We’ve noticed mounds of earth on our path from under the neighbour’s path which is higher than ours. A couple of years ago we both saw rats in the garden. Are these mounds likely to be from tats burrowing and if so any suggestions as to how to tackle the problem?
Fan shaped mounds of earth on the path
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I "solved" a problem of a rat doing this with expanding foam. It was under someone's porch. You can extend the tube the cans have. We wondered about trapping an animal and it stinking later, but it didn't happen as far as anyone knew.
my thoughts
the expanding foam was off no consiquence to the situation as rats can in a few mins make short work off it its more likly they move on to somewhere else off interest??
but fully a guess
Rats are absolutely everywhere, you just don't normally see them.
Mice also burrow and make mounds. I had a similar situation where I'd removed half a concrete path, they were burrowing under what's left from the new lower part. They seem to be attracted to any bank that they can dig horizontally into. In my case they kicked out a 1920 penny, which I cleaned and polished. So it was nice.
You need a solid edging. Personally I'd stuff some bricks or concrete under. Technically it may be your neighbour's land, but they won't know and are unlikely to care.
Mice also burrow and make mounds. I had a similar situation where I'd removed half a concrete path, they were burrowing under what's left from the new lower part. They seem to be attracted to any bank that they can dig horizontally into. In my case they kicked out a 1920 penny, which I cleaned and polished. So it was nice.
You need a solid edging. Personally I'd stuff some bricks or concrete under. Technically it may be your neighbour's land, but they won't know and are unlikely to care.
Could it be that rats don't like chewing the stuffmy thoughts
the expanding foam was off no consiquence to the situation as rats can in a few mins make short work off it its more likly they move on to somewhere else off interest??
but fully a guess
possibly i dont really know
