How do you get rid rats?

Answer 1

First remove any food that rats can get to - an open tub of wildbird seed stored in an outhouse, for instance (keep lid tightly closed). Either use spring loaded rat traps, or put commercial rat poison inside special rat poison plastic containers. If you can trace the nest site, remove any underbrush and debris to clear the area. If you own a cat, avoid poison and use traps instead. Your cat may catch and eat a rat suffering from the poison, and your cat may be poisoned too. If you have a birdtable prevent rats climbing up the post by having a ledge halfway up the post. This ledge should prevent the rat from gaining the table at the top.