Off Topic Forum...

[Krikit 1,163]

Lots of drama in the other off topic forum, how weird!! lol

Oh that's funny. I just commented on that in the Rant forum.

No wait. Sorry. It was the Vent forum. Same thing though.

[Krikit 1,163]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

Ew. Are you sure they're rats? I guess it's kind of inevitable with all the devastation in NO. In any case, I'd be concerned about the poison blocks though. Once they start dying, the maggots will be all over, and they'll start coming through any cracks they can get through. The ones that live will turn into flies and you'll be infested. He really needs to get the rats out of there. Best thing to do is call the rodent/wildlife experts and have them install a one way door where they're coming in, then have it sealed. Otherwise you'll just have new ones moving in. Good luck.

Edited November 29, 2007 by Krikit

[MissStacey 1]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

Are you sure they weren't bankers?

Love that commercial!! I told Mel about it and he laughed his a$$ off. He said he never saw it- I saw it in Canada and am not sure if it was only aired there. I don't remember what company or bank or what it was for.

[MissStacey 1]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

Ew. Are you sure they're rats? I guess it's kind of inevitable with all the devastation in NO. In any case, I'd be concerned about the poison blocks though. Once they start dying, the maggots will be all over, and they'll start coming through any cracks they can get through. The ones that live will turn into flies and you'll be infested. He really needs to get the rats out of there. Best thing to do is call the rodent/wildlife experts and have them install a one way door where they're coming in, then have it sealed. Otherwise you'll just have new ones moving in. Good luck.

EW!! That is nasty!! We will head up there when he gets home and take a look. I'm pretty sure it is rats. I saw the size of it when it was on the powerline.

I saw a rat for the first time recently (besides in a pet store) when we were in the French Quarter. We were walking back to our car- it was in a lot near the river- it's not uncommon to see them down by the river. I didn't think they would be in the area we live in.

[jundp 191]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

Ew. Are you sure they're rats? I guess it's kind of inevitable with all the devastation in NO. In any case, I'd be concerned about the poison blocks though. Once they start dying, the maggots will be all over, and they'll start coming through any cracks they can get through. The ones that live will turn into flies and you'll be infested. He really needs to get the rats out of there. Best thing to do is call the rodent/wildlife experts and have them install a one way door where they're coming in, then have it sealed. Otherwise you'll just have new ones moving in. Good luck.

EW!! That is nasty!! We will head up there when he gets home and take a look. I'm pretty sure it is rats. I saw the size of it when it was on the powerline.

I saw a rat for the first time recently (besides in a pet store) when we were in the French Quarter. We were walking back to our car- it was in a lot near the river- it's not uncommon to see them down by the river. I didn't think they would be in the area we live in.

OMG.....Have you seen nutria rats yet? HUGE! When i was still living in NOLA someone tried to get people in on the fad of EATING those nasty buggers.... blech.

[Krikit 1,163]

OMG.....Have you seen nutria rats yet? HUGE! When i was still living in NOLA someone tried to get people in on the fad of EATING those nasty buggers.... blech.

No..... I haven't seen them. And I hope to God I never do.

[~Nini~ 2]

Stacey - we used to have squirrels and skunks running around the rafters of our house. My aunt was so cheap that she "exterminated" them herself. Don't ask me how, but the skunks made the house reek for DAYS.

Some perks of not being at home, I guess

[Ban Hammer 13,112]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

get a cat they kill both roaches and rats.

as someone mentioned previously, poison blocks will solve that problem but create new ones. i agree with the attic needing to be sealed to prevent further invasions.

gotta have my yummy canadian coffee!

[Sprailenes 47]

EEK roaches.

I bet they're HUGE!

[MissStacey 1]

OMG.....Have you seen nutria rats yet? HUGE! When i was still living in NOLA someone tried to get people in on the fad of EATING those nasty buggers.... blech.

No..... I haven't seen them. And I hope to God I never do.

I have seen them in the canals. They are very similar to a muskrat- and they have these long orange teeth.

And I have seen some TV shows where they do get eaten- Bizzarre Foods with Andrew Zimmerman if I remember correctly did an episode in Louisiana and he ate it.

Edited November 30, 2007 by Stacey33

[Mephys 2]

I'd rather have rats than roaches I hate bugs.

[Ban Hammer 13,112]

I'd rather have rats than roaches I hate bugs.

rats eat roaches, so with roaches one usually will have rats too

[MissStacey 1]

We have rats in the attic. Me and Mel were sitting outside one night and saw one scurrying across the powerline than leads to our roof. We started hearing scuffling coming from the attic. Mel threw a bunch of poison blocks around up there. I keep hearing noises up there- some of the noises may be them flip flopping around because of them dying from the poison, I don't know.

And don't get me started on cockroaches- they are everywhere here in New Orleans. We have an exterminator that comes once a month- but roaches can come in on anything you bring into the house.

Sigh- I miss Alberta- no roaches or rats.

get a cat they kill both roaches and rats.

as someone mentioned previously, poison blocks will solve that problem but create new ones. i agree with the attic needing to be sealed to prevent further invasions.

gotta have my yummy canadian coffee!

I did think of that. We have a lot of cats in the neighborhood- I told Mel we should round some up and throw them in the attic for a few days

We did go to Lowes last night- we got more poison to put down. Mel said the shelves were pretty bare compared to when he bought the first box a few days ago- I assume many are having this problem, And we also bought this big round plastic thing to attach to the powerline so they can't get on the roof.

[Mephys 2]

Had a little mice infestation last year, PB and cheese on mice traps...that worked the best

[MissStacey 1]

Had a little mice infestation last year, PB and cheese on mice traps...that worked the best

We had a mouse infestation in our tool shed back home years ago. It started after we put up a bird feeder near the shed and the mouse were coming for the food on the grass that fell from it.

My dad put together all the traps with the little pieces of bread and Peanut Butter. My father is horrified of any type of little critters so it was my job to lay them down and collect and throw out the bodies. Yuck.

I'm not scared of the animals themselves- although I would jump if something all of a sudden ran across me- I was always more scared of any diseases that they might carry.