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Help! Dead rats in the garden!
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We had a dead pigeon in ours last weekend, hubby bagged it up and put in normal bin, we then drained all the water out , and the rain yesterday has refilled it, so I'm sure it will be okay to use this waterAlways on the hunt for a bargain0
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seriously though I think you should contact the council they will give free advice on what to do and maybe identify if you have a serious pest problem:eek:
Ditto.
Rats do carry disease. You will need to empty the water butt and maybe clean it with something before allowing it to refill.
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Really sorry, but my instant response would be..........
No wonder your f*rt's smell.
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We had a dead pigeon in ours last weekend, hubby bagged it up and put in normal bin, we then drained all the water out , and the rain yesterday has refilled it, so I'm sure it will be okay to use this water
But it is not as though it is for human consumption anyway so you should not worry too much:D0 -
OK, removed the rat from my butt and drained out all the water.
Huge it was - now bagged and binned.
The council want to come round and put down poison, but isn't that rather dangerous for other animals particularly cats?
Thinking of getting myself a cat anyway.
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I doubt you actually need poison down, after all this was outside at the end of your garden, not in the house!What Happened To Summer!?0
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OK, removed the rat from my butt and drained out all the water.
Huge it was - now bagged and binned.
The council want to come round and put down poison, but isn't that rather dangerous for other animals particularly cats?
Thinking of getting myself a cat anyway.
Cheers
A cat won't keep rats away, it might help a bit, but it can't be everywhere at once, ten cats might I suppose
Any rough overgrown bits in your garden, clear up and look for rat holes.
And I would say to the last poster, yes it does matter, rats carry disease and constantly wee everywhere, you want your kids to be playing on the grass a rat has played on the night before? Or yourself to be digging in the ground where a rat defecates all the time?
Oh and any food that might be being left out overnight, clean it up, anything that a rat might eat.... which is pretty much anything.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
Thanks all.
Yes the garden is intentionally wild, maybe too much so, it seems!
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Lotus-eater wrote: »And I would say to the last poster, yes it does matter, rats carry disease and constantly wee everywhere, you want your kids to be playing on the grass a rat has played on the night before? Or yourself to be digging in the ground where a rat defecates all the time?
Oh and any food that might be being left out overnight, clean it up, anything that a rat might eat.... which is pretty much anything.
Rats whether you or anyone else likes it or not are everywhere the saying "[SIZE=-1]you're never more than 6ft away from a rat", which is totally true, if you want to get rid of them or keep them out of your garden, make sure there is no food anywhere (Fruit from tree's etc) left on the ground.
Plus if you put poison down the rat while crawl away to die, which may be your house or your neighbours, same problem really![/SIZE]What Happened To Summer!?0
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