"Spider" wrote in message
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Franz Heymann wrote in message
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Rodger Whitlock Wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:29:57 GMT, "Sue"
wrote:
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I've either seen one rat three times or three different ones
this
afternoon.
One of my neighbours said that they've had them before. They
had
come
up
from the river and were nesting under a shed further down the
road.

Any advice? I suppose I'd better start by clearing away the
area
with
bricks, paving slabs and roof tiles stored in it as that's
where I
saw
it /
them twice right under the bird feeder. Do I have to stop
feeding
the
birds?
Not keen on that idea.-

Seed spilled from birdfeeders is just what rats like. I used
to
have
several feeders, but living in a ratty district finally
decided to
stop: my cats were bringing too many rodents into the house
and
not
all of them were dead on arrival.

You can reduce seed spillage by putting only a single kind of
seed
in
each feeder. If you use mixed seed, each bird rummages through
it
looking for his favorite, spilling a great deal onto the
ground
below.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, BC, Canada
to send email, change atlantic to pacific
and invalid to net


mmmm... does anyone know what great tits and blue tits are
partial
to?

Peanuts and sunflower seeds. Spiders.

Franz



Boo hoo! :-{
Spider

{:-))

Franz