Anyone tried Eradibait for getting rid of Rats and Mice?

[Callie]

I have heard Eradibait is not a chemical but a natural pest control, made from Corn Kernals, so will not harm wildlife and other animals. I was wondering if it's affective as the Chemical ones. I really don't like doing this, but know of the consequences if I don't.

Would appreciate any feedback successful or not.

I'am pretty new to these boards. Been busy past couple of weeks settling in our new edition to our home, A rescue dog. She's doing well.

[Protea]

Hi Callie,

Yes, i've tried Eradirat for getting rid of rats. THe first time i think it might have worked, i'm not sure. But to be honest i never actually SAW the rats - they were (possibly) in my garden with a burrow under the rose bush, there were several rat-sized entrances and i think they were attracted by the bird food falling from the feeder. Anyway, i followed the instructions but despite none of the food i placed on the 'rat runs' being eaten, the stuff i shoved down the hole possibly did the trick. Whatever it was, they left after a few weeks or died.

However, recently i've got another infestation of rats, this time i DID see one - totally freaked me out, jumped right in front of me in the shed! I tried the eradirat again but it made no difference whatsoever, they didn't eat it. I've resorted to tradidtional rat poison i'm afraid, and they've eaten tons of this too - i've eather got a huge infestation of rats, or they're resistant to the poison!!

Anyway - it might be worth trying, you don't say if its mice or rats that are the problem. It doesn't work immediately, it takes time, but if they're not doing huge damage and time isn't of the essence the it might be OK.

GOod luck!

[muckdiva]

I tried Eradirat a few years ago. It was eaten, but I don't think it got rid of the rats.

[roitelet]

Can I just suggest that if you want really effective rat bait go to the nearest Agrucultural supplier and ask them. What they sell you will work.

We had a huge infestation when I lived in the UK, 7 in the garden at once , got the bait and very soon NO RATS.
Another alternative is cats. We have 3 and live in the middle of a field and I have not seen any sign of rats and very little of mice.

Best of luck

[valmarg]

Last year we had a problem with rats. With all the rain we had it had driven them out of the flooded sewers.

We contacted our local council, and they provided us with bait/poison free of charge. Apparently local authorities are duty bound to provide this service.

We have had to call them in again this year.

In the past we have had problems with mice in the greenhouse (eating seeds and new shoots of plants), etc. When the chap from the council came, and we mentioned the mouse problem, he told us that if you have rats the mice will disappear, ie you will not get the two living side by side.

Which is the lesser of two evils? Mice versus rats?

valmarg

[Callie]

Thanks for all your messages.

I am using a chemical one at the moment, which seems to keep it under control. Last year we had mice in the house, and sheds, etc. I used the traps for them, and we had spotted a few rats outside, especially in the compost heap. Since using the Chemical one, that seemed to do the trick. Although last year our old dog passed away, and after a while cats returned to our garden, so not sure if they were keeping some of the mice population down as well.

I was interested to know if the Eradibait would be as successful as the chemical one.

Found an interesting site while Googling.

FreeFactFinder - How to Destroy Household Pests

The bit about Rats, I don't like the idea of the Dutch Method, but wondered about mixing the Plaster of Paris with sugar, flour, and leaving water out if this will work. Outside in the damp I'am sure it will solidify.

[saddlechariot]

I've used it for a couple of years and it is brilliant, not just becuase it is safe round chickens, ponies, dogs, ferrets, cats etc but it really does control rats.

[FoxHillGardener]

That site is fab, Callie
"Gather all kinds of mint and scatter about your shelves, and they will forsake the premises."

I wonder if that will get rid of our mice? It's the only one where I understand the ingredients - ultramarine and tartar emetic anyone?

I caught one in a humane trap, but they're wise to them now. I'm going to have a look at this eradibait, now

[Phil in Pembrokeshire]

Rat Poison !!

I was interested in the question regarding 'Eradibait'.
Living in 'the wilds of SW Wales' on a smallholding, which includes amongst our other 'beasties' over two dozen chickens....It has been sadly inevitable that rats are attracted around the sheds and barn.

This year (2010), seems to have been a time when the rats have multiplied beyond the normal population. (And we're NOT the only ones in the area to have had this problem !)

As we have cats and dogs, we don't want to put any 'chemical' poisons down in case an affected rat is eaten....passing on a potentially lethal dose to the aforementioned pets.

We've tried 'Eradibait' before..(thinking it might be a safer solution)..The rats totally ignore it, however long it's left in situ (and even when it's flavoured with a little flour and cocoa powder) and even freshened up....So I can't possibly recommend it.

The 'plaster of Paris' mixture is certainly eaten (within hours, if you now where the rats are) and seems to work on smaller rats...The BIG swines seem to be able to pass it thro them and so survive.

Eradibait needs to be far more palatable to rodents to make them eat it...then it might just work.

Phil.

[lindyloo]

i use neoxsporin ( or something like that!- can never remember the name of it) i always put it down mixed with some layer pellets about 2/3 pellets to 1/3 poison. that way it lasts longer, and if you have more than 1 rat, which you will almost undoubtedly have, there is a better chance that 1 greedy rat doesnt eat the whole lot of poison at once, so you get more kill for your bait.

ie mint; i have tried it and it doesnt seem that effective.

[Lovage]

The problem I found with Eradibait is that in order for a rat to consume enough for it to be effective, all other sources of food have to be removed. On allotments or farms this is nigh on impossible

Sadly other poisons are still active in the dead rats and if they are found by cats, dogs or birds can kill them

We are back to using traps and the messy business of disposal of remains

[Phil in Pembrokeshire]

Hmmm...
I may yet have to eat my words as regarding the rats leaving the Eradibait alone, as the 'little darlings' have actually consumed two of the 'heaps' I managed to find 'safe havens' for in the barn.... But they (so far) simply refuse to take it from the old plastic cat bowls that I put in 'safe' areas in the evening. (Can they read the word POISON, that I've written on the outside of those bowls ?)

Phil.

[Sanjo]

We have/still do use eradibait. We have proper bait boxes plus I cut the ends off of empty squash bottles and prop them firmly in place so they don't roll. We use peanut butter to mix with the eradibait and place it in the centre of the bottle/box.
My OH pushes light twigs into the ground in front so that small birds are kept out rats/mice can get in.
If the twigs are disturbed he checks the box. We placed one under the end of the little bit of decking that was to one side of our back door. To be honest we forgot that one.Recently lifted the decking to sweep out underneath and right near the back door was a very dead, very skeletal rat, and the bait box was empty.YUK! Guess who had to get rid of it.
My husband reckons it anyway.

[harleyroadking]

Yes I have used this product several times over the past few years and can assure you that it does work - although much more expensive than the toxic versions. I chose to use this product as my neighbour keeps hens in an enclosure on our boundary fence and this has attracted the attention of rats!! My neighbour was aware of the problem, before alerting us, and chose to use a toxic bait - coincidence or not our pet dog become extremely ill - whether ate bait directly or came into contact with dead rat we are unsure but many weks of of extreme upset and anxiety followed together with vets bills of around £600.00 !!!! We now bait the area with eradibait as it is clearly a better choice.

Hope this is of help to you.

[Cidermaker]

How does the bumf on the packet say that this non chemical product works?