dear pede: march yourself down to your local shelter and adopt a pair of cats; ask for a bonded pair. not kittens. cats. this will resolve your rat issue. also, a good dead for the cats...everyone wants a kitten, not an adult and they get passed over. also, bonded pairs are difficult to adopt out. shelter fees generally cover spay/neuter and vaxxing. just consider it the real organic solution to your problem.
They wouldn't last long between the eagles, hawks, coyotes and assorted big cats. Someone once told me I should build a barn box and try to attract an owl.
dear pede: march yourself down to your local shelter and adopt a pair of cats; ask for a bonded pair. not kittens. cats. this will resolve your rat issue. also, a good dead for the cats...everyone wants a kitten, not an adult and they get passed over. also, bonded pairs are difficult to adopt out. shelter fees generally cover spay/neuter and vaxxing. just consider it the real organic solution to your problem.
They wouldn't last long between the eagles, hawks, coyotes and assorted big cats. Someone once told me I should build a barn box and try to attract an owl.
well, no...not if they're just going to become fodder for the local predators. bummer. an owl would be A Good Thing, tho'.