re: #485 allegro

Rats reproduce pretty quickly so shooting them may be gratifying but won’t do a lot to control the population. It sounds like you re having problems with Norway rats that will have nests in burrows in the immediate area. Gassing the nests is a lot more effective and can be done successfully with car exhaust. Just don’t do it if the burrow is under a house.

I’ve had poison out for a few weeks to reduce the population. The colony was huge and there were so many tunnels that they were starting to cave in and make sink holes. I would guess there were at least 100 rats living in a 25 sq ft area.