doctors girls Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 hi i have a bit of a rat problem at the moment this rat has managed to get in the run and steal food i have blocked all his holes up and put some bricks down but the holes still appear i have also noticed 2 holes under the compost bin wich i block up but they also reappear the compost bin has a plastic base and i think that is where the nest is but i dont know if they are under the base or have they chewed through the plastic and live inside the bin i could use the hosepipe and put water in the bin but i am thinking of tipping the bin over putting a concrete base down and then refill the bin any ideas please john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Can you bring the food in at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madchickenlady Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I think if I had a rat issue I'd be looking at traps/exterminators. If there's one, there's more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I've had the same problem - they lived in the compost bin in my case I put poison bait boxes down about two months back, its taken ages to get the population down but its done the trick Be careful with siting bait boxes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
