tommydog 0 Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 I have a small croft and have a periodic rat and mouse problem in my attic. I know the solution is finding out where they are getting in, but thats proving very difficult with a 200 year old stone cottage. I can catch mice all day long, but the rats seem to be a lot more intelligent and won’t go near the traps. I absolutely refuse to put poison down. Correct me if this is a crazy idea, but I was thinking about getting a ferret and letting it live in the attic. Is this a bad idea? How trainable are they, would they bite through cables and cause similar damage to rats? Also anyone know anything about rat behaviour. Would the ferret have to hunt down every single rat, or would a ferret picking off a few rats be enough for the rest of the rats to bugger off? Would the smell of a ferret be enough to deter future rats from coming into the attic, or am I always likely to have a problem unless I can find out where they are getting in? I did think about getting a ratting dog or a cat, but I don’t think they would be much use up there, as they seem to be hiding under the floor boards and there is no way a cat or dog could get under there. Quote Link to post
The one 8,397 Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 Stick to your traps they will work 24/7 the problem is your giving them food and shelter break the cycle get them moving about and the traps will work 2 Quote Link to post
patterdale 672 Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 How about using a couple of trail cameras to monitor suspected entrance points? 1 Quote Link to post
wildman 374 Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Ferret won't chew cables, don't have incisors that are constantly growing like rodents have, but keeping one lose in your attic ,not a good idea ,Ferret s are proper escape artists and will find a way out ,but you could let one roam about up there with a collar an a leash keeping your eye on him smell would soon put rats of and Ferret would indicate where rats are getting in , all the best Quote Link to post
terryd 8,045 Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Forget ferret and rats don’t tend to worry about there smell. Maybe air rifle and night setup or stick with traps I would say 2 Quote Link to post
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