Kids playing rat in garden

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My children were playing in the garden and told me there was a rat in the garden. I went to check. It was in their sand pit. Dog was trying to get it. She ended killing it. I have had a few of them. I live in a town. My neighbours garden is very over grown its like a jungle. But it's not dirty. Just its very over grown. I have a really shit apple tree in my garden. Would theses things attract rats ?

Anything attracts rats. If you’ve seen a few, there will be large numbers. Most rats scurry off if people are around. They carry disease, can bite dogs.
I’d call the council pest control team. Ours charge £40, set traps/poison and return two weeks later to check out. I wouldn’t tolerate rats brave enough to hang out in my children’s sand pit.

Rats are everywhere is towns and cities, have you never walked past a hedge, grass verges, undergrowth and heard rustling - its rats.

Like any animal if there is a food source they will be there, not necessariy because the locatiob is dirty

@lotsofdogshere

Anything attracts rats. If you’ve seen a few, there will be large numbers. Most rats scurry off if people are around. They carry disease, can bite dogs. I’d call the council pest control team. Ours charge £40, set traps/poison and return two weeks later to check out. I wouldn’t tolerate rats brave enough to hang out in my children’s sand pit.

I'm thinking probably no point if outside? As they will always be there. Kill one family of rats will probably be more couple weeks later. Not sure if it ends?