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Fri, Jul 8, 11 at 17:31
| Lost some large brad's black heart and moskovich tomatoes to something large. Half eaten green tomatoes. I suspect rats as I've seen them crawling in the bushes at the edges of the property.
Has anyone had, solved this problem? |
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| Get a cat :) |
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- Posted by suncitylinda 9A SoCal INland (My Page) on Fri, Jul 8, 11 at 19:35
| Rats are common where I live. for ground rats I rigged up a large coffee can, cut a hole in the lid only large enough for rodents and glued block rat poison inside. Then I put that inside, I think an upside down plastic milk crate weighted with heavy potted plant. Put it right by my tomatoes. In a few days, dead rats. Had many dogs at the time so took extra precautions. Did not like using poison but did not like having all my tomatoes chomped either. Linda |
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| Agrant - funny thing is there are cats in the area. In fact they love my plastic mulch. Fed too good to catch rats though. I may have to resort to poison which I have been looking to avoid. Thanks Linda. |
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| I have the same problem. Something is taking big bites out of my tomatoes. I am using DCon poison. I also set out some Smack-Rat-Traps too. Something is eating the poison but I don't know what. I haven't seen any dead bodies. But it could be squirrels too. I set out some Conibear 110 traps for the squirrels and rabbits. I also have a have-a-heart trap that catches them alive. One year I caught 28 rabbits. They chew up my blueberries, raspberries, roses and hydrangeas. I hate to kill the furry little things, but I get so angry when I work so hard and the rodents spoil it. The Conibear 110 can be found at a trap store by doing a google search on "Conibear Trap" And the 110 size is the right size for a squirrel or rabbit. A Conibear 110 will only cost about $10, but you will also need the big lever-setter-plyers too. I don't use the big plyers, but I have strong hands. For those of you who object to seeing a squirrel killed in a Conibear 110, please do not watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QCPbxlHpNs But this is how a Conibear 110 Trap works, - Very well! |
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| 28 wild rabbits! |
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