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Rats!
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We have had a rat roaming the garden, often in daylight, for quite a while now. My policy is to live and let live.
Yesterday Ratty bought one of his/her offspring for a mooch.
OH now wants to “get rid” but my feelings are to leave alone as long as they make no move towards the house.
Thoughts please....
Yesterday Ratty bought one of his/her offspring for a mooch.
OH now wants to “get rid” but my feelings are to leave alone as long as they make no move towards the house.
Thoughts please....
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The trouble is, you wont know they are making a move for the house until they are in. And then they are a devil to get rid of. Once it gets cold they will seek food and shelter. I imagine Chez Jakep may well be looking attractive!
Spath, there are no ifs and buts. They are destructive, smelly and I certainly wouldnt one in my kitchen cupboards!
Spath, there are no ifs and buts. They are destructive, smelly and I certainly wouldnt one in my kitchen cupboards!
I am in the middle here. First thing I would do is deal with anything that is encouraging them.....so I would stop feeding the birds, be extra careful with stored refuse, clear areas of undergrowth and so on. I don't like to kill needlessly either but when you have had your compost bins eaten into, your garage liberally covered with rat wee and poo and found half a dead snake and a lobster shell head behind the freezer in the garage, then it makes you rethink a bit. You may need to get rid but if you just get rid and don't make the environment unwelcoming them more will move in; if you adjust the environment then they rats may move of their own accord without any need for raticide. IMO the one thing you should not do is let them be.