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Rats

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Grammaretto Fri 14-May-21 19:26:29

I screamed!!
Some gardeners and people who adore animals always say that rats are all around us and if in the garden they won't necessarily come indoors but I don't believe them. wink
I would contact environmental health.
Another thing you could do is remove anything attractive in your own garden such as piles of logs or rough areas where they may be nesting. Rats don't like to be disturbed. Never put cooked food on your compost heap.

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Calendargirl Fri 14-May-21 19:25:26

Make sure there are no food scraps or bird food dropped in your garden. If there is nothing to eat, the rats will move on.

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supernanauna1 Fri 14-May-21 19:23:39

I think there are always rats close to us - it's just that we don't always notice them.

Since your neighbour has had her garden paved, they'll probably head off somewhere else to find a place to live.

I always feel a bit sorry for rats and mice - like the rest of us, they're just trying to survive.

Out of curiosity - if you catch some in the human trap, what do you do with them then?

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grannyrebel7 Fri 14-May-21 19:17:48

My next door neighbour recently had her garden completely cleared of all vegetation and has had paving laid. Prior to this she had a virtual forest there with trees growing over our garden and her neighbours on the other side. Ever since this was done we have seen the occasional rat in our garden (which has probably come from there) and so have our neighbours on the other side and the neighbours on the other side of them. My DH and the neighbours wanted to kill them, but I was against this so we ordered a humane trap which hasn't arrived yet. Anyway today sitting in the garden we saw about 4 or 5 rats running around and one cheeky one came quite close to the house. This has really freaked me out now and I realise something more drastic must be done. However, the animal loving side of me finds this difficult, on the other hand I'm scared they'll get into the house. Anyone had any experience of rats in their garden and how did you deal with it?

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