I think that's a good place to start. I also have some rural friends who swear by peppermint oil as a rat repellent. They just soak some string in it and run it around the edge of whatever they want to keep rat-free, and it apparently works like a charm for a few months until the oil all evaporates. Though clearly you still need to get the rats that are already in the space out as well. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Melissalynn Perkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melissalynn.perkins@gmail.com">melissalynn.perkins@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I wasn't intending that the rats be killed, I just know that they like peanut butter. Another thing that is awful about the kill traps is that they don't always kill right away. Plus they are messy.<br><br>Simple idea: <a href="http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html" target="_blank">http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html</a><br>
<br>The engineer's version: <a href="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/03/building-better-mousetrap.html" target="_blank">http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/03/building-better-mousetrap.html</a><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:42 AM, David Stainton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dstainton415@gmail.com" target="_blank">dstainton415@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think the long term solution to the rat problem is going to involve<br>
keeping the place a little cleaner and plugging the hole that they<br>
enter the Noisebridge area from...<br>
<br>
Closing the glass gate isn't going to do anything. We share the<br>
building with a produce vendor and therefore the rats are here to<br>
stay in this building... But that doesn't mean we can't prevent them<br>
from entering the Noisebridge area.<br>
<br>
I would love to help plug the holes with cement mixed with glass!<br>
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