This morning, I saw a rat help themselves to mealworms in our garden. It came in and out quite a few times! We’ve had a hole under the fence for ages and we wondered what animal had dug that out. I think this little guy was adorable, and it doesn’t bother me, but I know some people would immediately take steps to get rid of the rat. Should I actually be concerned? Or can I just let it live its best life?
by lizgr
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1 or 2, lovely.
Wait until mid summer when you have 15-20 juveniles scrambling about uncontrollably. The stench of urine unmistakable.
Then you will wish it never became a thing.
(From experience)
When 2 become one ☝️ you will have hundreds of other rats running about making a terrible mess and making a smell of urine you won’t be able to shift easy. Also they climb and will come into your house! Enjoy 😊
I block their holes, plant lavender along their paths and do what I can to discourage them without harming them.
I had to stop feeding the birds as it was attracting them 😔
We catch them in a trap and release them somewhere else
you don’t have to hunt it down, but you should stop leaving food out on the ground now that you know you’re feeding rats. It’s not fair on your neighbors: for you it might be just in the garden, but for them the rats might take up residence in their house/shed etc.