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I dont think you need worry about Weils disease unless you swim in the river. There was a small pond. 4 How to keep rats from your garden for good.
Rodents also burrow under fences. Get rid of them once theyre in your garden they wont just up and pack their bags theyre there until you get rid - trust me weve had then in our garden twice they were all over the place and after leaving the back door open one day I really did have a rat in my kitchen - shudder. As above plus eliminate any sources of standing water.
Bait boxes keeps the poison away from other wildlife. I have grandchildren one of the a toddlerso do not want rats aroundalso as my garden backs onto farmland. I dont think the rat knows its your garden.
You can stop them with some 14 grid hardware cloth. The wrong kind of food in a compost heap might get their attention but Ive never had any signs of them going into mine. Its highly unlikely to be around if there are people around - especially now you got rid of the bird food.
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Do not keep garbage or recycling bins near the garden. Look on your council website. Rats in next doors garden69.
Welshwife Sun 05-Jul-20 153650. Wear gloves and wash your hands if you are touching anything they may have touched. RoastieGhosties Thu 06-Jan-22 172515.
I doubt it would come out when youre actually using the garden though. Improve sanitation in and near your garden to keep the rodents away. DD had found rats in her garden when she moved house.
Not much different to a squirrel. Watch out also for things like petfood even horse feed that. We have a smallish garden and I saw a rat out there months ago some weeks later we had a dead baby rat under the trampoline so I called the pest con.
Rats are everywhere even if you dont see them. In most areas rats will come looking for discarded fast food and poorly bagged rubbish rather than bread and nuts. The food substances can be.
Rats are filthy and carry Weils disease leptospirosis which they expell in their urine - and they pee on everything. Its a great neighbourhood with great neighbors. I dont think the rat knows its your garden.
Dig a trench along your fence going 6 down and about 6 out from the fence. Most now dont have a pest control service for rats but they may have recommended companies. Rats in next doors garden.
Staple the hardware cloth to the base of your fence. Neighbours were putting out bird food and other food etc. Any of these things will encourage rats to visit your garden.
Often rodents will crawl under the garden gate so pay extra attention to this area and reinforce it. Apart from the couple next door. We had a few rats in the garden when we moved in recently.
Rats in our garden. The house backed onto a sort of woodland and the rats lived there but ventured into gardens for food. Yes there are rats everywhere but the more food is readily available the more likely they are to nest and breed near that food source.
But even if you dont do any of these things rats will still be there just less often and in smaller numbers. Weve lived here for years and have three under three. Make sure there are no leftover food particles or scents on the bins.
Even if they dont they can cause very expensive damage in your drainssewage pipes. But its not really much different to a squirrel. 15 Myhairisturninggrey 01052016 1950 Weve seen a rat in the garden for a few weeks so likely there are more around.
While it is important to keep in mind that wild animals can be dangerous foxes are generally quite docile. Hi everyone as some has said before about rats in their gardens we live near fields Nov Dec every year we get rats in the gardens so we took all the bird feeders in out off the way BUT the people next door have rats in their garden but they blame us for them they carry on putting bird food out putting the bird on the. We have got two rats constantly in the gardeneating seed fallen from the bird feedersALL our neighbours feed the birds thoughpest control put poison down 2 weeks agoand are coming back tomorrowthe rats havent touched it.
Keep An Eye Yes keep an eye on everything in your garden because rodents often infest ignored areas. Im not going to feed the birds any more but what to do. 16122013 at 1234 am.
Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links so if you buy something through our posts. We love our house a lovely Victorian end terrace in a great area. The dog wouldnt be able to get to it but the rat would.
Add comment Report. The more rats there are in close proximity to your home the greater the chances that they will find a way into it. Rats dig small burrows in soft soil around 2 to 4 inches.
They are not really as pest to gnore if they are sharing your garden. Pest control said they are often attracted to water sources. Apart from the couple next door.
You could put poison in a drain pipe lying on the ground if you really want to kill the rat. The pest control people will also check your house for any possible entry points. Lorddenning1 23072021 1449.
Usually they will not be seen during the day. We are currently having building work at the moment so we dont live at our new house I was looking out the window from the new extension and saw a massive rat in next doors garden she has a lot of dogs she breeds them so my heart was in my mouth thinking her dogs were going to. Apophthegm - a big word for a small thought.
Weve since filled to pond in and hopefully fixed the problem. Very young very posh very rude.
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