Oh, Rats!
One of the things on the top of my "to do" list today was to sweep the garage. I had allocated half an hour to do that... it ended up taking me all day. Sometimes I start projects, get distracted and go on to partly do ten other things before coming back (if I ever come back) to the first project. On those days doing nothing takes all day but I work all day anyway.
Today was not like that. I stayed on task and swept the garage... until I found the droppings. The droppings were from a BIG mouse or rat. I pulled all kinds of boxes and containers away from the wall and behind them discovered a whole lot more droppings, a chewed up umbrella, a suitcase with a whole eaten in it... aaagggh!
When Richard came home, he opened the suitcase to see what was in it and came face to face with the biggest rat either of us have ever seen! The rat ran and was out of sight in no time. He didn't like us any better than we liked him.
Upon examination, we find that we have created an attractive habitat for rats and other rodents because we have cat food and dog food that are accessible to other animals as well. There is always fresh water in our garage, and a pet door for easy access, so I am sure the rats felt right at home, indeed I imagine they felt welcome. Well they are NOT welcome! I want them gone.
We carefully put all pet food inside sealed plastic containers. No more munchies for rats. The water will stay, as will the door, but the food is no longer available. We also moved all the boxes, etc. away from any walls so rodents won't have a comfortable hiding place.
We have some little high pitched noise maker things that are supposed to drive away all sorts of unwanted creatures. I am going to look them up and plug them in. When we lived on the High Plains of eastern Colorado I used these little noise makers and we did not have mice from the prairie like most of our neighbors. It's an effective and humane way to keep rodents out of your dwelling place.
I am sure God had a reason for creating rats, and I have even met some laboratory rats I made friends with. But I don't want to make friends with any of these rats and I am praying they all leave and never return.
Today was not like that. I stayed on task and swept the garage... until I found the droppings. The droppings were from a BIG mouse or rat. I pulled all kinds of boxes and containers away from the wall and behind them discovered a whole lot more droppings, a chewed up umbrella, a suitcase with a whole eaten in it... aaagggh!
When Richard came home, he opened the suitcase to see what was in it and came face to face with the biggest rat either of us have ever seen! The rat ran and was out of sight in no time. He didn't like us any better than we liked him.
Upon examination, we find that we have created an attractive habitat for rats and other rodents because we have cat food and dog food that are accessible to other animals as well. There is always fresh water in our garage, and a pet door for easy access, so I am sure the rats felt right at home, indeed I imagine they felt welcome. Well they are NOT welcome! I want them gone.
We carefully put all pet food inside sealed plastic containers. No more munchies for rats. The water will stay, as will the door, but the food is no longer available. We also moved all the boxes, etc. away from any walls so rodents won't have a comfortable hiding place.
We have some little high pitched noise maker things that are supposed to drive away all sorts of unwanted creatures. I am going to look them up and plug them in. When we lived on the High Plains of eastern Colorado I used these little noise makers and we did not have mice from the prairie like most of our neighbors. It's an effective and humane way to keep rodents out of your dwelling place.
I am sure God had a reason for creating rats, and I have even met some laboratory rats I made friends with. But I don't want to make friends with any of these rats and I am praying they all leave and never return.
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