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    Free-range feeders

    One thing I have noticed . . . the rat escapees are not quite unobtrusive as escape snakes. I have at LEAST two distinct escapees haunting the basement, maybe three or one is just that fast.

    One in particular has been driving me nuts all weekend and keeps climbing up the back of all the computers and peeking out under my monitor - then diving back into the safety of the tangled mess of cord-hell behind the computer desk. I am about ready to throw a trap down for him or go buy a blowgun and zap him with some curare.

    On the upside it gives some small comfort in knowing that any escaped snakes may well come across a suitable meal in their wanderings.

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    Re: Free-range feeders

    Escaped rodents over the years have turned me into a sniper with the ole pellet gun!

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    Re: Free-range feeders

    Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    Escaped rodents over the years have turned me into a sniper with the ole pellet gun!

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    YEP!!!!

    Ferrets also work well for dispatching escaped rodents. I let one go in our rodent room from time to time - works like a charm!

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    Re: Free-range feeders

    Heheh my unspoken thouhts exactlyu , but should my aim falter I dont want to boof me lovely new monitor - and that's where he always shows himself. I tried catching him with the business end of a shop-vac but couldnt maneuver closer quick enough (and yes I know shop-vacs are so quiet and stealthy they are the offical ninja weapon this millenium). About ready to call in a napalm strike on him if he doesn't chew through one of the many cables back there and fry himself. The cat is too old and lazy to be bothered with the whole ordeal - floppy old wench WORK FOR YER VITTLES!

    Oh well, it's an old house (1902) - he can just melt into the plaster and lathe and join his wild relatives.

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    Re: Free-range feeders

    My cats are good at cornering mouse escapees.. occasionally they kill one. Escapee rats though.. the cats fear them. lol

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    In the past when I had problems with escapee rodents, one of my 3 ferrets have always gotten them for me. In fact- one ferret was in the pet shop I worked at because his past owners gave him back because the ferret escaped and ate thier hamster collection over night. I dont breed them anymore, but the ferrets are still catching the occassional rodent that thinks my house is the place to be instead of outside.
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    Re: Free-range feeders

    The rat napper.

    He usually sits contently and patiently behind me while cleaning racks ... just in case one of those little nasty vermin make a break for it
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    Re: Free-range feeders

    nice rottie ive got one myself but he is of no use to me in that department he is one of the laziest animals i have ever met

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    Re: Free-range feeders

    Quote Originally Posted by RobertCoombs
    The rat napper.

    He usually sits contently and patiently behind me while cleaning racks ... just in case one of those little nasty vermin make a break for it


    Beautiful Rat Napper!!!!!!
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    Re: Free-range feeders

    Curare, huh? Sounds like what you need is to borrow a ferret from a friend, as long as you don't currently have any loose snakes in the house that you'd like back.
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