| Re: Rat problem
Although brown rats are "traditionally" nocturnal they are frequently seen in daylight hours. They are quite wary of anything new and maybe don't fancy cling film sandwiches. They can be quite difficult to get rid of and your best option is to not to put food out for the birds for a while. Having said that food is still plentiful at the moment so it may still hang around and filling in burrows is pointless as it will just dig another.
I have a rat in the loft for the 3rd year running, I have two live traps up there and have put so many different food types in them but it will NOT go in the cage yet. Today it's peanut butter in one cage and lemon sole in the other, fingers crossed. It's a good job I have alot of patience!
I don't agree with poison but if you do feel you need to use it, please check what impact it might have on other species should they eat the dead rat (e.g. kestrels/owls etc).
Shirl |