The "basement" must be cleaned out. We don't have real basements in California but it's a space under the house with a wooden floor and you can stand up in it. Over the years the boxes have done that entropy thing that junk does so well and we've noticed signs of mice--which is just a nice word for rats.
Setting a standard SNAP mouse trap is beyond my technical ability--remember the iPod??? So I thought a simple Google search might reveal if there has been a better mousetrap invented.I discovered a new world!! One side of this world is occupied by homeopathic Rat Remedies that will only discourage our little friends to go elsewhere. The other side is populated by Rambos who take the dispatching of rats very seriously. Here is a sampling of the products I found.
Victor Electronic Rat Trap
3 plate design reduces escapes, providing a 90% kill rate
Applies 8,500 volts to kill even large rats
Green indicator light flashes for up to 24 hours indicating a kill;
Red indicator light flashes when batteries are low
One set of 4 "C" batteries will kill approximately 12 rats
Rat Zapper UltraProduct
Approximately 40 kills from one set of batteries
Flashing kill indicator light
Free Lifetime Tech Support at
888 DEAD RAT
Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item. (Amazon) NOT AVAILABLE GIFT WRAPPED?? GASP!!!!
Approximately 10 kills per battery set. (Forget it--get the Energizer for the 40 kills!!)
Operates on 4 "AA" Batteries (Not Included).
Flashing kill indicator light (you never have to see the dead rodent!).
About 30 kills with Energizer E2 Lithium batteries. Clean (no blood, no gore).
The Rat Zapper uses advanced electronic technology to deliver a deadly shock to mice and rats When the rodent goes for the food, it steps on a kill plate. The system senses the rodent's presence, the delivers enough electrical energy to quickly kill the rodent.
Optional Rat Tale(sic)
Optional Rat Tale(sic)
(Monitoring device) available. (When you have a dead rat, a fake tail shows up alerting you to your kill!)
Can there be a choice? 40 kills versus 12 kills? Lifetime tech support at DEADRAT??? Of course I immediately ordered my Rat Zapper from Ebay. I hope it comes with the "Tail Alert" feature!
(And here is the link if you want to try a peppermint oil concoction and very lame rat catch and release using an old toilet paper roll--I am not making this up.)
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Toc, I sae needed this wee bit of inforrrrrrrmation! We hae a wee moose in our auld hoose. All three Scotties arrrre going tae hae tae gae if they kennae git rid o' this nasty wee buggerrr!
Rodent pests annoy people since time immemorial. They eat grain, flaw roots and trunks of trees and cereals, cause damage to livestock, have an illness, gnaw wire covering. It is even worse, when the rat gnaws rubber gas hose of the balloon of the stove.
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