Okay, lame titile for today's blog, I know. But seriously, people have this behind their building and they wonder how come there are rats running around at night?
Rats are known to be able to get through holes that are no bigger than the diameter of a quarter. Obviously this is a well traveled pathway. The wood has been gnawed. The dirt has been trampled. The rats abide.
This is actually a tougher situation to fix than we might think. We can't just plug this leak, because there are leaks all around this wooden fence. But there is a lot we can do.
First, we need to think about reducing the population. Who cares if there is a rat tunnel if there are no rats to use it? So let's get some bait stations going to start eliminating some of the clan.
Second, if this tunnel is near by then we need to do some investigating and find the burrows. Once we find one (or more), we need to treat it, and treat it in a systematic, smart way, because we don't want the problem to spread. (I'll talk more about treating burrows in a future blog.)
Finally, we need to consider seriously the option of changing the landscape. Can we replace the fence? Can we replace the dirt with rocks or gravel? Can we do some renovations to make these guys a lot less comfortable in our backyard? I'm sure we could, so let's consider that if the problem persists.
Rats will break on through to the other side. But let's not make it easy on them. It shouldn't be child's play.
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