"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:57:37 +0100, "Cat"
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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OK, I get the message.
Thank you and all the others for the advice.
I note:

Cut out the bread and such (consider that done)

If you have a large number of rats you must cut out ALL foodstuffs
from the compost. One rat doesn't make a plague.

Use poisoned bait in a special box (i'll see what I can find from local
farmers' co-op shop)

NO DON'T use poison anything, completely unnecessary and a danger to
all wildlife.

Stay vigilant, as more might come
Don't panic

Rats are everywhere. It's the human ones you want to be concerned
with, especially the prats giving dodgy advice here to kill, kill,
kill all wildlife in the garden.



I have no particular desire to endanger wildlife or neighbours' pets, nor
even to kill the rats if I can get them out of my compost heap by other
means. If disturbing them suffices, if turning the heap more frequently
than I have so far, excluding any foodstuff, etc. does the trick, I'm all
for it.
But I don't relish harbouring rats on my premises, and if it is the only
way, I would even consider forgetting about the compost heap altogether.


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