Other rodenticides are more toxic and no antidote or reasonable treatments are available. The traditional products are called anticoagulant rodenticides and are discussed here. If you intend to use a rodenticide, we encourage you to choose this type over others as there is a readily available antidote (treatment) for the anticoagulant rodenticides. There are several types of rodenticides available. Research continues to create a product that fits this bill but in the meantime be aware of the signs of rat poisoning, particularly if your pet travels with you to places outside the home where bait may be left out.

What some folks don’t realize, is that rat bait can pose a threat to pets as well as children of the family.

Commercial exterminators can lay this down for you, but rat poison can be obtained in most hardware and grocery stores. One way we adress rodent issues is by placing rat or mouse bait. We concern ourselves with disease spread, eating our crops, leaving droppings and making nests in our homes. People have been trying to eradicate rodents for thousands of years.

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