they put bacon on the dead bodies
Soldiers prevented rats from infesting their ships and barracks by keeping cats in these places to kill the rats. They also used mouse traps.
The term desert rats was coined from the Seventh Armoured Division, a group of British soldiers who helped defeat the Germans in North Africa during World War II. The Desert Rats, led by General Allen Francis Harding, were especially noted for a hard-fought, three-month campaign against the more experienced German Africa Korps, led by General Erwin Rommel.
It was terrible, spending all your time either in a dirty trench with rats or up on the front line fighting for your country.
They simply slept on the cold, wet floor. This would have meant mice and rats would crawl on them and there was always risk of bombings. Sometimes they even slept standing up to avoid the mud etc. on the floor! Hope this helps!
Dyeing and there families at home. But they also had the fear of diseases. The were litterally sleeping with huge rats and right next to each other.
Rats in world war one lived on the dead bodies of soldiers
The lives of all soldiers were absolutely horrible! In world war one soldiers used to live with rats!
A bait box is a box in which fishing bait is kept, or a small box in which poison is kept in order to lure rats and other small animals.
Soldiers prevented rats from infesting their ships and barracks by keeping cats in these places to kill the rats. They also used mouse traps.
Peanut butter is my choice of bait around this farm. It is relatively cheap and sticks to the bait trigger. Rats usually eat what they know, but peanut butter seems to attract them very well. There is a product called Provoke for Rats and one for mice.
They simply make and use traps to catch rats, or they bait them with something. Their main job is just to catch rats, expell them into the dumpster, fire, or even an incinerater.
Rats carry dieases which could infect the soldiers and kill them
rats ate the dead bodies in the trenches and also carried round disease. soldiers made a game out of teasing them in with food then hitting and killing them. rats ate the dead bodies in the trenches and also carried round disease. soldiers made a game out of teasing them in with food then hitting and killing them.
Many soldiers used rats as entertainment; they would place a piece of food on the floor and when the rats came round they would all hit them with their spades.
snakes love rats, use one as bait and catch it
Rats will eat pretty much anything. I have heard they have a strong liking for macaroni and cheese. I'm pretty sure they would eat bacon.
Many soldiers used rats as entertainment. They would place a piece of food on the floor and when the rats came round they would all hit them with their spades. Strange but true.