There's a Rat in my Studio What am I Gonna Do?

[bugbrain_04]

Whether for now or in the future, a couple tips.

Never use poison. As garageband said, they're liable to die inside a wall and reek to high heaven and beyond as they rot. This happened in my house last month. Luckily some flies laid eggs in it, and the maggots took care of the rotting flesh much faster than if it had just rotted away. 'Course, the maggots matured earlier this week, and now there's flies everywhere. Small price to pay though.

Besides, if your cat had eated the rat after the rat had eaten poison, there would be a very good chance your cat would be dead right now.

Traps, traps, traps. I know mice will always fall for peanut butter, so it's probably pretty good bait for rats too.

A common mistake people make when laying traps is to put them out in the middle of the floor, away from the walls. Rats have terrible night vision, so they use their whiskers to navigate along the walls. Find a spot along a wall that's got rat shit, and lay a trap there. Though you said you found the entry point, so that would probably be the best place to lay one.

Also, mouse traps won't do the trick. You need rat traps. Be careful, spring one of those on your finger, and it won't just hurt; it'll break your finger.

[Xplora]

Bug, that's the most disgusting thing I've read in a LONG TIME.

[bugbrain_04]

Hahahaha, awesome.

The flies are pretty much gone now. I think they starved. Apparently not enough rotting flesh for 50 bazillion flies.

[BatPat]

Rats are good managers though...

[csiscs]

Sucks about your gear dude.

Cool that your cats got the fucker.

If it makes you feel better a woman scorned can do way more damage to your gear in less than five minutes dude.

[domsut]

Originally Posted by KinoFourpaws

Well, I realize it's a bit late, but I hope your cats don't also have a nasty habit of chewing on things. A couple of mine do, and I wouldn't really trust them around cables and the like any more than I would any rats.

It's good that they caught the rat for you, but I guess just keep that in mind the next time you think you have a rodent problem in your studio. It might just be safer to keep your cables and such in a safe place where no teeth can get to them.

Thats what I was thinking. All the outlets in my studio are about 4 feet off the ground so I have most of my cables running from the ceiling down. I know it is weird but I has been working out great for me. I can't tell you how many times I fallen on my face tripping over chords strewn all about the floor.