On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:50:31 -0700, Happybattles <happybattles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
|>sharp noises are something to fear. Wood Rats bring cactus pads to
|>their dens to deter predators from entering. They sniff eachothers'
|>butts and mouths to see what someone else ate and to see if it made
|>them healthy or sick... and they learn what is good to eat and what is
|>bad to eat. You're guess at a rat's IQ is disturbing... what other
|>facts have you screwed-up?
|>
I think like people, they can smell rotten food without the anal
quizz...
|>> The rat/mouse usually has seen a people and they do fear
people so
|>> human micturation may be useful as a mild deterrent although I noticed
all
|>> it does is Mask their last turf...and they start over.....so why does
a dog
|>> pissing on your tires make it rodent proof from hydraulic, wiring
rodent
|>> damage....it helps, but it ain't bullet proof.
|>
|>It won't help. I've torn apart rat nests which have been in a crawl
|>space for years. If there are dogs on the property, the rats will
|>sometimes bring in the dog poop, dog toys and anything else they can
|>find. Dog urine does nothing.
|>
There has to be knowledge of a dog present which is why my s****skin
type theory wasn't that effective.
|>> As for stuff like Mothballs, Bitrex, it stinks, it
works...great
|>> for the outdoors and maybe add a lot of Sulphur, but Peppermint oil is
a bit
|>> pricy at some $12 per 25ml...it works but is it cost you a mint....and
has
|>> to be reapplied every 3 months or so.
|>
|>Bitrex has no odor. Again, getting your facts wrong... very wrong.
|>Mothballs are more poisonous than cigarettes and should never be used
Cigarettes are not that poisonous it's all a Quackery.....per
Capital..
It all came from the same guys who invented HIV, Anthrax, Ebola, and
all those beneficial diseases like the Tatum Creek Experiment of a
Streptococcus/Penicillin Strain known as the flesh eating disease/etc...
|>lightly. Peppermint oil is unproven and unless you've got some
|>scientific evidence or a re****t from a university you shouldn't
|>mention it.
The *Proof is in the Pudding*, even if you Google it, what
university is even keyed into that yet....maybe some???
There was a Naphthalene/Mothball hoax re****tage, which was done
after the mice/rats were very accustomed to the smell...squelching their
re****t to rat**** right there....
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