[Stoves] Fwd: Problems with rats eatign briquettes: a vote for the catnip or cats themselves

[Richard Stanley]

Saludos Gustavo, 


My own dos centavos is that like the idea  of cats or cat attractants:  If one could get cat pee, ( I don't know how Approvecho does it for their annual award at the stoves camp), that'd be great but in lieu of that, seems to me that catnip or cats themselves are the best solution.

and Ronald,
The notion of using  a gun to kill something in our line of work especially as our reputation as war mongering mericans, is not too wise for us at least, frankly.

Que piences, Gustavo ?

Richard Stanley
Oceanside  on the 'ole schwin ten speed, on the beautiful Oregon coast 

On Aug 6, 2013, at 10:45 PM, Richard Stanley wrote:

Ronald, 
Cute but you know what happens to a briquette when you hit it with an air rifle…Much less the implications o the project in a post war setting such s northern Guatemala…
Richard


On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:02 AM, Ronald Hongsermeier wrote:

A good air rifle with a night scope and a watchman who can shoot will do wonders.

probably not to practicable, but there are guys in GB who de-infest ag buildings of rats and pigeons using this method. 

They're pretty smart so after a while they won't show up.

regards,

ronald von tropenbayern


On 06.08.2013 17:26, Richard Stanley wrote:
> Hi all, 
> My own suggestions are put wire wool in the briquettes a small amount, as I know the rats will not try to get through that if, used to plug a hole in the hidden corners of the house. other suggestion hanging them on a wire ( as we saw in Huehe / Sta Eulalia  or changing the blend to something rats do not like to eat, which is either neutral or still combustible and in either case does not emit noxious smoke or gasses at elevated temperature. These are just my ideas.I have not ever tested them myself. 
> 
> So for anybody with similar experience, what was/is your solution? 
> 
> Please send to Gustavo Molina  ccyd below directly and  ccy to the rest of us.
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Richard Stanley
> www,legacyfound.org
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: "Gustavo Molina" <ambiente at fundacionprogresarguatemala.org>
> Date: August 5, 2013 8:45:24 AM PDT
> To: "Richard Stanley" <rstanley at legacyfound.org>
> Subject: Problems
> 
> Dear Richard,
> 
> We are having some problems here. Rats are eating our eco-leñas. We are figuring what to do. Rats are always so tricky to handle. Have you heard of clever solutions world wide?
> 
> Saludos,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gustavo A. Molina
> Project Coordinator
> Environment, Climate Change Agriculture and Eco-leña
> tel. 2332-3659 / cel: 5717-2240
> ambiente at fundacionprogresarguatemala.org
> www.fundacionprogresarguatemala.org 
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