Neogen RODENTICIDE 45-Pack Ramik Rat and Mouse Bait Pail, Green, 4.2 LB, (04285)

I had purchased in the past 5 different Rodenticides for the rats that had invaded my garden and basement coming from the Grist Mill across the street. These rats were really bold, coming out in broad daylight in the middle of my garden areas in full view of my kitchen window. Yes, I feed the birds with black oil sunflower seeds but thank goodness, the rats prefer the Ramik green fishy smell pellets. The rats would look up at me when I rapped on the window but not scatter. I bought so many different rat eliminators: mechanical, electrical and edible. Sometimes I would find the other bait products intact or just nibbled and the units that were supposed to electrify them would have the bait gone but no dead rats. BUT .... RAMIK mini pellets was different...it was gobbled up night after night. By day 3 there were NO MORE VISIBLE RATS. I continued to put out out the Ramik pellets, opening the bag with gloves and placing the pellets in the spot where I saw the rats dig under the foundation of my house. It has been 10 days and it is still being eaten. I will continue until it is untouched and no evidence of the critters. Granted it is November and the time of the year that the rodents try and invade my house because of the low temps ( i live in New England ). I will now put the Ramik pellets in the attic and the basement where I have seen evidence of the rodents in years past. My only regret is the hundred of dollars I spent on all of the other products trying to rid my home and patio of the very bold rats. I have read of others who failed to open the plastic bags with the pellets. I opened the bags with scissors and spread the pellets where the rats would enter the hole that they made in the foundation. This worked for me with great success.

Had lived in the house for 10 years with no issue with mice in the house, then started keeping the recyclable containers on the porch and it wasn't long before we had a mouse in the house, tried for months to kill them with traps and every time we thought we had succeeded we would later find evidence that we had not. Our fear was if we poisoned them we would have one die in the house and have to smell it or we would not be able to get to it. Finally gave in and put this material in a small container behind/under the stove and washing machine. Results were perfect, never saw another sign of a mouse in the house, just incase I keep some in a small container that only a mouse could get into up under the house where we park the cars (The house is elevated, much like a beach house because it is right on a river bend) Great stuff & it was in individual bags in the bucket which is very convenient.

Last winter we were hit with a large wave of roof rats all around our yard and in our home. We called the exterminator and they placed poison pellets and spring traps with peanut butter all over the place. The rats didn't touch the pellets and the peanut butter was gone from most of the traps-not triggered. It did catch a few. We could hear the rats in the walls! All though it became a game for the kids to kill them with high powered air rifles (5-8 rats a night) it wasn't enough. My dad showed up with this Ramik poison stuff and tried it. The rats ate it all up! Within 3-5 days, we found the yard, the basement & the attic peppered with rat bodies- dead!! We quickly moved to clean it up before the smell of death took over the air. No more noises in the walls and in the attic. We now keep little clay plates around the house with these green pellets. It works, the rats are gone.

We are fairly sure this worked on the horrid rats that started hanging out as our new water pipes were put into the ground. Rats are hideous, but this stuff seemed to drive them away. I've seen no corpses, just for the record, so I have no hard cold evidence it worked.

I've used both "size" Ramik baits. These are the smaller pellets (size of a small pea/caper). In this green bucket are 45 little packets, not loose pellets. Actually this works out fine because the pack is just about the right amount to put out. I open the pack and put the pellets out on an old lid, saucer, paper plate, drink cap, etc. in an area. That way I can see if there is activity as pellets disappear. I've had the besl luck with these on the mice in our sheds, corners inside basement and garage doors, and inside the small attic access door. I've also used the larger Ramik pellets (small grape size, or large blueberry) where there was heavier activity or larger mice or maybe rat? ... They too work well, but most of our activity is at various season changes, and with mice. I did try numerous brands, like D-Con, etc. with some limited success. And the various traps of course (messy). Also had good luck with "Sticky" sheets to trap. All showed small mice, and of course had to dispose of the remains. These Ramik pellets just hang in there, and when the mice take them they just don't come back !!!

This product does not work as simple as advertised. I saw a mouse in my house (I'd like to think it's only one but it's typically just never one) so I threw out some of these packs discreetly where the dogs could not get to them and they sat for 2 weeks untouched. I tried cutting open the corner of the bag and still nothing. It wasn't until I took the pellets out of the bag and sprinkled them around that I noticed they finally started to eat them. Would be nice if it was as easy as throwing the bags around but that is not the case.