What Rats do to BoBtails with U.R.T.I

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What Rats do to BoBtails with U.R.T.I

Postby DeadEye » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:23 am

Hey Dont look if your sqeemish having birds kangaroo,s its a sad fact Rats come for the seed. This Poor Bobbie was found today almost would have been eaten alive tonight .Lost all his lovely fat tail.

:cry: We have special baits like tea bags purple ,Image
only rats eat them, also if raptors eat sick rats its not harmfull expensive. But our centre backs onto a large bush area . Image


Also have these like cat traps for rats , when they walk in a flap clicks shut. We have alot of BTS that self admin themself, this guy was just covered in fly,s really upset me :doh: How much pain :doh: Image
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...I hate rats sorry :twisted: Image

Look how sick he /she is poor baby :? Image


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Well if ya like them ive bulk more cheeky ,preety birds raptors, roo,s baby things...Night

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Postby evil pixie » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:38 am

:cry2: poor little guys. Good thing bloaks like you are out there.
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Postby KyleWeiss » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:44 pm

I have a mind to go rat hunting. My shotgun needs a workout.

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And I LIKE rats too. The errant ones, not so much.

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Postby Funda » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:37 pm

awwww how awful!
poor little skinkiesss!! :cry:

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Postby Lisa » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:00 pm

A nice BIG warning in the title as well next time, please!
I wouldn't be sending him back into the wild. He has nowhere to store his fat for the winter now. Poor little fella :cry:

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Postby Zach » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:06 pm

Man, Ian, I got your email! You just found him being devoured by rats? :tired:

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Postby Arkangel » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:18 am

Ugh. Poor bobtail!

You've got to get the rats under control. Sounds like a mass extermination is in order. Rats will take out any helpless small animal, or any animal that can't move fast. Birds are especially vulnerable in the dark because they can't see. I've lost wildlife and chooks to rats in the night. I do not live near any cities or towns, but wood rats occasionally show up. Once rats get a taste for meat, look out.

In the states there is a product called "One Bite". I hate using poisons, but it is the only effective way to take out the population. Hide the baits underground or in a lockbox, and do a lockdown of all your critters so no one can get at the dead rats. Be vigilant for rat bodies and remove immediately so no one eats them. If you can find One Bite, it works quickly and effectively.

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Postby DeadEye » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:38 am

Yes i cant imagine being sick with a respiritory infection, then been eaten alive by rats . Its very upsetting to see a Skink so sick for U.R.T.I But this was to much :?

ps i love the flags well done girls :wink:

I hope he/she makes it through the URTI first really sick .. nice S.P.A.S Kyle special purpose assault shot gas powered . thanks :)
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Postby Leigh » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:37 am

Ian you need a nice big HUNGRY snake that likes a rat or 20, will that poor fella survive with so much tail gone,how much will regenerate seeing as its so close to the body?
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