pumpjack Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 HORROR !!! nearly stepped on massive dead rat this morning, thai guy started laughing at me when i jumped like a gazelle 3 ft into the air. cant thai government issue homes & businesses with plastic wheely bins as in europe. i do not agree with western people implementing their ways on thailand but surely its a health hazard which needs to be addressed. hau hin is also absolutely crawling with rats as is khao san road you cannot walk out from your hotel within 5 minutes you will see them everywhere. im terrified of them ......ex wife loved them barbequed lol incidentally the bin men must be coming down with diseases as i see them hoking through the bags on back of bin lorries, we all know that there is excretetment on tissue paper in these bags from hotels & guesthouse toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I read (a long time ago in the UK) that you're rarely further than one metre away from a rat. I'm not at all frightened of them - in fact quite like them, as long as the wild variety don't come into the house. But I know people that are very frightened of them - for their own reasons that escape me. I understand the health issues involved, but not the 'terrified on seeing a rat'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 10 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said: I read (a long time ago in the UK) that you're rarely further than one metre away from a rat. I'm not at all frightened of them - in fact quite like them, as long as the wild variety don't come into the house. But I know people that are very frightened of them - for their own reasons that escape me. I understand the health issues involved, but not the 'terrified on seeing a rat'! Guessing your name ain't Winston Smith, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 "I read (a long time ago in the UK) that you're rarely further than one metre away from a rat." I believe they are saying the same thing these days in the White House ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 A few creative recipes and before you know it they'd be on the endangered species list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Nothing,Just keep electing them to government offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 four legged or two legged rats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Lunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 We need to talk to the relos who prefer them to chicken because the bast*** are eating the fak thong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Want to get rid of rats maybe ask.Alberta Canada. There are none in province. If one is found its a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laza 45 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Feed em up and eat em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 What to do? Is the Dept of Inactive Posts already full? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnehaha Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 19 minutes ago, Beats56 said: Want to get rid of rats maybe ask.Alberta Canada. There are none in province. If one is found its a big deal. all you need here is a sub zero winter of 4 months and the problem is solved. ask Canada. field rats are not a problem, one would think. city rats are. their main predator are snakes. that is why we often see HUGE snakes in thai cities. with all the street shops pouring food and such down drains the rats get home delivery. rats are a fact of life, like cockroaches ... in the tropics. also ants. you can do what you can but it is also useful to develop a level of acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) There was a post here a week or two ago about how Thai women are like cats. Perhaps he haa a few suggestions for you. We live on a farm and have one cat and 6 dogs. I only see rats in the cities and on the vacant land beside one sex hotel near here. Truly, I only drive past the place. No rats on our land but a few snakes. Edited May 16, 2017 by The Deerhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteman Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 both our cars have the sticky rat traps by each wheel and in under the bonnet today we got one big rat caught in the sticky stuff still alive. Expensive if the get into the wiring or anything plastic they love to eat in the car engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 6 minutes ago, Minnehaha said: all you need here is a sub zero winter of 4 months and the problem is solved. ask Canada. field rats are not a problem, one would think. city rats are. their main predator are snakes. that is why we often see HUGE snakes in thai cities. with all the street shops pouring food and such down drains the rats get home delivery. rats are a fact of life, like cockroaches ... in the tropics. also ants. you can do what you can but it is also useful to develop a level of acceptance. It wasn't cold weather as there are rats in provinces that get cold too. They just eradicate all the rats in a campaign years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeab1980 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 We do have rats around as just about everywhere does luckilybenough we have 3 +10 (+10 strays but adopted us live outsidevthe property) dogs and they all just love a nice rat chase and feed. So we dont see many alive. If i do i have a bit of target practise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gios50hk Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) ''What can be done about all the rats in Thailand?'' - do they mean the animal or human variety? Edited May 16, 2017 by gios50hk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeab1980 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 minute ago, gios50hk said: ''What can be done about all the rats in Thailand?'' - do they mean the animal or human variety? Lol easy solution but i wont say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 2 hours ago, dotpoom said: "I read (a long time ago in the UK) that you're rarely further than one metre away from a rat." I believe they are saying the same thing these days in the White House ? Easily mistaken, I think it was about 6 months ago and it was raccoons, not rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb17 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Been here a while- actually have never seen a rat- ever. Until a few weeks ago- boyfriend's family came to stay over Songkran - I had escaped to Vietnam. Anyway found a box in the freezer - with a huge rat- magnificent tail etc. Conversation- what the hell is a rat doing in my freezer- am sure it is full of disease? bf: no - this is a country rat- no disease . me: am not sure I really want a rat in the fridge bf : it took ages for Papa to catch it - it's very difficult. It's still in the freezer - never mind . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max2u Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 3 hours ago, grumbleweed said: A few creative recipes and before you know it they'd be on the endangered species list Good to know. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151207-the-countries-where-rats-are-on-the-menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudger1951 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 There has been a rat problem along Pattaya Beach and living in the trees. I will not forget the night I sat there with a friend having a beer and one fell down onto his thai girl's head. She did'nt mind at all as it tried to find it's footing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang hunter Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 What is the difference between mice and rats because owls loves to hunt mice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 BBQ rat is okay, havent tried them sushi yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Years ago we had rats behind the house in the small jungle. When my wife spotted one running down a hole, she called her brother in law. He and a couple other guys would come with their digging tools. They would spend more than an hour digging to find the den. They consider those woods rats a delicacy. After I adopted a couple of cats there were no more rats. The cats would chase a rat right up a tree. I can't remember the last time I saw a rat on our property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda13 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 What is the difference between mice and rats because owls loves to hunt mice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 5 hours ago, dick dasterdly said: I read (a long time ago in the UK) that you're rarely further than one metre away from a rat. I'm not at all frightened of them - in fact quite like them, as long as the wild variety don't come into the house. But I know people that are very frightened of them - for their own reasons that escape me. I understand the health issues involved, but not the 'terrified on seeing a rat'! Your such a likable guy I am sure you could have them eating out of your hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccolley Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 2 hours ago, Beats56 said: Want to get rid of rats maybe ask.Alberta Canada. There are none in province. If one is found its a big deal. Very true. I grew up in Calgary Alberta and have a phobia about rats. They have police that checked inbound trains and laws about not reporting a rat if you see it. Whatever they did worked, there were no rats in Alberta. As kids we were told they were something that grew to the size of a dog and ate people in sewers! I never saw one since they were illegal, but the stories stuck with me. The first time my gf offered me rat I nearly jumped out of my skin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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