Meanwhile, in Teesside
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This latest specimen is even bigger than the Dorset mega-rat of 2018 – and just one sign of a problem that keeps growing ...
Name: The Giant Rat of Normanby.
Age: Unknown, but probably not more than three years old, given the lifespan of a rat.
Appearance: Enormous!
A giant rat! Where? Keep it away from me! Don’t worry, it’s deceased. The 22in colossus was found by a pest controller in a home in Normanby, Teesside.
I’m more of a metric person, so I don’t know how big that is. You might prefer it that way: 22in is nearly 56cm. That’s five tins of beans, end to end. Or longer than the average cat (without tail). It looks exceptionally bulky, like a meerkat on steroids.
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@Steve-Miller said in Meanwhile, in Teesside:
Have you seen this?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/19/new-york-city-rat-problem-vigilantes-with-dogs
I thought he was referring to the two-legged politician variety. Probably lots of those in NY, too.
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@Steve-Miller Many the time I saw rats on the subway tracks waiting for the train in the NYC subway system!
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@Steve-Miller said in Meanwhile, in Teesside:
Have you seen this?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/19/new-york-city-rat-problem-vigilantes-with-dogs
I thought he was referring to the two-legged politician variety. Probably lots of those in NY, too.
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Feist Terriers are used to rid grain storage and other businesses of rats. Some Feist owners will bring their dogs to your business.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_(dog_breed)
Sadly Scottish Terriers have been bred down to a smaller size. I bet my 24 pound Scottie would like to join in the fray.
Some terrier breeds have beards that are thought to reduce damage from rat bites. -
@Steve-Miller Many the time I saw rats on the subway tracks waiting for the train in the NYC subway system!
@Bernard said
@Steve-Miller Many the time I saw rats on the subway tracks waiting for the train in the NYC subway system!
Same on the London Underground. When a train approaches they vanish.
Jack Russel dogs are our ratters though any small terrier like Border or Patterdale or Fox will have the natural instinct.
