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What's the best way of getting rid of rats from under garden decking?

We've just discovered we have a number of rats in our garden that are probably nesting underneath garden decking. What is the best way of (a) getting rid of them, and (b) keeping them from returning? Apparently rats are more resilient these days to normal rat poison...

Public Comments

1. umm, you could block up the decking so they cant get in
2. get a bunch of mean cats.
3. Get rid of the decking, it is providing shelter. Get rid of their food - make sure all the rubbish is in the bin, and inaccessible, and no food scraps going under the decking.
4. Dynamite.
5. Ive yet to find a rat resiliant to poison when I use it my barns, get a poison box that will do the trick.
6. Get a little Terrier. That will sort them.
7. Get a large cat?
8. I have the very same problem i have been putting down rat poison for 5 weeks now and the tray still gets emptied so they are not dying! i am going to contact the council to ask their advise.