Made me jump!!!

[Glutton4...]

Well, it did!

There I was, pootling around on the poota at lunch time, and I heard a noise. A sort of scratching. Turned round, and there, looking at me from the far corner of the lounge was....

























a bladdy RAT

[Nicos]

In the house???

eww......

( we have them in the wall insulation- but not yet seen one in the house!!!!)

Ah well.....they say where there are rats there won't be mice!!!!

Hope you sleep well tonight!!!!

[Glutton4...]

This had been in the cavities, and the roof, but there it was large as life in the bladdy lounge.

It saw me looking at it and obviously thought 'Oops' and popped back in its hole. The hole, and most of the cavity has now been filled with squirty foam!

[pipkins]

This had been in the cavities, and the roof, but there it was large as life in the bladdy lounge.

It saw me looking at it and obviously thought 'Oops' and popped back in its hole. The hole, and most of the cavity has now been filled with squirty foam!

Squirty foam will only be a temporary fix as the little blighters can eat through it as we found out when we had the great mices invasion!!

[Glutton4...]

Yup, I know, but it'll take the b*gger ages and give it terrible indigestion! (I hope!)

[Pies]

The only way to get rid of rats permanently is to remove whatever is attracting them there,its usually food but could be a nice home

[Brengirl]

The only way to get rid of rats permanently is to remove whatever is attracting them there,its usually food but could be a nice home

Don't know whether to laugh or cry. There was you at the pooter and...

poor ikkle thing......

[Glutton4...]

No idea what attracted it, maybe it was just that it's so wet outside. It was a juvenile, so hopefully it's Mum has told it off, and that'll be the end of it, but we'll see!

Thanks for the piccy Bren - it wasn't that cute!

[lottie dolly]

BLOOMIN NORA G4,what a shocker,ughhh says she shivering,it's what darn deseases they bring in as well,had that been me,i would have been up all night with the washing machine,mice give me the creeps,but rats are another dimention,by the way it wos'nt ROLLAND ofspring was it uggg

[Glutton4...]

Having had animals all my life, I'm sorry to say I'm used to them. We have fields in three directions, so they are a common sight (along with bladdy Pigeons and Wabbits Grrr). Just didn't expect to see one in the bladdy house. Can't smell anything untoward, so may have been a first visit. I hope!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Jeeeessssussssss! Being a typical female Id scream my loudest scream and scarper! any news? Would you like me to send Dexter round just to send it on its way?

[Seamus]

i hate rats aagghhh, would rather face a couple of thugs on the street, they make my skin crawl,u dont know what disease they carry. rotten pests

[bobleponge]

I would also have jumped, and then cried and been unable to move. Have an absolute pathalogical phobia of the flippin things, which didnt do me not no good at all when one ran over my flipflopped foot this summer near the compost heap!!

[HayleyB]

We've got mice, heard them last night squeaking their heads off in the loft or possibly the bedroom floor, I think His Lordship will need to get baiting cause it sounds like too many for humane traps.... AGAIN We've got rats in the yard, the rat bait is in the feed room

[Glutton4...]

Heard a bit of scratching in the ceiling last night, but that's it so far. I'm guessing it waited for the departure of my lovely dog before coming to 'visit'

I've got a friend with a couple of Rat Russells, I may borrow them if it comes back