Maine

[Cluckcluck1215]

Looked it up on wiki.they do,

 

[buckabucka]

I am not qualified to address the rat elimination question. I hope to eliminate mine someday.

With a nuclear bomb

I'd just end up with mutant rats then...

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I'd just end up with mutant rats then...

 

[LadyCluck77]

I'd just end up with mutant rats then...

This guy might be. It's huge- probably will measure at least 18 inches including the tail. I've tried to get a picture. But I can't, It is FAST! The jack russell terrier couldn't even catch it, and that dog can run.

I'll try the glue traps- that's what I need to anchor into the ground, right? Thank you for that tip!

 

[lazy gardener]

Hi all!

I'm from etna maine!how is everybody?

Welcome Neighbor! I'm in Winterport. We travel through Etna when we go to camp in Stetson. Love to kayak on that lake.

This guy might be. It's huge- probably will measure at least 18 inches including the tail. I've tried to get a picture. But I can't, It is FAST! The jack russell terrier couldn't even catch it, and that dog can run.

I'll try the glue traps- that's what I need to anchor into the ground, right? Thank you for that tip!

Any trap you put out for rats needs to be pegged down. You should do same with live traps for coons. I caught one coon in a trap that we had to extend b/c the coon was so big that he'd go in, trip it and be able to back out b/c his hiney kept the door from tripping shut. He rolled it 30' down the lawn before he shredded the 1/2" hdw cloth we'd used to extend it. Don't let anyone tell you that hdw cloth is pred proof. It is much better than chicken wire, but a serious pred will tear through it.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Welcome Neighbor!  I'm in Winterport.  We travel through Etna when we go to camp in Stetson.  Love to kayak on that lake.  

Any trap you put out for rats needs to be pegged down.  You should do same with live traps for coons.  I caught one coon in a trap that we had to extend b/c the coon was so big that he'd go in, trip it and be able to back out b/c his hiney kept the door from tripping shut.  He rolled it 30' down the lawn before he shredded the 1/2" hdw cloth we'd used to extend it.  Don't let anyone tell you that hdw cloth is pred proof.  It is much better than chicken wire, but a serious pred will tear through it.  

Thanks!i think I've heard of winterport.somewere on the outskirts of Bangor, right?oh yeah.ive been to Stetson before.a lot really.a travel hat way to Sanger ville to see my grand parents.

 

[Hiltonizer]

I know I'm not the only one with rat issues on this thread... with poison being out of the question around my animals, snap traps and the hav-a-hart being useless, and those ******** being too fast for me and my 22... I upgraded to some of the fancy new traps I came across online.

In the last 24 hours i've nailed 4 of the ******** with Tomcat traps. They even held on to this monster I got who managed to get it across the barn with it around his neck. They're about the same $ as the old timer traps on Amazon but actually effective without breaking your fingers. All told i've killed 6 adult rats in the last 4 days, much quieter in there now.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Welcome Neighbor! I'm in Winterport. We travel through Etna when we go to camp in Stetson. Love to kayak on that lake. Any trap you put out for rats needs to be pegged down. You should do same with live traps for coons. I caught one coon in a trap that we had to extend b/c the coon was so big that he'd go in, trip it and be able to back out b/c his hiney kept the door from tripping shut. He rolled it 30' down the lawn before he shredded the 1/2" hdw cloth we'd used to extend it. Don't let anyone tell you that hdw cloth is pred proof. It is much better than chicken wire, but a serious pred will tear through it.

Holy cow! That's one crazy coon!

I know I'm not the only one with rat issues on this thread... with poison being out of the question around my animals, snap traps and the hav-a-hart being useless, and those ******** being too fast for me and my 22... I upgraded to some of the fancy new traps I came across online. In the last 24 hours i've nailed 4 of the ******** with Tomcat traps. They even held on to this monster I got who managed to get it across the barn with it around his neck. They're about the same $ as the old timer traps on Amazon but actually effective without breaking your fingers. All told i've killed 6 adult rats in the last 4 days, much quieter in there now.

are use those traps at my camp up in Pittsburgh much easier to set but we've only ever caught mice and that's a giant rat

 

[buckabucka]

I have those traps too, but only caught one. It was a rat that inadvertently got locked in the chicken run after we blocked their entrance. It took studying his movements with a game cam before we set the trap in just the right place. Weeks later, we saw where he had tried (and failed) to chew his way out though the top of the wooden door.

The rat activity in the other (hoop) coop is happening right in with the chickens, so I can't set a trap. I did see one scurry above ground or a short distance outside the chicken area the other day, so I hope to explore trap potential in that area. There are a lot of rats to catch one at a time though.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Anyone need a gourd?



I plant one gourd plant each year. Last year I got 56 gourds off that plant. This year, only 50 (but they're bigger in size than last year)