arnestockholm Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hello, well I had some real strange experience last night. Well I am staying in Bangkok and in the same condo since nearly 2 years. And really feeling very comfortable here. The condo is a very well maintained one and I would say my condo is also very well cleaned. But last night I woke up from a very strange sound. It first sounds something or some one is running around the condo when I wake up. But than I locate the sound in the ceiling over me. It sounds like a not to small animal is running around and doing some fieping or squeaking sounds over and over again. I trie to find it when using a light to see in the AirCondition vent but does not see anything. But when I use a broom to knock on the ceiling its running around. I have to admit that this sounds a bit scary for me. So I moved to another sleeping room in the condo. As mentioned its in the 31. floor. What could it be? A rat? Any idea how to deal with it? Should I start a manhunt or any other options? Thanks for your help!! Greetings, Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmh8 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 get a cat, put it up in the same place, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chiang mai Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 You can buy rat traps very inexpensively here, they comprise a mat that is coated with a very sticky substances which traps the rat after a short while the rat will die. Our previous landlord used them in a house we stayed in and they work very well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mogandave Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's never a rat, it's rats. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnestockholm Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Can any one recommend a company who could take care of the issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 If they are on the 31st floor, that means they are on every floor below as well, unless they started exterminating on the lower floors and are driving them up. I would try complainig to the building management first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opl Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sorry for you... for 1 rat you can see, there are 100 you don't! Check if your neighbours do have the same visits, because treating only your appartment is not a long time solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sorry for you... for 1 rat you can see, there are 100 you don't! Check if your neighbours do have the same visits, because treating only your appartment is not a long time solution. You're never more than six feet away from a rat (the four legged type) in the UK, in the City the numbers are seriously scary, makes you think what Bangkok must be like by comparison: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) arnestockholm, on 10 Jan 2014 - 08:07, said:arnestockholm, on 10 Jan 2014 - 08:07, said:Can any one recommend a company who could take care of the issue? I would recommend the OP to call some Buddhist monks to do some blessings. It's definitely bad spirits or ghosts......often found in Thailand. Edited January 10, 2014 by Costas2008 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatette Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Condo management should handle in a well managed property.Having said that, I was in a well known Chinese restaurant on Sukhumvit near Asoke recently and there were rats thundering up and down the ceiling.... I lived in a Bangkok fruit forest for many years and had an army of rats to contend with that stole full blocks of soap and other large items.I used to catch them in a Thai-style metal rat trap - a large metal box, luring them in with fresh squid, then take them for diving lessons in the irrigation canals that ran through the garden. None of them passed the class.One evening a visiting friend left the lid off the rice pot and one of the rats dropped in for a meal, dipping its paws in and out to grab the rice and eat it. Wld've been cute if it weren't a rat. Other than invading the property, none of them actually came anywhere near me intentionally. The owner, who lived next door, did nothing about them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 This is Thailand... Rats have probably scurried over the beer you drink, the food you eat and the house you live in.... Get a cat and be done with eat.... My mousers did a great job till my cat hating Norwegian neighbor took it upon himself to kill them.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotoo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 You can buy rat traps very inexpensively here, they comprise a mat that is coated with a very sticky substances which traps the rat after a short while the rat will die. Our previous landlord used them in a house we stayed in and they work very well. Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chiang mai Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Utter nonsense, it's a silent process, there is no sudden pain, unlike reading your posts! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotoo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Utter nonsense, it's a silent process, there is no sudden pain, unlike reading your posts! Join me outside my neighbour's kitchen and explain the 'silence'. I didn't say sudden, so your insult doesn't really work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) I have the same problem. Two alternatives: 1. If the security guard is from the North East Thailand, ask him to catch it. The next day they will be selling barbequed rat kebabs outside your condo. 2. You can buy "Trap-A-RAT" Plastic Glue Mats in Tesco and Tesco express. Just bung them up in the ceiling void with a small piece of fish such as sardine. When you catch them put them in a plastic bag and throw the mat in the dust bin. Edited January 10, 2014 by Estrada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBanks Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 We live in a house in a country village, every now and again we heard scurrying sounds up in the roof area, above the ceilings. The problem got worse and worse until it sounded like a small army marching around up there. I opened the trap door and put our cat in, 24 hours later complete silence. Occasionally the same thing happens, scurrying noise, in with the cat, quick time problem solved. Now I often find the cat sitting on the floor gazing up at the trap door, obviously wanting to go back for some more fun. I say get a cat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXTim Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Three cats, no rats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 We live in a house in a country village, every now and again we heard scurrying sounds up in the roof area, above the ceilings. The problem got worse and worse until it sounded like a small army marching around up there. I opened the trap door and put our cat in, 24 hours later complete silence. Occasionally the same thing happens, scurrying noise, in with the cat, quick time problem solved. Now I often find the cat sitting on the floor gazing up at the trap door, obviously wanting to go back for some more fun. I say get a cat. Unless the cat retrieves the dead bodies, you are going from one problem to another, IMHO, worse one. There are few thngs worse than a decaying rat carcass that is inaccessible to you. It is the big drawback with using poison for vermin as they will seek out a place to die. The sticky baited mats are good in this respect.............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkapi Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Rat glue works for pesky pigeons on balconies too. However, I find it a bit cruel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Glue traps are very cruel and I see no point in causing suffering to any creature (and I'm a bit surprised that Buddhists use them). Use proper spring traps which generally kill quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongteesood Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Upstairs probably got one of those annoying little rat dogs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Utter nonsense, it's a silent process, there is no sudden pain, unlike reading your posts! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! excellent answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remobb Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 You can buy rat poison. It's small pink pellets and very cheap. Just leave them scattered around near where you think the rats are. They will soon find them. They work great and you never see or hear of them again. But we warned, Don't tell your wife about it as she may add it to your food if you have money or are insured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyBkk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Use "Stun" rat bait (Green) sold in Tesco Lotus. The rat will have to drink water before the poison activates. Therefore, it won't die in your ceiling, but somewhere near the drain. Works better than Ars (pink). Be careful if you have pets or kids around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Sorry for you... for 1 rat you can see, there are 100 you don't! Check if your neighbours do have the same visits, because treating only your appartment is not a long time solution. You're never more than six feet away from a rat (the four legged type) in the UK, in the City the numbers are seriously scary, makes you think what Bangkok must be like by comparison: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716625 eh? The article you link to says 'Assuming you're standing at a given spot in an urban area you would be at most 164ft (50m) away. Saying you're always 164ft away from a rat doesn't have quite as much of a fear factor as 6ft away, but it's much more of a realistic estimate.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Utter nonsense, it's a silent process, there is no sudden pain, unlike reading your posts! Sorry to disagree. While in Brunei, as I left my house I heard this screeching and saw an army? of rats glued to the top of a gate post. I don't like rats, but this seems a bit cruel. I used to catch them in a cage trap( they seem to loves bread soaked in fish sauce) and give them a sporting chance when I let my dog do what dogs do. A few got away with it but not many. All over in a trice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Flint Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 sirs Cats are no good for this operation,as the rats are far bigger,maybe a mongoose.U should accept rats if u live in Bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruin Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Floor 31. Maybe poison is a better deal and then the building management as everyone will have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yes they work great, as long as you don't mind hearing the rats screaming for 24 hours as they try and free themselves (biting their limbs off if necessary). Illegal in some western countries. Utter nonsense, it's a silent process, there is no sudden pain, unlike reading your posts! Sorry to disagree. While in Brunei, as I left my house I heard this screeching and saw an army? of rats glued to the top of a gate post. I don't like rats, but this seems a bit cruel. I used to catch them in a cage trap( they seem to loves bread soaked in fish sauce) and give them a sporting chance when I let my dog do what dogs do. A few got away with it but not many. All over in a trice. You're right, your approach seems much more palatable and humane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaussie Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 It was on the B.B.C. recently the floods in London are flushing the sewer rats out in plague proportions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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