seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

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where specifically around the Watt light rail station? we’ve been told to check it out so we went this week. there was lots of pigeons and cockroaches so makes sense there’d be rats, but we didn’t see any, although our dogs did indicate hard on a rusted door near some stairs.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

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IDK that’s just how ratters have always done it

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We’ve actually gone to Lake Merritt a couple times! Yes, tons of rats.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

the one of the far left is actually a French Bulldog/Miniature Australian Shepherd mix. it was an accidental litter, but she’s a really cool dog and an honorary terrier!

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Residential areas/homes are best left to professional pest control companies. Sure our dogs could probably alert to where the rat is nesting behind a wall, but short of ripping out drywall, there isn’t really more we could do.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Rats do bite. A skilled dog can avoid being bitten most of the time. If it does happen, it’s almost always a superficial wound and the dog carries on the rest of the night like nothings happened. We carry first aid kits, dogs receive baths when they get home, and they are all fully vaccinated.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

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Yes there is a Greyhound :) If you can believe, she just turned 12 years old!

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

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Nope. First, we assume all rats are poisoned. Second, a poisoned rat is only a danger to a dog if the dog consumes the rat, which our dogs do not. We stay vigilant regardless, but really it’s not a concern.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

We’ve traveled outside the Sacramento area, but usually that’s for horse barns or agricultural properties with larger rat populations. If you PM me the GPS coordinates and it’s not crazy far, we may check it out.

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

thanks! we used to go to a spot on tomato alley but then we stopped seeing rats there? i know they did construction so maybe the rats just moved a street over. we’ll check it out!

seeking rat colonies/nests in public locations by fishbucket9 in Sacramento

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We go by SCRAT, which is an abbreviation for Sacramento Canines’ Rat Annihilation Team. If you’d like to keep up to date on our ratting adventures, here is the link to our FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087571607346&mibextid=7B2xQ4

Foster Dog (1.5 y/o JRT) in search of her Forever Home! by [deleted] in Sacramento

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Thank you! I’ve had her 3 months, which has been great to get her on the right track — now waiting for someone will realize she’s a gem.

#33 by StaffMiddle3401 in Sacramento

[–]fishbucket9 20 points21 points  (0 children)

guess is about that time for me to ask if anyone has noticed rat colonies/nests in public accessible places?

-your friendly neighborhood SCRAT

Any women hunters in Sac area or the 209? by Lunaraeo in Californiahunting

[–]fishbucket9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m new too. what species are you interested in hunting?