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--0016e644b99eafb2de046aa89388 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Our first house in Kentville was close to the Cornwallis River. We had several rats that got into the basement toilet, presumably through the sewere pipe. We would occasionally find drowned ones actually in the toilet, and on one occasion we had a scene like something out of Lady and the Tramp. When our older son was about 1 year old, and sleeping upstairs, the dog we had at the time caught and killed a rat that was heading in that direction from the basement. Lucky Tom and dog! We have had a problem with Hornet's nests being built on our property in the last couple of years, so we have bought some things called Waspinators - they look like Hornets' nests, and apparently if you hang them near where hornets might build, they will build elsewhere, as they don't like their nests to be too close together. We'll see if it works. Last summer I had to dress up as if I were treating a case of Sars, and then spray an active hornet's nest with raid, so we could get into the rose garden. However, we have Yellojackets too, so I'm not sre where they're nesting yet. The Brown Thrasher briefly visited the back yard this morning (maybe they eat hornets!). We have noticed that our local nesting Grackles appear be carrying off newly fledged Robins, and in turn their newly fledged chicks are being carried off by Crows. We have had both Chickadees and Tree Swllows investigate a nest box that we have put up, but none have so far actually nested. Richard On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>wrote: > They are true stories, Liz. We know very reliable people in Dartmouth who > had this happen. The toilet was in the basement, and they found water > leading from it to other parts of their finished basement. They had to trap > the rat. > > Lois Codling > > > Elizabeth Doull wrote: > >> Maybe you need plumbing to put in a screen in the toilet pipe?? I have >> heard of stories about rats coming up from below. Not a cheerful thought! >> liz >> > -- ################# Dr.R.B.Stern, P.O. Box 300, Port Williams, N.S., Canada, B0P 1T0 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### --0016e644b99eafb2de046aa89388 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Our first house in Kentville was close to the Cornwallis River. We had seve= ral rats that got into the basement toilet, presumably through the sewere p= ipe. We would occasionally find drowned ones actually in the toilet, and on= one occasion we had a scene like something out of Lady and the Tramp. When= our older son was about 1 year old, and sleeping upstairs, the dog we had = at the time caught and killed a rat that was heading in that direction from= the basement. Lucky Tom and dog!<br> <br>We have had a problem with Hornet's nests being built on our proper= ty in the last couple of years, so we have bought some things called Waspin= ators - they look like Hornets' nests, and apparently if you hang them = near where hornets might build, they will build elsewhere, as they don'= t like their nests to be too close together. We'll see if it works. Las= t summer I had to dress up as if I were treating a case of Sars, and then s= pray an active hornet's nest with raid, so we could get into the rose g= arden. However, we have Yellojackets too, so I'm not sre where they'= ;re nesting yet.<br> <br>The Brown Thrasher briefly visited the back yard this morning (maybe th= ey eat hornets!).<br><br>We have noticed that our local nesting Grackles ap= pear be carrying off newly fledged Robins, and in turn their newly fledged = chicks are being carried off by Crows.<br> <br>We have had both Chickadees and Tree Swllows investigate a nest box tha= t we have put up, but none have so far actually nested.<br><br><br>Richard<= br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Loi= s Codling <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.= ca">loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">They are true sto= ries, Liz. =A0We know very reliable people in Dartmouth who had this happen= . =A0The toilet was in the basement, and they found water leading from it t= o other parts of their finished basement. =A0They had to trap the rat.<br> <font color=3D"#888888"> <br> Lois Codling</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> Elizabeth Doull wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, = 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Maybe you need plumbing to put in a screen in the toilet pipe?? =A0I have h= eard of stories about rats coming up from below. =A0Not a cheerful thought!= =A0 liz<br> </blockquote> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>###########= ######<br>Dr.R.B.Stern, =A0 <br>P.O. Box 300,<br>Port Williams,<br>N.S., Ca= nada,<br>B0P 1T0<br><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Will= iams, NS, Canada<br> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail= .com</a><br>###################<br> --0016e644b99eafb2de046aa89388--
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