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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 26/01/2009 : 15:01:12
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If all else fails Ota try a Chemist camphor does not seem to be around like it used to be, block and balls could be bought in Kmart, Big W and Supermarkets once not any more here..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
 Posted - 26/01/2009 : 15:23:22
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 Fay's story seems to have stirred a Rats nest .
Get a foxie dog, best ratters out , they can smell rats before a human can .
The rat Faye had in her car was found by our mini foxie, she would run in the garage as soon as the door was opened , straight to the car , it was days before Faye started to smell a rat
Once the rat is exposed to Miss Pixie you can count only 3 seconds and the rat is dead.  .
Of course in the roof thats a different story.I would not put Miss Pixie in the ceiling space.
The rats we get here are the white tailed rats are can grow as big as cats,We use bait in the ceiling space and traps.
They are bad in the wet when their ground holes get full of water .Pitta. 
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
1209 Posts |
Posted - 26/01/2009 : 16:04:20
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In the interest of Giant White tailed Rat education . Here is a link on its history.
This is the rat that eats holes in all the nuts off the candle nut tree.
Pitta.
http://rainforest-australia.com/giant_white_tailed_Uromys.htm
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 26/01/2009 : 17:19:32
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I buy camphor from my local IGA supermarket. Coles has it too and I presume Woolies would. Look in the insect spray area. They don't come in single balls anymore but usually 3 or so balls in a little plastic holder (usually green) which is safer around little kids hands. There are usually two plastic holders of camphor in a box for a couple of dollars.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 26/01/2009 : 17:24:20
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This is the one I usually get - shows a picture of what it looks like.
http://www.pascoes.com.au/products.php?level=13
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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otamot
head gardener
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Posted - 26/01/2009 : 18:53:22
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thanks MA and gail, Im going to get some and toss it up there. how many do you use? just one packet at a time or more?
I have to say pitta, your rats are much more attractive than mine LOL. I just have the common old roof rats, huge teeth and gross looking. Are all foxies good ratters? do they do it naturally or do you have to train them? hmmm, I may have to get a foxie  |
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 26/01/2009 : 19:43:06
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OTA In the USA thet call the Foxie breeds .Rat Dogs . I have never known a foxie standard or mini that was not a great ratter.
I'd try the Camphor ,I'm sure that will be a winner .Locals here in the tropics, including myself use camphor blocks in the back of cupboards and wardrobes to deter all sorts of insects. Only 1 small block of camphor per wardrobe ---.WARNING-----
Keep away from children. I hear its poisonous Funny , when my 4 children were very small I used to put a block of camphor in a little cloth bag and pin it on their singlets for the duration of the winter in Victoria.There rarely got a cold . Pitta.
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 26/01/2009 : 20:06:07
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Camphor and colds Yes Gwen we used to have a bag with a block in it pinned to our singlets too
Gail I will look again in the Supermarkets maybe I was looking in the wrong place
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
7707 Posts |
Posted - 27/01/2009 : 04:21:19
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I don't know if they still do, but Brisbane city council used to employ a couple of foxies as ratters. If anyone had a rat problem they would ring council who would send out a bloke and his ratter to clean up any rats.
Ota, how many you use would probably depend on how big an area but if the rats are that bad I would use a couple of boxes to make sure you cover everywhere.
And it is highly poisonous to children and dogs so keep them away from the little furball - I doubt if they would eat it, I think the smell would keep them away, but don't take a chance.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
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otamot
head gardener
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Posted - 28/01/2009 : 22:50:25
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hmmm, Im going to have to give some serious thought to the foxie idea, it sounds ideal!
gail I got a pack of camphor today so I'll pop them up in the roof this weekend.  Im really worried about baiting at the moment because little furball finds anything dead outside, bugs, lizards etc if there is something dead in the garden she brings it inside so Im scared witless that she'll start carrying dead rats around. she doesnt normally chew things but the thought of her just picking baited rats up in her mouth scares me to death! so hopefully we'll have some success with the camphor  thanks for the idea! |
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
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Posted - 29/01/2009 : 18:54:42
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Hi GD posters. I had to have a peek at what mum said everyone was saying about my rat tale (?tail)!
Thanks. Glad I sparked some intetest and yes it did put me off my breakfast. I had a cuppa and waited until morning tea before I felt like eating.
If you think a mini foxie would help with rats, as I do after seeing Pixie the white blur, locate, grab and immediatly dispatch any rodent. Apparently they are know to be very good as they wnet down holes on farms all over England in pursuit of various fury critters.
Have a look at the club web site http://www.minifoxie.org/
Faye
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
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Posted - 29/01/2009 : 18:58:41
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http://puppydogweb.com/caninebreeds/toyfoxterrier.htm
Some more information on the breed:
History: Their immediate ancestors are the larger Smooth Fox Terriers. The original Fox Terrier breed standard was established in England in 1876 indicating a size of 18 to 20 lbs. Owners of the Fox Terrier found the smallest (runts) pups who were the scrappiest of the bunch and bred them with toy terriers, such as the Manchester Terrier, Chihuahua and possibly the Italian Greyhound. The Toy Fox Terrier was created in the 1900s. These smaller dog were developed and eventually were found in the seven-pound range, and were used for hunting smaller vermin, but equally good at it. The Smooth Fox Terrier had already been registered, and until 1936 the Toy Fox Terrier was registered under the same title of Smooth Fox Terrier by the United Kennel Club. In 1936 the breed obtained its own recognition with the UKC, and nearly 65 years later was registered with the American Kennel Club. The reason this breed is also called the American Toy Terrier even though they are originally from England is because after the Smooth Fox Terrier was developed in England, they brought it to America, thus perpetuating the Toy Fox Terrier there as well. The Toy Fox Terrier was one of the most popular non-AKC breeds in the U.S. before it was registered. Today they are used by farmers, as companions, and as helpers for the disabled.
Faye
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
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