If you were reading the blog back in March you'll recall the little visitors to the compost heap. Well, we've more this time, and they're definitely the ones I didn't want, namely rats, and this time they're in the woodshed. We've also seen mice near the house but they are less of a problem.
We've got hold of a mouse and rat trap to see if we can do DIY pest control, and since Monday (once we'd got some cheese) we've been pretty sucessful. So far the slightly gruesome tally is:
Mousetrap 4 (two mice caught, one mouse caught and the trap flipped into the adjacent pond which confused me for a while, and another mouse was sniffing around the trap when a sparrowhawk swooped down and despatched it 3 feet away from the living room window where we were sitting. Shame I didn't have the camera to hand).
Rattrap 1 (one rat caught but not much was left after his friends dined out at his expense, yuk!).
There are still signs of at least one rat left in the woodshed so may have to revert to plan B and get the professionals in.....
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