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(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

Ok incase you havent heard. I have some rodents using my 1272 as a delicatessin. I have called out the big gunZ on this. I have set up live traps, I have set up the peanut butter rodent plunge for life bucket,and rescently put out the blocks of Rat poison. NOW since they have persisted I have called out the pro's to come and rid myself of this issue hopefully before they make my 1272 pumpkin look any worse. Which it look REAL bad right now. I am taking any other suggestions in order to maybe help someone that may receive this curse of the Pumpkin eating rodent.

8/17/2012 3:43:03 PM

Mission Viejo, CA

I have rats but the've been too busy eating my tomatoes to notice the pumpkin. I killed about 10 in a week and that seemed to thin the population some!

8/17/2012 5:24:39 PM

President - GPC

May the force be with you....All that hard work...KillZ em....FAST!

8/17/2012 6:02:04 PM

Commack, NY

Try a trap known as the "t-Rex". They work awesome. Be careful though because they are VERY sensitive and may get other critters in addition to the rats. I inadvertently got a robin in one last year, felt horrible about it.

8/17/2012 8:26:43 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Rat posion in old dryer vents

8/17/2012 11:10:30 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Find the den if possible, Rats love pumpkins for some reason. When we would find a den we would take the Propane Weed Burner put it in the hole let it run with no flame for 30 seconds. Stand back and Ignite. At a certain point the flame stops burning out and sucks in and Kaboom.

8/18/2012 9:00:42 AM

Ely Mn

also try some moth balls around the pumpkin.they hate the smell of them.

8/18/2012 11:37:56 AM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

That works very well Shannon, for both rats and groundhogs. Propane sinks and, when ignited, sucks all the oxygen out of the hole.

8/18/2012 6:44:35 PM

Bowdon, GA

Castor oil pellets will run them off. I tried poison, glue and traps and couldn't catch them. I sprinkled the castor oil pellets around the stump, vine going to the fruit, and around the fruit. Haven't seen any signs in a week or so.

8/23/2012 12:52:45 AM