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What I seem to be missing in this article is an explanation why marijuana farms apparently use so much rat poison in the first place.
by ginko 9y ago
What I seem to be missing in this article is an explanation why marijuana farms apparently use so much rat poison in the first place.
- sehugg 9y agoMy understanding is that the rats chew on the plants to get moisture, since the plants are so well irrigated compared to the relatively dry surroundings. Rats nibble on just about anything.
- macawfish 9y agoThat's interesting, cause my impression was that warfarin causes vitamin K deficiency and makes animals very thirsty. Maybe the rat poison is actual making the rat problem worse...
- macawfish 9y agookay so i looked into this: from what I can tell, warfarin poisoning doesn't cause dehydration directly, but it does cause severe diarrhea, vomiting and excess bleeding. From what I can tell, all of those things constitute fluid loss and would lead to dehydration. maybe the pot growers should provide the rats with some water...