Hi,

We used to get rats in our compost but when I stopped putting all cooked
food in (except veg.) the rates stopped completely and have never returned.

I now put any bones, fat and meat scraps, of which there are very few, into
a dedicate metal dustbin where I leave it for about a year or so to
'completely' decompose.

Good luck,

Keith



"mewthree" wrote in message
. uk...
found a rat in the compost bin today. pounded the compost and it shot out.
it got away but how do i stop it coming back and stop others living there?