Posted by Gas Bag on January 26, 2011, 7:58 am
I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make your
own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
- How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
- Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
awful smell to contend with a few days later.
- Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
I don't know what would attract them.
- Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.
Posted by jamesgangnc on January 26, 2011, 8:30 am
> I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make your
> own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
> corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
> of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
> specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
> - How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
> - Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
> will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
> drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
> having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
> awful smell to contend with a few days later.
> - Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
> it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
> cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
> chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
> I don't know what would attract them.
> - Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
> work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
> I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.
Never heard that one. But any bait poison runs the risk of the animal
dying somewhere in your house. In 99% of the cases the carcase just
dries up. Or flys find it and it gets eaten by maggots.
Posted by Frank on January 26, 2011, 8:50 am
On 1/26/2011 8:30 AM, jamesgangnc wrote:
>> I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make your
>> own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
>> corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
>> of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
>> specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
>>
>> - How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
>>
>> - Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
>> will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
>> drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
>> having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
>> awful smell to contend with a few days later.
>>
>> - Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
>> it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
>> cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
>> chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
>> I don't know what would attract them.
>>
>> - Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
>> work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
>>
>> I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.
> Never heard that one. But any bait poison runs the risk of the animal
> dying somewhere in your house. In 99% of the cases the carcase just
> dries up. Or flys find it and it gets eaten by maggots.
I agree. You take a chance with poison baits in the house. After
getting one bad stink a couple of years ago from a poisoned mouse, I now
use traps only.
I don't know about flour/cement but rats do not have a throwing up
reflex and once they eat something, it has to pass through their
digestive system where it may kill them.
Posted by Harry K on January 26, 2011, 10:30 am
> > I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make your
> > own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
> > corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
> > of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
> > specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
> > - How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
> > - Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
> > will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
> > drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
> > having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
> > awful smell to contend with a few days later.
> > - Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
> > it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
> > cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
> > chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
> > I don't know what would attract them.
> > - Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
> > work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
> > I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.
> Never heard that one. But any bait poison runs the risk of the animal
> dying somewhere in your house. In 99% of the cases the carcase just
> dries up. Or flys find it and it gets eaten by maggots.- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Yep. I find that D-Con works wonders and the animals don't smell for
some reason. I keep a bait box with it in the basement and find and
occasional dead mouse - never smelled one for many a year now.
The 'flour/cement' is an oldy home recipe. Just as enticing to pets
as it is to rodents. Needs to be in places the pets can't get to just
like any commercial poison.
Harry K
Posted by Bob Villa on January 26, 2011, 2:48 pm
> > > I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make your
> > > own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
> > > corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
> > > of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
> > > specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
> > > - How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
> > > - Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
> > > will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
> > > drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
> > > having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
> > > awful smell to contend with a few days later.
> > > - Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
> > > it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
> > > cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
> > > chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
> > > I don't know what would attract them.
> > > - Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
> > > work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
> > > I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.
> > Never heard that one. But any bait poison runs the risk of the animal
> > dying somewhere in your house. In 99% of the cases the carcase just
> > dries up. Or flys find it and it gets eaten by maggots.- Hide quoted text -
> > - Show quoted text -
> Yep. I find that D-Con works wonders and the animals don't smell for
> some reason. I keep a bait box with it in the basement and find and
> occasional dead mouse - never smelled one for many a year now.
> The 'flour/cement' is an oldy home recipe. Just as enticing to pets
> as it is to rodents. Needs to be in places the pets can't get to just
> like any commercial poison.
> Harry K
Maybe it's D-CONcrete in it dat kills 'em!
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> own "non-toxic" rat/mouse posion by making a 50:50 mixture of regular/
> corn flour and cement powder. They eat the mixture, then go in search
> of water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a few
> specific questions, in relation to this D.I.Y. rat poison.
> - How effective is this mixture at killing rats and/or mice?
> - Assuming you place this mixture indoors (e.g. in the roof space),
> will this poison ONLY take effect once the rodent goes outside for a
> drink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costs
> having Ratty "snuff it" in my roof space, then having the most God-
> awful smell to contend with a few days later.
> - Is there anything that can be added to this mixture that would make
> it extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesan
> cheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finely
> chopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, as
> I don't know what would attract them.
> - Most of all, would tile grouting powder, used for bathroom tiling,
> work just as well as cement powder in this D.I.Y. mixture?
> I really would appreciate some advice. Thanks.