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At my old house we had a family of squirrels that lived in the trees at the back which I would feed. One night I looked out the window and I saw a rat eating th
by kypro 4y ago
At my old house we had a family of squirrels that lived in the trees at the back which I would feed. One night I looked out the window and I saw a rat eating the nuts I had left out for the squirrels earlier. The rat somehow climbed up the fence and managed to get onto the squirrel feeder. After I saw this I brought a new feeder so that the squirrels had to jump to the nuts which meant the rat couldn't get to the nuts anymore, but then my girlfriend asked why I care more about squirrels than the rat and she had a point because the rat wasn't doing us no harm. It wasn't getting into the house or getting into our bins or anything like that. It was just eating the left over nuts in the evening.
I'm an animal lover so it weighed on my conscience for a while, but I think there probably is a difference between the two. I was happy to feed the squirrels because I knew they wouldn't get into the house or damage my property. On the other hand a rat investigation can be a nightmare. Rats are cool creatures, but there's a reason people don't like them.
- jacquesm 4y ago> investigation Infestation?
- arthurcolle 4y agoRat investigation reminds me of that one Love, Death + Robots episode. Very industrious little guys.
- xhkkffbf 4y agoI wish someone would investigate these squirrels and interrogate them under oath. Get them on the record and not let them weasel out of telling the truth.
- dec0dedab0de 4y agosquirrels will definitely get in the house and damage property if given the chance.
- malshe 4y agoWe just found this out last week! The squirrels ruined our swing cushion on the porch. We were totally confused when we saw the torn cushion but later my wife saw a squirrel picking out the cushion fiber and carrying it to the tree.
- wrycoder 4y agoEspecially flying squirrels. Screen your gable vents!
- oever 4y agoThe squirrels eat eggs and young birds. This is harder for the rats. Rat nests are better protected against predators because they are underground. Both will feed off of accessible food. Do not spill food and keep it in sturdy containers to avoid infestation.
- nradov 4y agoRats can jump. I stored some dog food in my garage and didn't think they could reach it, but they were able to jump across a sizable gap between shelves.