Weird smell in bathrooms

tek-monkey

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Not as effective as I hoped.

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I was suspicious of the gap bottom right so put some tape over it, it went. So I put a bit of glass in there, it lasted longer but still disappeared. There is a void behind that gap that I filled with cement, so can only assume something dug through while it was setting? So I ordered some damn expensive anti rodent silicone and put half a tube through that hole then covered the rest of the pipe, lets see what happens!

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tek-monkey

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One has had a go at the cement but not the silicone. Do rats scent mark? Wondering if they will keep trying to get in as it's a known route, and I could dissuade them?
 

tek-monkey

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No damage to seal but noises in the wall, quite possible I trapped one? He's now dead, trap got him quickly, but I'm very curious that he only just made an appearance. Wondering if there is a second entrance :(
 

Glam

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No damage to seal but noises in the wall, quite possible I trapped one? He's now dead, trap got him quickly, but I'm very curious that he only just made an appearance. Wondering if there is a second entrance :(
My sister and her ex- (knobhead) had a massive rat problem, somehow the things had got into the cavity walls and then into the kitchen under the cupboards.
He put loads of poison down, the rats ate it, and died, in the cavity walls. You can imagine how the house smelt once the bodies started to decay, and there was no way of reaching the things.
Luckily it's dispersed now. but for a while it wasn't pleasant. They tried blocking the holes in the kitchen walls with expanding foam, but it seemed to be a delicacy, the rats ate their way thru it.
 
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tek-monkey

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Mine are coming in through the cavity wall, and also ate the expanding foam and copper mesh I tried first!
 

Thehooperman

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Mine are coming in through the cavity wall, and also ate the expanding foam and copper mesh I tried first!

If they get through the latest barricades you could try a sonic repellent.

The only problem would be if you do have a trapped one it won't be able to escape and the sonic pulse may make it more active in the house.
 

tek-monkey

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PAH !!
Stop f****** about, ignore complaints from the neighbours, the council, the government and the UN, and apply some real technology.

You know it makes sense !! :heyhey:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M18_Claymore_mine
I already have a hole in the bedroom floor, don't want another!

Not heard anything since the fella last night, will get the housemates to keep an ear out as I won't be around for a few days.
 

BobClay

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You're disappearing for a few days ?

I take it all back … clearly you're going for the ultimate option … :eek::teef:

 

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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One has had a go at the cement but not the silicone. Do rats scent mark? Wondering if they will keep trying to get in as it's a known route, and I could dissuade them?

Why did no one tag me in this conversation!!

Yes they do (but not in a trailing way hamsters do!)

Answers above are bang on, if you poison them they die and stink the place out for months!

Best bet is to stop them from getting in!

They can chew through pretty much anything if they want to!

A bundle of chicken wire and a bag of stones stopped them in my mum's house!
 

tek-monkey

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I try to avoid poison if possible, I don't like traps either but after 2 holes in floorboards I had to resort to something :(
 

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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I try to avoid poison if possible, I don't like traps either but after 2 holes in floorboards I had to resort to something :(

I understand completely!

There is a difference between fuzzy tame home rats and the sewer monsters that eat floorboards!

A bungle of chicken wire works well as even though they can chew it they won't attempt to go any further as its sharp.

Until they evolve to bend round the sharp edges with little hands you should be okay..... until then....
 
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