they’re returning because it’s easier to find food in your house than in the wild. I’d suggest keeping your bin empty, sealing off bags of food, and just generally not allowing them to eat in your place. If you remove their source of food/water, they most likely won’t come back
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optissima@lemmy.ml 6 hours agoThey keep returning and I am losing it :( if you have other ideas I am open to them
allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
optissima@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
Been doing all these things. They chew through sealed packages, bin is always empty, so I am stumped as to what they are eating here. We live in a city, so it’s not like we’re the only option, but our landlord won’t seal the holes in the house up so I’ve been assuming we’re just the most accessible warm location on the block.
allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
no worries. best of luck removing the rats. :(
PhoenixAlpha@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
HABITICA
Off-topic but wow, great recommendation. Setting it up right away!
allriledup@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
Yup. It’s literally changed my life. As i said, I had a HUGE roach problem. But now they’re mostly gone because i am keeping on top of my chores. HABITICA? HELLYEAHICA!
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
Don’t listen to this person. Don’t use posion because it’s bad for other wildlife. Get the old reliable snap traps and break those fucker’s necks.
optissima@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
I will admit I did try this at one point, they didn’t work and I didn’t have the heart to keep doing it. I haven’t done poison yet for the same reason.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
fun story. I had a mouse problem and got those traps. fucker was too quick for his own good though.
One night I hear the SNAP and go to investigate. when I find it all I see is an empty trap… no…wait…not empty.
that fucker lost his front two arms in the trap and had ripped them clean off.
little son of a bitch wasn’t so fast anymore after that, the next trap got him.
RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
brutal…but it works most of time.
I was thinking of having those CO² traps, then I checked and it was 200? yeah…no