I tried pretty much everything short of inviting one of the neighborhood cats inside.
Cats can be very effective and fun to watch. Years ago we had a small 7 pound dachshund that was even better at killing rodents. He could kill a rat half his size in about two seconds. He didn't play with them like a cat does. We called him Rat Slayer.
I was watching one of the dog shows the other day and they were talking about how they were originally bred for that!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.