Poison from rats and mice Goliath and features of the use of this tool

Manufacturers and sellers of Goliath rat products position it as a drug for professional use. Large, almost wholesale, packaging, a statement on a label about German production (Germany) and a high price - all these attributes really stand out among other commercially available rat poison.

Here are some details:

1. Poison is sold in packs from 1 kg to 10 kg. For domestic use, this is really a bit much, so it makes sense to acquire even the smallest bucket of 1 kg when there are too many rodents in the apartment or house. Basically, the Goliath remedy is suitable for various enterprises and services of disinfestation;
2. You can buy 1 kg of the drug at a price of about 2500 rubles (large packs turn out to be more economical, but even in them the price of Goliath is higher than that of analogues). As you know, it is a little expensive to remove two or three pests in a private house or office, so Goliath from rats is usually bought when rodents have managed to breed in large quantities.

It is noteworthy that, first of all, packing in large volumes is the main sign of Goliath's “professionalism”. The rest of the drug is not very different from other anticoagulant based drugs.

Reviews of its use show that the tool really allows you to effectively poison rats, providing a good, but quite ordinary and not at all outstanding result. We can assume that the positioning of Goliath, as a unique tool that surpasses all the others in efficiency, is an advertising move - Some particularly active sellers write so directly in advertising texts that, they say, it is Goliath that is the most effective poison from mice and rats, among all existing ones.

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“After unsuccessful attempts to scare away the rat from the office, our valiant secretary Marina made the only right decision: to destroy. It seemed too trite and inhumane to put a trap die, and she decided that she should poison the rat. At one time, she and her granny bought a Goliath bucket from rats, as it turned out - anticoagulating agents. Apparently, as a true humanitarian, she expected that with internal bleeding the rat would experience something like euphoria, from which it would later die, that is, the murder would be affectionate, like a breath of May wind.

Be that as it may, she spread this poison everywhere, wherever possible, even to each employee threw a portion at a table under the portion. We look at the day, two, three - there is no rat. The week has passed, but there is no sign that she was. And then a smell appeared. Marinochka assured us that the poison is very mummifying, the rat turns from her into something like a ram. But when the office stank so that the security guard in the center asked me to get out, we started looking for this stinking carcass. Found under the refrigerator, which is logical. Indeed, the Goliath parasite poisoned, but by no means dried. Either the rat dined it poorly, or something else, but after that we did not close the windows for a couple of weeks. Although the main thing that brought this comrade ... "

Eugene, Moscow

A noteworthy point: all sellers actively emphasize that Goliath is made in Germany. Obviously, this should increase the demand for the drug among buyers. However, information about the true manufacturer of the drug is quite problematic to check.

And yet Goliath is a really working poison for rats, with the help of which you can successfully fight these rodents in everyday life and in various enterprises. About the composition of the product, its effectiveness and application rules, let's talk more ...

 

The active ingredient and effectiveness of Goliath

In fact, the poisonous substance in Goliath is flocumafen - one of the most powerful and effective blood anticoagulants.

The principle of action of the substance is as follows:

1. Once in the liver, the poison blocks the synthesis of vitamin K1;
2. Due to a lack of vitamin, proteins that provide blood coagulation cease to be synthesized;
3. In the absence of coagulation factors, any, even microscopic trauma leads to incessant bleeding, profuse loss of blood and death of the animal.

And even if the rat does not get injured after consuming the poison, within a few days it begins to bleed internally - usually through the epithelium of the digestive tract, or through blood vessels in the liver and lungs. As a result, the animal dies.

Flocumafen does not act quickly. As a rule, a rat dies 3-5 days after the first time he tries Goliath. During this period, she usually several times finds poison and eats it, since signs of poisoning do not appear immediately. This is facilitated by the low concentration of the active substance in the product - animals do not feel any smell or taste, which means they do not perceive Goliath as poison.

It is interesting

Some Goliath sellers (probably new to the anticoagulating effect of flocumafen) say that poison leads to blood clotting in rat vessels, resulting in the rodent, they say, losing its mind.

The lethal dose of flocumafen for rats is 0.25 mg of substance per kilogram of body weight, and for mice - 0.8 mg per kilogram of body weight. 0.08 mg of this substance is enough for poisoning a normal adult rat. Since Goliath contains flocumafen in a concentration of 0.005%, for death, the rat should eat an average of 1.6 grams of the poison itself.

For reference: a gray rat needs about 50 grams of food per day. This means that if she finds the bait and nevertheless begins to eat it, then with a high probability she will eat such an amount that will be more than enough for poisoning. Due to this, such poison for rats works in most cases.

In any case, flocumafen is able to accumulate in the body of the animal. And even if today the rat has eaten too little, the next day it will eat more, and the total amount of poison received with Goliath will be fatal for the rodent.

 

Does the drug have a mummifying effect on poisoned rats?

A separate and very relevant question for many buyers: does Goliath provide mummification of a rat’s corpse, does it prevent its decomposition and the appearance of an unpleasant cadaveric smell in the room?

With a high probability, the tool does not have this ability. The manufacturer himself does not report anything about the mummifying effect of Goliath, the instructions for use do not say anything about the possibility of a means to prevent decomposition of the body of a dead rodent.

In addition, the composition of the drug does not indicate components that could interfere with the decomposition of the corpse of a rat. Hypothetically, some antibiotics are capable of exerting such an effect, but nothing is known about their presence in Goliath. Most likely, there are no such substances in the preparation.

We conclude: Goliath is a rat poison that kills an animal, but does not stop the decomposition of its corpse. Although poisoned rodents usually try to leave the premises and die outside its limits, nevertheless, with a certain probability the poisoned animal can die indoors as well, perhaps this will happen where it will be difficult to get to its remains (under the floor, behind the wall). As a result, a strong odor of decaying flesh will stand in the room for several weeks. This must be considered when using any rat poisons.

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“The whole office was looking for this damned dead mouse early in the morning. Living she did not give us rest, now she’s still taking revenge.They bought a bucket of poison, there are thirty times more money than that unfortunate mouse, the seller swore that this poison mummifies the corpse and does not allow it to decompose, that's why the price is that. Yeah, now! A week later, as the poison was spread, this creature smelled like dear, and did not get to it! They called the plumbing, he took it out of the hole near the riser with a bicycle spoke. A nightmare, well, at least, not to pieces. ”

Inna, Moscow

 

Instructions for use Goliath

Even before the use of Goliath, it is necessary to determine the places in which the poison will be placed. First of all, the product is decomposed where rats and mice catch the eye most often, then - in places where their excrement or remnants of meals are found. Poison should also be placed near burrows, crevices and suspected places where rodents enter the room.

In each of the selected places, approximately a tablespoon of Goliath is put if the fight against rats is carried out, and a teaspoon of the remedy if it is intended for mice.

Decayed baits should be checked once a day. In place of the eaten portion, a new one is added until the pests stop eating the remedy. In fact, this will mean that there are no more rats in the room.

The instructions for use of Goliath indicate that the corpses of dead animals must be disposed of so that they are not found by other animals or birds. It is clear that rats and mice do not always die in the same room where they find poison, often they go to die in other places, including outside the building in general. Often they cannot be found at all after death.

If no one has touched the bait for more than a week, you can safely sweep away the rest of the product with a broom from all places and throw it away.

Again, the instructions for use of Goliath prescribes both poisoning and the dead rats themselves to be buried in the ground to a depth of at least 50 cm, first sprinkled with bleach. Moreover, this must be done at a distance of at least 5 km from settlements and water bodies.

It is clear that most consumers do not comply with such requirements and simply throw both the product itself and the found corpses of rats into garbage containers (it should be borne in mind that in this case there is a risk of poisoning of stray animals, which will then rummage through such garbage).

 

Toxicity to humans and pets

Flocumafen is toxic to humans and pets. Dogs are most sensitive to it, the lethal dose for them is 0.075 mg / kg. In fact, for dogs this substance is three times more toxic than for rats.

For rabbits, the acute lethal dose is 0.25 mg / kg (approximately as for rats).

Birds are more resistant to flocumafen. So, for example, for mallard, the lethal dose is 100 mg / kg, and for Japanese quail - 300 mg / kg.

On a note

When using Goliath, it is necessary to remember the cumulative (cumulative) properties of the active substance - that is, for example, if the poison enters the body a little bit several times during the week, then a fatal dose may well be accumulated. In addition, flocumafen persists for some time in the body of a dead rodent, and a cat or dog eating a rat receives a dose of poison and can also be poisoned. Therefore, when working with Goliath, it is very important to strictly observe the rules for its safe use.

 

Safety Precautions When Using Goliath

In accordance with the instructions for use, Goliath should be used only by persons over 18 years of age who have undergone appropriate instruction.

Basic safety measures when using Goliath:

1. You need to lay out the bait in rubber disposable gloves;
2. Avoid contact with skin, poisoning in the mouth, eyes or respiratory tract;
3. When working with poison, you should not drink, smoke or eat;
4. After work, gloves should be removed, hands and face should be washed;
5. The bait needs to be placed where it is not found by children or pets. In an ideal case, the product is placed in special bait containers, from which rats do not pull it away and into which neither children, nor cats, nor dogs can climb. If it is not possible to securely hide the bait, then children and pets should be removed from the premises during the use of Goliath;
6. You can not use Goliath in the open air, including in yards, in vegetable gardens, in enterprises outside enclosed spaces. Here, the drug can lead to the death of a variety of animals, including domestic ones.

Symptoms of Goliath poisoning are muscle weakness, nausea, headache. With acute intoxication in the urine, blood is detected, bleeding of the gums develops.

If the poison got into the digestive tract, the victim is given a liter of water to drink and cause him to vomit. Then he must be given a laxative and activated carbon. If after the procedures the symptoms do not subside, the person should be shown to the doctor.

If the product gets into the eyes, they are washed with a 2% solution of soda, and if it comes into contact with the skin, simply with soap and water.

Flocumafen antidotes do not exist. However, to a certain extent, its effect can be compensated if vitamins K or K1 are introduced into the body (due to which these vitamins are not quite correctly called antidotes of flocumafen). The preparations of these vitamins are, for example, phytomethadione and vicasol, respectively - they are administered intravenously only in a clinic setting.

 

If you can not buy Goliath

Despite its rather high efficiency, Goliath can hardly be called the poison for rats optimal for use at home. Firstly, the drug can be bought at least in kilogram packaging. This amount is too much for living conditions - usually 50-100 grams of the drug is sufficient for breeding one or more rats.

Secondly, Goliath is much more expensive than most analogues. And finally, this tool can be difficult to buy, especially in small cities.

As a result - in many cases, instead of Goliath, it often makes sense to acquire its analogues, which have approximately the same efficiency, but are less expensive and designed specifically for everyday use.

For example, the Goliath analog is a remedy for rat Storm. It also contains flocumafen, for domestic use is available in packages of 4, 16, 50, 200 and 1000 grams, and for the needs of disinfestation services - in buckets of 10 kg. A 50-gram package of Storm costs about 100 rubles.

Other anticoagulant agents for rats are listed below:

• Zernocin;
• Rat Death 1 and Rat Death 2;
• Rattidion;
• Norat;
• Nutcracker;
• Ratindan;
• Absolon;
• Isocin;

…and others. Their effect and effectiveness against rats and mice is about the same as that of Goliath, while in different cities they can be more affordable for purchase, and packaging is more convenient.

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“For comparison, I can tell you about my experience. We poisoned rats for the first time with Rat Death, the second time in the country - Goliath. The first time there was one rat in the house, the second time - a whole family. So, I did not notice the difference. After the Rat Death, a corpse was found a week later, after Goliath they were collected for ten days ... "

Valentina, Omsk

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