rat or what

found hole in loft floor to-day about 2 " across no droppings any were  also nothing inside the loft was sure i put mesh wire down before i laid the floor thinking it may be my cat he sleeps under the lofts and out most of the night
did have mesh wire down

I would say ray

certainly looks like a rat George, it will be back now that it's been in for a look about. Poison and traps down. I've got 4 bait stations constantly baited plus a rat trap set 24/7 and now it's nearing winter I see signs of them frequently, odd holes popping up under the fence and in the borders but my thoughts are if there's bait outside then it keeps them outside.

got trap down

yes george, it looks like a rat hole ......... coming in for food .

loft is empty now trap down but no rat it may have made the hole but wire has kept it out more stuff coming to-morrow to put under the lofts and few more traps

theres alsorts of home made poisons which ive read abot george, no idea if they work but it might be worth a try ........ antifreeze soak it in bred or corn , bicarb and flour mixed with something like chocolate powder for the taste.

i also read a few days ago pieces of sweet potato , not cooked just raw, or instant potato .....

got my son to order stuff will try that

floor boards still up nothing in the trap thinking cat may have got it

i think the normal house cat wont kill a rat, its the feral/farm males that will ....... you need a jack russel george, dont you know anyone with one who can come round .?

have order a trap in a box which i can set outside David bait in loft not taken i'm not so sure it's a rat

think it's a fox now this lounger cushion  was over a rail and a rat did not do this 3ft of the ground

strange george ....... but would a fox chew that hole in the loft you found last week ?

yes David the hole was large enough for a rat yet it did not enter the loft

any luck with the trap george ...?

no or bait box David

hows things with htis suspected fox/rat george ......? any sign of anything ?

stuff to keep fox away has just arrived it do stink cat stays away all night now till daylight

human pee is best thing to deter a fox,i once decorated a cottage in cornwall for a guy who had geese and ducks and one duck had laid in an open barn far away from the house and she was sitting eggs in the barn ,i felt sure the duck was going to be taken during the night by a fox but she was fine due to a bucket of pee placed at the entrance of the barn

yes Darren read that this stuff smells like that

2 cages now set one large one and one small one must catch one to-night

nothing in the 2 cages

still nothing in the cages trap or bait boxes

if it is rats they will keep away from the traps if they smell human scent, did you wear rubber gloves when you set everything up george?

not rubber but gloves