Operation Catnip

[Tabascocat]

sorry, no infrared video capability.
this will go down at night if anything favorable happens.

No, you misunderstood me. I want a pre and post session video. In the pre, desrcibe what is about to go down and how. In the post, I need a recap of the carnage

 

[haleyrules]

Thanks for all who provided advice for the rat problem
Having considered the upside and risk, I have decided to lure some wild cats to my house on a 0.75 acre lot.
Just picked up catnip, catfood and sardines - a small $16 investment - for a shot to address the rat problem.

In case I have unwanted cats, is anyone in the SF bay area with big nasty dogs that I can rent?

Plan:
Thursday night arrival to SF house - use catfood and sardines spaced 20 feet apart on the driveway to lure cats up to my house. hopefully after their meal, they will smell the rat(s) and wait around for their dessert.
At the same time, will set several peanut snap traps along the outwall around the house.

Friday night: after inspection of areas with the lures, will again leave catfood and sardine.

Saturday afternoon - after inspection of areas with the lures, will again leave catfood and sardines. Will use catnip next to the house with cat food and sardines. Then leave for LA again.

Will advise everyone of the good news or disaster.
Thanks again for all the advice!

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Next operation....fox..dogs...racoons...crows...more rats...skunks...mice...wild pigs..bears...homeless alcoholics...and possibly seagulls!!

 

[haleyrules]

sorry, no infrared video capability.
this will go down at night if anything favorable happens.

Watch out for the black bears...and coyotes.

 

[Silver Surfer]

ok bro
thanks.
i have seen a fox once.
not many dogs running around at all.
i have seen cats running round.
surprising few coons or possums - guess i will find out
plenty of snails
turtles - n
no reports of fire ants in my county

blue jays - yes
woodpeckers - absolutely yes


this will start Thursday night ... keeping fingers crossed.

Forgot about the woodpeckers.... they eat it too....

 

[Melonfeud]

I'm pulling for ya, best of luck

Priceless

 

[haleyrules]

Well, if the operation isn't successful...you could corner the cat manure market!

 

[waldoputty]

Forgot about the woodpeckers.... they eat it too....

i had tons of woodpeckers already.

 

[waldoputty]

Well, if the operation isn't successful...you could corner the cat manure market!

no it would mostly roll down my driveway

 

[waldoputty]

Watch out for the black bears...and coyotes.

knock on wood, very very few bear sightings.
not much coyotes either.
strangely 1 fox in last 3 years

 

[waldoputty]

Next operation....fox..dogs...racoons...crows...more rats...skunks...mice...wild pigs..bears...homeless alcoholics...and possibly seagulls!!

no seagulls, SF house far from coast
no wild pigs.
few bear sightings if any
my town is too far for homeless to go to
coons, no wild dogs and no outdoor dogs either
fortunately few skunks

 

[haleyrules]

i had tons of woodpeckers already.

But no peckerwoods?

 

[waldoputty]

But no peckerwoods?

the woodpeckers were so bad they caused a fascade to fall down from the deck

 

[LocimusPrime]

Ummmm you know that rats like cat food and sardines right? What if you attract more rats to your house.
The first thing you do when you have a rodent problem is to make sure all trash is thrown away, no open bags of chips etc, all food is put up every night.

You are providing the rats with a buffet..... think of it this way...if you got rats, chances are they are hanging around in your neighborhood.

 

[waldoputty]

Ummmm you know that rats like cat food and sardines right? What if you attract more rats to your house.
The first thing you do when you have a rodent problem is to make sure all trash is thrown away, no open bags of chips etc, all food is put up every night.

You are providing the rats with a buffet..... think of it this way...if you got rats, chances are they are hanging around in your neighborhood.

rats dont run around till about midnight or so.
by then the cats should be out.
hope it works...

 

[Melonfeud]

interesting idea. however, the county inspects my property once a month for mosquitoes. that is because i have a green pool that i cannot take care of while i am out of town so much.

Then you should throw a couple of bread sack plastic bags half filled with diesel fuel in that 'green' pool of yours as that fuel oil creates a surface film that kills that mosquito larvae stage,,, I do it to lazy neighbors that don't take care of their pool

 

[Melonfeud]

rats dont run around till about midnight or so.
by then the cats should be out.
hope it works...

Pack rats activate with the setting sun, as soon as it gets dark ,they do their rat activities

 

[Melonfeud]

But no peckerwoods?

Mr.Chow can't compute that one,,, he's googling it right now.

 

[Tabascocat]

Then you should throw a couple of bread sack plastic bags half filled with diesel fuel in that 'green' pool of yours as that fuel oil creates a surface film that kills that mosquito larvae stage,,, I do it to lazy neighbors that don't take care of their pool

Melon, mosquitos aren't much of a problem in Cali, especially in the SF area. Even the ones we get are small and puny, they are not like their cousins in Texas

 

[Melonfeud]

Melon, mosquitos aren't much of a problem in Cali, especially in the SF area. Even the ones we get are small and puny, they are not like their cousins in Texas

Copy! So,should Coach Express Air freight Waldo some Texas mosquito larvae so he can get that big mosquito thing going on in S.F,?

 

[waldoputty]

Then you should throw a couple of bread sack plastic bags half filled with diesel fuel in that 'green' pool of yours as that fuel oil creates a surface film that kills that mosquito larvae stage,,, I do it to lazy neighbors that don't take care of their pool

no the pool is fine now with the county monitoring and the mosquito fish. i dont want to upset the county.