freediver wrote on Jul 3
rd, 2024 at 5:53pm:
When I first put in a compost bin the rats got into that. It got so bad that I ended up with a snake problem - brown, carpet and ones that look like green tree snakes. I buried it slightly so the rats can't get in now. I think that reduced the numbers by about 90%.
Same here. Except, I have not got the snake problem, yet. I moved the compost bin from the front yard (under the tree) to out the back, just behind the house to get the shade. The other day, I went to empty the scrap bin, and I saw that there was a tunnel dug under one side of the bin. Obviously, "Ratty" has burrowed under to get to the scraps. But, better than the rat climbing up the drain pipe to get in to my house and eating the biscuits I have on the benches.
I have had such a fear of snakes getting in under the house that I have put sensor lights at two sections of the garage. Plus, the security camera is keeping an watch over much of the area. So far, Ratty has chased off my neighbour's cat. But, I will be damned if it can fight off a snake.
Dig a circular trench about 10cm deep, put the compost bin back in, then gently compact the soil in around it. If you generate enough scarps to fill the bin quickly like I do, then dig a bigger hole with a circular ledge for the edge to sit on.
Feeding rats won't keep them out of the house. It will only take a month or so for them to breed up, and they will all be hungry again.
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