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Posted by: boxstr Jan 13 2005, 08:58 PM

Okay boys and girls, I'm sorry if this is during dinner time, but here goes. The 912 that I posted on here a week ago, has a rat in the smugglers box, and it has set up housekeeping. It has made a nest from a chamios and latex gloves and a bicycle handlebar streamer.
He has been in there for sometime, and he is big. Okay I have tried the sticky traps, did not work. I know have an Electronic Rat Trap with four "C" cell batteries that deliver a ZAP to the little varmit when it sticks its head inside to get at the Skippy smooth peanut butter inside.
Doe's anyone have any other suggestions? It is beginning to piss me off and I want to clean it out an move on.
CCLINRATPATROL

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 09:00 PM

44 magnum, one shot and its all over.

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 09:03 PM

Ok, since that will leave an undesired hole, try picking up a good insect fogger, one of those ones that doesnt smell that bad. Insert it into the car and close all the doors and windows, leave it for a good part of the day and then open it up, take out the rat and then put an air freshener inside.


Done

Posted by: boxstr Jan 13 2005, 09:06 PM

Great idea, that way I will have a hole for water drainage. Scott I know of a really nice driver in San Diego for $400. I will OPM you the address, you can leave tonight. Get a move on.
CCLINRATPATROL

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 09:12 PM

I will be hanging on the edge of my seat waiting for your message. I will leave as soon as its here.

Posted by: vortrex Jan 13 2005, 09:38 PM

you can't grab him?

Posted by: redshift Jan 13 2005, 09:40 PM

Take him out for a drive, and drive REALLY CRAZY.



Tell the cops I told you ta do dat.

Or, you could put 5lbs of moth balls in there for an hour, with some heat...


M

Posted by: itsa914 Jan 13 2005, 10:00 PM

Gas the bugger. If you have a small enough space run the car or another car next to it in a closed area for about 20min or so. Works well here im my 16 x 16 shed. I leave the mower run for about 20 min with the door & window closed once a month or so. I have gas'd my share of mice & other no shed friendly critters this way.

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 11:01 PM

Just dont forget to take the dead critter out afterwards, otherwise, the car will never sell.

Posted by: boxstr Jan 13 2005, 11:05 PM

That is the reason I need to be able to find the little critter once it is dead. I don't want it dying while back down in the heat ducts.
CCLINRATPATROL

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 11:12 PM

QUOTE (boxstr @ Jan 13 2005, 09:05 PM)

That is the reason I need to be able to find the little critter once it is dead. I don't want it dying while back down in the heat ducts. CCLINRATPATROL

I got an idea Craig, Use a heat gun going up the heater duct to force him out. When he pops his head out, shoot him with some scented bug spray or a pellet gun, right in the head.


I could do that. Piece of cake.


SWKGREATWHITEHUNTER

Posted by: Rob Ways Jan 13 2005, 11:15 PM

Play Elton John tunes... any record will do.

Posted by: Lou W Jan 13 2005, 11:15 PM

Posted by: skline Jan 13 2005, 11:23 PM

Yeah Craig, once you klill it and get it out of the car, we need to see a picture of this huge rat. I mean really, how big could he be if he fits in a heater duct? Now if you have an opossum in there, thats different, you wont kill him with no stinkin pellet gun. I shot one in the eye once with a very high powered pellet rifle and he never did die.

Posted by: plas76targa Jan 13 2005, 11:29 PM

This reminds me of one of my favorite "dirty Eddie" jokes.

"A rat, a big F'ing rat. With a tail this long!"

Posted by: Lou W Jan 13 2005, 11:32 PM

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Posted by: rhodyguy Jan 14 2005, 02:44 AM

dirty eddie, too funny. what/where is the smugglers hole?

Posted by: Brando Jan 14 2005, 03:38 AM

Hmmm... drill a small hole in behind it.

Set Air-hose up to max PSI.

Affix air hoze to small hole.

Eject rat?

Posted by: agrump Jan 14 2005, 05:40 AM

Throw a python in there. No one will care about the rat then.

Whatever you do, make sure you get it on video!

Posted by: boxstr Jan 14 2005, 10:00 AM

Okay Pics at 5.
CCLINRATNEWS

Posted by: sanman Jan 14 2005, 11:33 AM

you guys going the long way about it. get a good ole rat trap and some peanut butter. one snap and it over no dead rat to locate after he hides and dies from gas or poison.

Posted by: scruz914 Jan 14 2005, 12:20 PM

QUOTE (Rob Ways @ Jan 13 2005, 10:15 PM)

Play Elton John tunes... any record will do.

No No No... Elton John will make him die in place. Barry Manalow will make him run!

Once I had a rat living in some drainage pipes and at night he would crawl up a down spout and make a racket. I dropped some rat killer pellets into the drainage pipe and the rat died. After a few days the smell started. You do not want an animal dying where you cannot get to him.

Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Jan 14 2005, 01:54 PM

Stab it with a broken CHOPSTICK

Posted by: jd74914 Jan 14 2005, 03:03 PM

QUOTE

Stab it with a broken CHOPSTICK

Copstick method has my vote

Posted by: nynone4 Jan 14 2005, 04:21 PM

QUOTE (Rob Ways @ Jan 13 2005, 09:15 PM)

Play Elton John tunes... any record will do.

Bahahahaha!!! My vote would be for any Asley Simpson song...

Posted by: boxstr Jan 14 2005, 06:33 PM

Okay this is the lid to the "smugglers box'on a 912, located in the front trunk. The same on 911s.


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Posted by: boxstr Jan 14 2005, 06:34 PM

This is the inside of the "smugglers box" notice the nesting material.
CCLINRATPATROL


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Posted by: boxstr Jan 14 2005, 06:37 PM

And this is the former resident of the"smugglers box", he even had his own cellphone. The black box is the Electronic Rat Trap. It ZAPS what ever enters and licks the peanut butter located at the far end.
CCLINRATPATROL


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Posted by: GTeener Jan 14 2005, 06:40 PM

My friend just caught 2 rats recently (in the kitchen ) by 1st leaving tasty niblets out on an unset trap for a couple of days. Then gluing tasty niblets to the rat trap. 1st rat was a clean kill. Unfortunately the 2nd rat wasn't. that sucker ran bleeding all over the kitchen floor before dying.

Posted by: seanery Jan 14 2005, 06:45 PM

Mothballs work great with rats...they hate 'em.

Posted by: Howard Jan 14 2005, 06:54 PM

QUOTE (seanery @ Jan 14 2005, 04:45 PM)

Mothballs work great with rats...they hate 'em.

Yeah, I just can't throw 'em hard enough. Glad this had a happy ending (except for the rat)

Posted by: d7n7master Jan 14 2005, 07:27 PM

Buggers will eat anything - including elec. wiring & rubber hoses. A major bummer when this happens. Hasn't happened to me but I've seen pics of the carnage when critters have their way for a few months...

I use the mothball technique when we store our boat in the winter. I put them in a BIG un-zip-locked bags under the ski locker & in the engine compartment.
I found this handy 'lil solution in BoatersWorld mag. long ago. They're good for a few months - then just replace the m'balls as needed.

This way, there are NO traps & NO clean-up req'd.

Posted by: Lou W Jan 14 2005, 07:32 PM

He looks soo.... peaceful.
Good Job!

Posted by: buck toenges Jan 14 2005, 07:45 PM

The cost of the rat zapper isn't going to be added to the price of the 912 is it?

Posted by: boxstr Jan 14 2005, 09:39 PM

Yes it is, that is a Factory Accesorie.
CCLINCAMP912

Posted by: airsix Jan 14 2005, 11:06 PM

QUOTE (boxstr @ Jan 14 2005, 07:39 PM)

Yes it is, that is a Factory Accesorie. CCLINCAMP912

Craig,
Give me the skinny on the 912. I missed the previous info. Got a cousin-in-law interested in replacing the '69 he recently shoved up the back end of a pickup.

-Ben M.

Posted by: trekkor Nov 14 2005, 10:48 PM

I cracked up again when I saw the rat's cellphone


KT

Posted by: Lou W Nov 14 2005, 10:52 PM

Yah, pretty funny.

Posted by: shaggy Nov 14 2005, 11:20 PM

im kinda sad you go to him before i got to throw in my 2 cents

i was gonna say some kind of mild explosive

m80-ish

might have been messy though...

Posted by: Leo Imperial Nov 14 2005, 11:46 PM

I want to see pics of the M80 idea.
It is not too late. Just shove it in the buggers mouth.
Payback for what he did to your car