Re: [FWDLK] gas and animals

[Roger Schaaf <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This has worked well for me and you do not end up with the foul odor of a 
dead rat who once poisoned, finding his way into the beams and rafter under 
your home before expiring.

http://www.ratmousezapper.com/

Roger
300 B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bartell" <59fins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] gas and animals


> Nick,
>    Sounds like you have the gophers from "Caddyshack" in your yard! 
> Nothing a 12 gauge ( a bit of overkill ) can't cure!  We had problems with 
> rats chewing holes in plastic gas cans and chewing spark plug wires off 
> the skid loader in the machine shed here on the farm.  Take a good look at 
> the chew marks... you can tell if it is a rat, a gopher, a mouse, or a 
> bigger varmint.    Try "Purina Assault" ... one feeding... they die...and 
> so will your neighbors cat and dog if they get into it...Hmmmmm!   That 
> took care of it here, along with about $50 for new gas cans, gas, and 
> spark plug wires.
>    As far as the critter sucking the propane out of the tank... sounds 
> like it would have to be a rat on crack!
> ps:  If you live near a stream or pond....check for beavers and/or 
> muskrats...they will chew plastic just as fast as wood... once again...12 
> gauge!
>    Down on the farm...John in WI    winnnnnnndyyyyyyyyyy...snooowyyyy lots 
> of drifts!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nick Sperduto" <drt-rdr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 6:08 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] gas and animals
>
>
> > Thought I would ask here. Since some of you folks probably have cans of 
> > gas for lawn equip like I do.<L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > I don't like to keep my cans of gas in my work garage and I leave them 
> > outside my garage, but I have some kind of animal that likes to eat the 
> > plastic can, even if there is gas in them. So far it's chewed holes in 
> > the side of 3 plastic cans, chewed the spout in half on two cans and 
> > chewed a hole in the gas cap of my snow blower.
> > Of course I know the best course of action is to put the can inside.
> > but any idea what kind of animal seems to love gas so much.
> >
> > Probably the same one that chewed my propane hose on my camper and 
> > barbecue and sucked out all my propane.
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