Thread: Rats infestation in huts

I've been in a Canterbury high country station hut a few weeks after they had burned off a few hundred acres of scrub and tussock.
Day and night there were plagues of mice.
Dozens visible during the day
Hundreds visible at night.

A guy put out poison mixed with raspberry jam and it disappeared in an instant and nothing made any difference to the onslaught of mice.

Rats.
Jollie Brook hut many years ago and they were hanging from the rafters.
On you sleeping bags constantly at night.

a few rat mice facts for baiting very different animals to target - both require a poison that is tasteless so the anti coagulants are used - but they take to it differently- both put out small amounts over a few days - if you leave a lot of bait rats will simply take it away and store it as has been said on here - rats will try - thats nice - then try -again and again yum and then have a big scoff - mice wont do that and are hard to bait - the poisoned grain is the best - place somewhere dark and out of sight they are cautious - if you do take bait to a hut then some preparation - leave a sign in plain sight that you have laid bait and what it is - nail the baits to branches or timber and place well under hut - or use a commercial bait station - if you do -a medal- be neat if more made the effort - but traps work and have some fun - very satisfying to hear than ka-chink just after dark - we used to take a few gin traps for possums as dog tucker - hair trigged they catch rats fine same as victor ones - one thing in your favour normally there is not many at a hut - but mice plaques are not nice- to see dozens running around in the bush in broad daylight almost like a bloody nightmare