It is that easy. And very important for them to be gone
before a garden gets started.

Speaking of gardens, how about that compost bin? How to
keep the rats out of it? One way that seems to have worked
was some hardware cloth on the ground, then several stacked
tires, with compost stuff in them, and a tire with a rim on top.
Hardware cloth bolted to cover the large center hole. Worms
in the compost. More details in "1,001 Ingenious Gardening Ideas",
except that rats weren't mentioned. No dairy or meat in the pile,
though.

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I really wish it was as easy as "Stop feeding them, and they'll
disappear."