Grass snakes are harmless and show that your garden must be pretty healthy if is is capable of sustaining enough prey to attract one. Also I guess they like compost because of the heat it generates, so it is also a sign that your compost heap is working properly.But mainly I think Welshonion probably just meant you are lucky to have seen one, although if you have a thing about snakes you might not agree....
Putting the bait in a piece of sewer pipe is the safest way to lay bait for rats as it keeps it away from birds and other animals. A good idea is to use block bait with a hole in them and tie a length of strong wire through it so the woolly boy can't take it away and hoard it. Another way is to pin the bait down so it cannot be carried away.
Thanks for the comments, I haven't been out to look lately - was a touch damp today!
The bait that I used looked like green coloured oats; I just chucked a handful into the pipe. It didn't say how long it takes to work or how much must be eaten .
OH has volunteered to look in the the bin tomorrow.
One problem with poisoning is if they are actually living in your house and end up dying in some hidey-hole you have no chance of ever locating or getting to - the smell as they putrify is awful!
If you have rats in the house then you have a bigger worry than the smell. Those grain type baits are fine as the rat eats it's fill rather than carrying away a block bait to hoard it.
Yikes I'm hoping that they're not in the house!!!!
Looked in the bin today & no sign of anything from the top, but noticed that the bait in the pipe had been disturbed.
Hmmm, cousin coming tomorrow to do some slabbing & edging, initially he thought he'd not get time to do some sort of base for the bin, but now he might - so we'll need to empty it......... Why is there never a Jack Russell about when you need one??
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I'm still wondering why its lucky to have a grass snake in the compost bin
Grass snakes are harmless and show that your garden must be pretty healthy if is is capable of sustaining enough prey to attract one. Also I guess they like compost because of the heat it generates, so it is also a sign that your compost heap is working properly.But mainly I think Welshonion probably just meant you are lucky to have seen one, although if you have a thing about snakes you might not agree....
Ahh I see. But your right I don't like snakes so no, I didn't think I was that lucky lol
Putting the bait in a piece of sewer pipe is the safest way to lay bait for rats as it keeps it away from birds and other animals. A good idea is to use block bait with a hole in them and tie a length of strong wire through it so the woolly boy can't take it away and hoard it. Another way is to pin the bait down so it cannot be carried away.
Thanks for the comments, I haven't been out to look lately - was a touch damp today!
The bait that I used looked like green coloured oats; I just chucked a handful into the pipe. It didn't say how long it takes to work or how much must be eaten
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OH
has volunteered to look in the the bin tomorrow
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One problem with poisoning is if they are actually living in your house and end up dying in some hidey-hole you have no chance of ever locating or getting to - the smell as they putrify is awful!
If you have rats in the house then you have a bigger worry than the smell. Those grain type baits are fine as the rat eats it's fill rather than carrying away a block bait to hoard it.
Yikes
I'm hoping that they're not in the house!!!!
Looked in the bin today & no sign of anything from the top, but noticed that the bait in the pipe had been disturbed.
Hmmm, cousin coming tomorrow to do some slabbing & edging, initially he thought he'd not get time to do some sort of base for the bin, but now he might - so we'll need to empty it......... Why is there never a Jack Russell about when you need one??