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"CWatters" wrote:


I'm not sure about your arrangement but...
Its not impossible that the rat(s) only visit the compost
bin as a food source. This means that they need access/egress.
Stop that and they go elsewhere.
If your compost heap is fairly dry - it has lots of dry garden
material in it or dry cardboard, then they may have made a nest
in it. Make sure it is mostly soaking wet for a while.
They'll move out.