Rat in the house

[jbarile]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

I think it was whispersmom2 that said she lost a rescue that ate a poisoned rat???

wow I didn't know this!! I dont think I will call anyone! I agree with
Francie! I have rat patrol I would die!!! if any of my babies had died from killing a rat that had eaten poison! and with that guilt I could not live with myself knowing I freaked over one rat? and then had poison put around my house! thinking this will keep them out! Thank you yorkieusa for this information!!

[jbarile]

Originally Posted by waistfull

I know some people keep rats as pets so if you do, do not read the rest of this post.
I hat rats, mice, spiders, and snakes. I am glad you had your babies their to warn you and protect you. Aren't yorkies great!!

Yorkies Rock

[011011]

Those nasty things can squeeze through the tiniest crack and get in ,it is unbelievable. You will not usually find poop unless they are visiting alot and having a trail that they follow.Did you know that rats and mice leave a pee trail that is how they know where to go.GROSS isnt it I get chills up my back just thinking about them.
When farmers clean out the corn bins you will see HUGE RATS I mean bigger than a cat, nasty long tails and big teeth, and long claws.Hopefully that is all you have just the loner. I have never heard of tree rats do they nest up there?
Yorkies were bred for ratters but it scares me to think of them getting bitten in the proccess of killing it, they carry so many diseases.
We have a huge corn pile about a mile away the corn is coming out so fast from the fields and the elevators are full so the farmers are dumping the corn at this location, the neighbors to this place are already talking about the problem they are going to have with rats this fall because of it.

[PlatinumYorkies]

Originally Posted by 011011

Those nasty things can squeeze through the tiniest crack and get in ,it is unbelievable. You will not usually find poop unless they are visiting alot and having a trail that they follow.Did you know that rats and mice leave a pee trail that is how they know where to go.GROSS isnt it I get chills up my back just thinking about them.
When farmers clean out the corn bins you will see HUGE RATS I mean bigger than a cat, nasty long tails and big teeth, and long claws.Hopefully that is all you have just the loner. I have never heard of tree rats do they nest up there?
Yorkies were bred for ratters but it scares me to think of them getting bitten in the proccess of killing it, they carry so many diseases.
We have a huge corn pile about a mile away the corn is coming out so fast from the fields and the elevators are full so the farmers are dumping the corn at this location, the neighbors to this place are already talking about the problem they are going to have with rats this fall because of it.

I didn't need to know this, I knew from home ec. that they left a trail of urine, and hair everywhere they go...That is why you clean, and disinfect with bleach, and lysol...I hate vermen...They're nasty...I'm done..EEEEWW

[pspin1975]

YUCK!!!!!!! However, I think you already do have rat control-our little guys were rat/mice catchers back in the day in mines in England-that's what I read in a yorkie book. If you have anymore I'm sure your guys will catch them. Be careful when they spray your house should they need to, it can be harmful for our little guys. Good luck! YUCK!

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by jbarile

wow I didn't know this!! I dont think I will call anyone! I agree with
Francie! I have rat patrol I would die!!! if any of my babies had died from killing a rat that had eaten poison! and with that guilt I could not live with myself knowing I freaked over one rat? and then had poison put around my house! thinking this will keep them out! Thank you yorkieusa for this information!!

Yep. I just wanted you to be careful. Here is her post. I just cut and pasted it here:

Originally Posted by whispersmom2
I am so glad your baby is okay. I would not post my story til I read that she is not sick. I had a little rescue German Shepherd Dog years ago. My landlord placed rat poison in the back of a locked garage so it was safe. BUT, Heidi chewed on a dead rat that had the poison in its body. My puppy died. My big ole 6+ foot landlord cried like a baby when I came home and he told me. He even buried her and put a marker where she was.
I am SOOOOOOO happy your story has a good ending..

[kindness_001]

Well they are picking corn all around us and missy has her nose to the grind stone. Shes at the wood pile everyday looking for a mouse or mole. But she thinks that you have to bring them to daddy after u kill them.

[stinky]

Wow, your Yorkies killed a rat?…That’s cool. I hope they didn't make too much of a mess though.

[jbarile]

Originally Posted by stinky

Wow, your Yorkies killed a rat?…That’s cool. I hope they didn't make too much of a mess though.

yep Im the proud mama!! I thought Tilly was having a tizzy over the boys wanting to play so early but she sounded really vicious I can hear them all running barking you know that sound ted the shred & sami was actually getting in her way, then tilly went under the end table I guess it ran under there then I hear her bang her poor head then I thought OMG maybe she was having a seizure? tilly has cushings and weighs 16lbs I almost panicked, I did panic I tried to pull ted, & sami back to get tilly and there she was rat in the mouth and her jaw was qivering! I told her put it down girly girl good baby! I reached for a floor pillow to block them from getting back under the table I ran to get something to pick it up? tongs?? so I grabbed it with a paper towel & all of them still excited, barking like crazy dogs around 4:30 am
as I ran with it outside trying to calm them before my neighbors called the police the only mess that was made was by me, when I grabbed for the papertowels! I threw the roll down so I could hurry and get the rat! well when I came in ted the shred & sami had the whole roll shredded in just about
a min?? It was a medium size stinky black rat! I asked my neighbor when I came home from work and asked her if she had them ever in her house and why are they called tree rats? she said there called tree rats because they climb trees to cross over roofs to get in your nice warm home anyway now I can laugh! and Im going to shampoo my carpets,counters doorways Im going to really clean this weekend after what 011011 told us! Did you know that rats and mice leave a pee trail that is how they know where to go

[SoCalyorkiLvr]

WE have had mice in the past and my westie goes bananas and will not leave an area after she has seen one...she becomes absolutely obsessed...we know what she was bred to do!!!! LOL

[jbarile]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

Yep. I just wanted you to be careful. Here is her post. I just cut and pasted it here:

Originally Posted by whispersmom2
I am so glad your baby is okay. I would not post my story til I read that she is not sick. I had a little rescue German Shepherd Dog years ago. My landlord placed rat poison in the back of a locked garage so it was safe. BUT, Heidi chewed on a dead rat that had the poison in its body. My puppy died. My big ole 6+ foot landlord cried like a baby when I came home and he told me. He even buried her and put a marker where she was.
I am SOOOOOOO happy your story has a good ending..

[YorkieShadow]

Oh I hate rats.

[KDMH]

My husband caught one about a week ago. I hoped that would be it because I am terrified of mice. But no I just saw a baby mouse in the hallway of our apt. Needless to say I completely paniced . I woke my husband out of his sleep and told him get the mouse. He said you woke me up, you should be waking up your son. He is suppose to kill mice. So I did I made both of them wake up and try to get the mouse. By then it had ran into my hall closet. My husband made Major guard the door while he moved some things around in the closet. I was too upset to see Major just sitting there looking at the mouse. I swear that mouse was laughing at us. Major barks and bites at his toys all day long. He will run up and down the floor growling and barking at all of his toys all day. He will sit there and bite his dad's hands and feet playing with him but just sat and looked at the mouse. He did paw at it once or twice but when the mouse ran, he just sat there. I thought he was suppose to at least chase the thing. I could use some help with this ppplllleeeaaassseee!!!!!!

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by KDMH

My husband caught one about a week ago. I hoped that would be it because I am terrified of mice. But no I just saw a baby mouse in the hallway of our apt. Needless to say I completely paniced . I woke my husband out of his sleep and told him get the mouse. He said you woke me up, you should be waking up your son. He is suppose to kill mice. So I did I made both of them wake up and try to get the mouse. By then it had ran into my hall closet. My husband made Major guard the door while he moved some things around in the closet. I was too upset to see Major just sitting there looking at the mouse. I swear that mouse was laughing at us. Major barks and bites at his toys all day long. He will run up and down the floor growling and barking at all of his toys all day. He will sit there and bite his dad's hands and feet playing with him but just sat and looked at the mouse. He did paw at it once or twice but when the mouse ran, he just sat there. I thought he was suppose to at least chase the thing. I could use some help with this ppplllleeeaaassseee!!!!!!

Ha-ha! Your yorkie and mine must be related. Last winter, we were in the garage and one ran by us. She just looked up at me as if to say, "What was that, mom?" My last yorkie would have been right after the mouse and wouldn't leave whatever spot in the garage he was hiding in. She'd stand there and bark until I did something to flush it out. She had one cornered under my air conditioner in the yard once and wouldn't leave and kept barking until I came to help her get him out.

I would go buy some of those safe mouse traps that you can catch them in and just throw them away or some of those super gooey and sticky trays - not the sticky cardboard - and place those where your yorkie can't get to them.

[misslissa]

I have to say as someone who has kept pet rats fancy rats and wild rats are are completely diffrent my sister has two fancy hooded rats as a school project she had to build agility course and teach them to run it it took her about 4 weeks and they wear cute when the project was done my grandmother did not want rats in her house so i ended up with them. they wear very clean. the pooped and peed in a litter box they wear smart they could beg or sit. they wear sweet my sister would come over and bath them in puppy shampoo once a week and they never started to smell (well a little on Friday before she come over)
now wild rats are just as smart but they are also mean they will bite your hand off before they would take a bit of oatmeal from it they will pee in your house and even attack your dogs and cats if they don't attack them first also if you have a nest of wild rats they smell awful they dont groom themselves because if they smell like spoiled food a cat or dog or fox is less likely to want to eat them I would one day maybe own a pet rat again but i would freak out and scream if i had a wild rat in my house