapply periodically to retain effectiveness.
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