Rat

[overherebc]

Caught a rat in the cage trap in the garage last night.

I don't think I've seen one with such a long before. Body about 4 or 5 inches long and tail about twice as long.

Released a long way away this morning.

[macahoom]

 

Such a long what?

[bkk6060]

You are nice.

Are you member of PETA?

I would have smashed it with a baseball bat.

[ratcatcher]

Just now, bkk6060 said:

You are nice.

Are you member of PETA?

I would have smashed it with a baseball bat.

Graphic, but true. They breed like.....erm, rats.   They are vermin like fleas and cockroaches. When caught, they go diving in a bucket of water. Snakes are different, some eat rats.

[RichardColeman]

Released it ? Well, done, it will show you it's appreciation later by bringing back 200 of it's offspring

[overherebc]

3 hours ago, macahoom said:

 

Such a long what?

????  Just noticed that. ????

Tail 

[overherebc]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Released it ? Well, done, it will show you it's appreciation later by bringing back 200 of it's offspring

Usually they don't get past the dogs. So if it comes back with a few mates the dogs will fix things. ????

We were out last night and the dogs were shut in the front garden, probably why it made it to the garage and the trap.

[chickenslegs]

6 minutes ago, overherebc said:

????  Just noticed that. ????

Tail 

Reminds me of this long tale from Alice in Wonderland ...

[talahtnut]

3 hours ago, overherebc said:

Released a long way away this morning.

Ratty said, 'Cor I thought it was club hammer

time'. 

 

[jadee]

This thread brings back memories - when I first came to Thailand I rented a house - omg the wildlife there was beyond insane! The house had these suspended ceiling tiles and at night I could hear god knows what crawling around up there at night. I used to set traps out and then drown the rats in buckets of water. Horrible. Then there were mossies, cockroaches, snakes etc. That was a big part of why I decided to buy a condo. Every westerner who lives in a house in Thailand has my undying respect and admiration!

[overherebc]

11 minutes ago, jadee said:

This thread brings back memories - when I first came to Thailand I rented a house - omg the wildlife there was beyond insane! The house had these suspended ceiling tiles and at night I could hear god knows what crawling around up there at night. I used to set traps out and then drown the rats in buckets of water. Horrible. Then there were mossies, cockroaches, snakes etc. That was a big part of why I decided to buy a condo. Every westerner who lives in a house in Thailand has my undying respect and admiration!

We have regular visits from golden tree snakes, brown rat snakes and the odd python now and then. They don't come in the house, just visit the garden. This longtail rat is the first rat I've seen in a long time. We don't kill anything, unfortunately I can't say the same for the dogs. They won't go near snakes ( they kill anything else ) but wiil let me know if one is in the garage. 

One of the reasons we don't see many rats is because of the snakes.

[talahtnut]

Aussie Dunny Rats are the worst,

nick all yer beer.

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

14 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

Aussie Dunny Rats are the worst,

nick all yer beer.

Yep had a few 2 legged Aussie BBQ rats nick the beer, then let the BS flow.

????❤????????

[jastheace]

released it near a 'friends' house? there's an idea for some stnuc I know.

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

Could have names him BEN and chucked him in the dunny

Lol 

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, jastheace said:

released it near a 'friends' house? there's an idea for some stnuc I know.

Nasty, but I'm having some thoughts. ????????