What is .....

Magnolia

making this hole???

I have dug round and under it but found nothing. Poured boiling water down it and covered it up again. Still it re-appears



I live in the sticks so do have some concerns about rats. I have seen no activity in the garden at all. The hole is about 2 inches across.

Hintza

Mole?.............

It won't be a rat.

Red_Doe

I disagree and think it is likely to be a rat. Ground looks too hard for a mole, but I have seen rats eat through concrete. Shove some rat poison down it and block it up with a heavy rock, give it a while then look to see if the poison has been taken.

Magnolia

I have mole hills in the border - well mole hill singular - this is a clean hole and nothing like the mole hill.

I will go to the DIY shed and get something to finish it off - no good going to pets at home as they think poisoning rats is cruel - can you tell they are not pestered by rats!

Edited to say - we have very sandy, light soil here.

manda1205

Hubby thinks its more likely field mice or could be mole, they dont always leave a huge mound behind. Just leave it, not doing you no harm, dont need to poison field mice if it is them.

Hintza

Of course it doesn't look like a molehill the ground is hard and dry and it will just be using a track just under the path to get from one side to another.

Red_Doe

Fair enough, but I don`t know why rats wouldn`t be your first thought...looks like a typical rat hole to me. I also live rural and am used to seeing them.

irenee

You could sprinkle some flour around the hole - just enough to show up footprints

That should give you some idea of the animal size - I think two inches diameter is a bit narrow for a rat - could be mice

ormus

mice or rats.
are there any drains nearby?

mavisangelica

Magnolia wrote: »

making this hole???

I have dug round and under it but found nothing. Poured boiling water down it and covered it up again. Still it re-appears



I live in the sticks so do have some concerns about rats. I have seen no activity in the garden at all. The hole is about 2 inches across.

We have a very similar problem but live on an estate which isn't rural. The front garden is gravelled and a hole has appeared next to the house. The gravel kept disappearing down it. Hubby put a board over it and the hole appeared further along. Think I saw a mole nose at one point sticking out of it - only caught a glimpse! How do we get rid?

Dippypud

Ask at your local council for advice, remember rats can get through spaces 2cm across.:eek:

http://ww2.reading.gov.uk/documents/consumerservices/environmentalhealth/hmo-team/rats(5.2.07).pdf