neophobia with ratty

[donky7 9]

not been on here for a while.....

 

posted elsewhere, so some may have already seen this. Clearly showing "oooo' that wernt there yesterday"

 

senario was, under floor boards, customer had found chewed objects in his room.

 

day 1, (cam inserted for positive id) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaP_IdMLD_s

 

 

day 2, (trap applied, with crunchy peanut butter) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-78DFCbrICc

[OldTrapCollector 376]

Very interesting Donks - thanks for posting

 

OTC

[arnieboy 93]

thanks for that martyn

[Outofnowhere 93]

Fascinating thanks for sharing. Just out of interest what is the video gear your using?

[SINDASOX 255]

Excellent footage there mate.

 

 

SINDASOX

[donky7 9]

camera purchased from Killgerm.

[lamaha 7]

Nice one, no end of entertainment, more suspense than eastenders.

I can see we will have to invest in one of them.

[heart of wales 19]

Thats cracking footage I got the outdoor and indoor cameras, you brought out the Scorsesee in me,will have to get some footage,well done,how did the film end or is it still ongoing.

[stubby 175]

the suspense and waiting had me on the edge of the seat,lol

[moley 115]

you can see the confidence building in that there rat, best thing i have watched all xmas,

 

i have a rat out the back that i have bin after for 3 weeks now, talk about neophobia, this thing is paranoid, i have laid off for a few days so it lets its guard down, could have poisoned it , but i,m gonna trap it, just a personnal thing, i have had 3 others in traps around the place , but this thing just aint having it,23 years as a pro pester and i can,t catch my own vermin...yet

[J Darcy 5,871]

Great footage, an insight into how a rat approaches a trap.

[donky7 9]

a week after the public execution, the equiptment was lifted.

 

shortly after the first video, an obvious entry point into the building was found - a nice burrow from a drain point, straight opposite a broken air brick. However very little was changed in the rats environment untill i was sure that no more were staying over for xmas.

 

after a week passed with no further relatives passing through, and baiting the burrow outside to indicate any further activity (none) the hole was backfilled (to be monitored) the air brick was repaired, job closed.

 

thanks for the replies.

Edited December 28, 2010 by donky7

[Outofnowhere 93]

Soooo [as a non pro pestie] does the video demonstrate there is no such thing as neophobia? As I understand it it was trap down; Roland caught no three week wait and no real Neophobia to speak off?

Edited December 28, 2010 by Outofnowhere

[heart of wales 19]

Soooo [as a non pro pestie] does the video demonstrate there is no such thing as neophobia? As I understand it it was trap down; Roland caught no three week wait and no real Neophobia to speak off?

 

No I think the video cleary deonstrates that not only did have a trap there that the rat avoided but poisioned bait blocks that he didnt eat neither,

 

Moley cant fault your honesty many fairy story tellers on here never have a blank day or trap that fails

 

I always meet rats with neophobia on a premises with a difficult client supose thats what makes the job intresting

[logun 91]

Soooo [as a non pro pestie] does the video demonstrate there is no such thing as neophobia? As I understand it it was trap down; Roland caught no three week wait and no real Neophobia to speak off?

 

No I think the video cleary deonstrates that not only did have a trap there that the rat avoided but poisioned bait blocks that he didnt eat neither,

 

Moley cant fault your honesty many fairy story tellers on here never have a blank day or trap that fails

 

I always meet rats with neophobia on a premises with a difficult client supose thats what makes the job intresting

clever things them rats,and so inteligent to.after all the war man kind have out upon them they still here.belive it or noti got two pet ones lol haha,and it can make you re-think your trapping style after watching them clever fuckers for a few weeks.