Flour & cement powder rat poison - queries

Gas Bag · 2011-01-26T12:58:22+00:00

I've recently come across some articles that mention you can make yourown "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 searchof water. Once they drink some water....game over. I have a fewspecific 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 adrink of water? The reason being, I'd want to avoid at-all-costshaving 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 makeit extremely enticing to rats and/or mice? e.g. Powdered parmesancheese, sugar, salt, a little soy/fish sauce, some type of finelychopped meat (raw or cooked)? I am just taking a wild guess here, asI 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.

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Jan 26, 2011 Last reply: 3 years ago 43 Replies

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larrysbaldhaid 6 years ago

Snap traps and cage traps with peanut butter work for me. Trying 50/50 cement and corn meal right now.

Dnti keave friut on trees or groubpnd.

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Leo Mikhaylov 5 years ago

They do eat the mixture especially if you cook the flour in a frying pan until it turns slightly brown, then mix in the concrete. I don't know what happens to the rats because mine are outdoors underground.

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Jaw 3 years ago

I'd rather be free and have to deal with people like you and other risks than be locked up. Cats want to be free, how about you? Would you liked to be locked in your house with limited exercise, no way to socialize with others than fellow cell mates? Cats can't use the web so you couldn't have that either

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DeMouser 3 years ago

the mix will only harden one time , if the cat eats the dead rodent it wont be harmed by the small hard rock in the rat belly.. i doubt the cat would eat the powder mix and dont put out enough to stop up a cats bowels which are larger than all mice and most rats... PetSafeDeMouser/RattRidder coming on the market soon ... pat.pending......

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