We have had a continual problem with rats in our garden. They worry me because they seem to be nesting right outside our sitting room window and I'm scared they will eventually bury into the house (!). In the past I have controlled the problem fairly effectively with poison and traps in childproof/pet proof boxes. When we got our kitten I got rid of all the poison and traps because even though they were advertised as pet-safe, I worried that the cat would get into them. The bait boxes allowed the poison to be tipped out fairly easily.
My problem is, it is now time to let our kitten outside for the first time, but I also need to take some measures to control the rodent problem. I have just seen an enormous black rat saunter under our fence!
We have had the council out before and they were close to useless - just put bait boxes out which is what I had already been doing.
Our kitten is probably the most cowardly creature I have ever come across, so I don't think we will be getting much help from that quarter!
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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LunacyPays · 22/03/2015 14:36
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