Dont use any kind of poison. You will regret it if you do. Rats eat the poison , crawl into an inexcessibe place and die. As their bodies slowly decompose over a few weeks , the resultant stink is worse than the scratching. A horrible odour of death that can escape through the smallest of holes. Best thing to do is get some spring loaded traps or cage traps so that you can dispose of anything you catch. Mr DIY sells them and not expensive. Best bait is peanut butter on a puece of bread. This works better rhan cheese. Rats breed fast and have big litters. You need to be diligent and very pro active. A couple of years ago I had to leave the country for a couple of minths on business. On my return there was a serious rat and pigeon infestation. Mice even got into the car and built a nest in the air con unit. Cost 2500 to remove the dashboard and clean everything. Over the following 4 months I was continually catching rats in the ceiling and MILs ceiling. Total was over 40 rats...lost count. Eventually , I got them all and peace returned. Unfortunatrly, rats leave a scent trail so occasionally, even now the odd rat turns up but is quickly trapped. First 9 years here no rats. I take a couple of months away and infestation due to relatives indifference.
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