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Explainer: What is causing growing rat infestations in S'pore, and what can be done?

Pest control firms said that one macro cause is global warming, where higher temperatures increase a rat’s appetite for food as well as causes them to multiply quicker.

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Gobal warming and climate change....yeah right...pffff...

(05-03-2024, 06:56 AM)Bigiron Wrote: [ -> ]Explainer: What is causing growing rat infestations in S'pore, and what can be done? Pest control firms said that one macro cause is global warming, where higher temperatures increase a rat’s appetite for food as well as causes them to multiply quicker.

Overcrowding is the main reason for the increase in rat infestation in SG. When 6 million people crowd into a tiny country meant to hold no more than 3 million inhabitants, the amount of food waste will keep rodents well fed. 

Cos now plastic bags are charged so ppl dun use them to wrap up their food waste.

They're getting smarter. Once some are trapped, the rest would avoid even fresh bbq meat is used as bait

(05-03-2024, 09:50 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: [ -> ]They're getting smarter. Once some are trapped, the rest would avoid even fresh bbq meat is used as bait

There are no rats at my condo owing to the presence of palm civets from the nearby forest 

(05-03-2024, 09:43 AM)Blasterlord2 Wrote: [ -> ]Cos now plastic bags are charged so ppl dun use them to wrap up their food waste.

I heard from a colleague that she throws dry food waste directly down the rubbish chute since plastic carriers are no longer free. Even the wet food waste is discarded only using a thin plastic bag with no newspaper to line it since she stopped subscribing to the Straits Times. Imagine the amount of splatter from these bags thrown from such a height into the dumpster. 

(05-03-2024, 09:27 AM)EvertonDiehard Wrote: [ -> ]Overcrowding is the main reason for the increase in rat infestation in SG. When 6 million people crowd into a tiny country meant to hold no more than 3 million inhabitants, the amount of food waste will keep rodents well fed. 

3 to 6 million inhabitants, is 100% up, rat or rodents too is can up ahh....  😄😁😆😅🤣😝

(05-03-2024, 09:50 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: [ -> ]They're getting smarter. Once some are trapped, the rest would avoid even fresh bbq meat is used as bait

Smarter, think they have 4 leys. 2 human have only two legs, who is smarters...

In Chinese Dragon Calendar this year for year 2024, the rat's or rodents is a very lucky animal.

Growing just mean population increase lah despite their tight burrow spaces

singapur is the perfect place for infestation

ceca
rats
mynahs
roaches

live with it, a 1st world slum

Aiya simple basic problems aso dun want or cannot solve. Maybe these problems are of very low priorities, and they're more urgent things to do

(06-03-2024, 11:25 AM)red3 Wrote: [ -> ]Growing just mean population increase lah despite their tight burrow spaces

This should serve as a warning to our overpaid Ministers that overcrowding of humans will produce massive amounts of food waste, which will also lead to well-fed rats producing even more offspring.

(06-03-2024, 11:32 AM)KILLjoy Wrote: [ -> ]singapur is the perfect place for infestation: ceca  rats  mynahs  roaches  live with it, a 1st world slum

You forgot to mention snakes

(06-03-2024, 11:37 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: [ -> ]Aiya simple basic problems aso dun want or cannot solve. Maybe these problems are of very low priorities, and they're more urgent things to do

Maybe the problem of rodents is more prevalent in HDB estates owing to overcrowding, than at the GCBs that our Ministers live in. Ridout Road has enough snakes on its premises to keep the rat problem at bay.

ask platic bag minister lah
pple have no plastic bag to throw the food rubbish
so just throw the food
the rats eat full
night time F...k ffuck
and breed more rats

(06-03-2024, 01:13 PM)singaporean1964 Wrote: [ -> ]ask platic bag minister lah  pple have no plastic bag to throw the food rubbish so just throw the food the rats eat full night time F...k ffuck and breed more rats

I don't blame the low SES for throwing food waste down the rubbish chute w/o plastic bags. When they have trouble putting food on the table, would they pay $ for carriers they used to get free at the supermarkets and stores?