Re: Rats in the compost bin

In article <1178044652.761233.210170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, westwg <andrew.westwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
On 30 Apr, 17:23, mewthree <p...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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?

Best way of keeping them out is digging a trench around the bin,
doesn't have to be too deep, then put metal wire mesh (like chicken
wire) around the base of the bin.

Fill the trench back in over the wire and firm the ground back up so
they don't burrow underneath the wire to easily...



I was told they could dig quite a long way down Andrew.
The wire mesh is better if it is laid on the ground/soil first then the bin put on top of it and the wire curled up around the base of the bin.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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