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I used poison. But I also heavily watered the contents of our tardis as I read they don't like it. In this weather I doubt the compost will come to much harm if it's too wet for a bit.
Still not 100% if they were rats or mice as I only caught one glimpse of them. But they scare the shit out of me and while I was happy to take a pacifist view of now vacated mice in the shed over winter, I'm not fucking around in a space me and my family are enjoying.
Now I'm only putting grass in there, which is annoying. Interestingly I read that it's not just the obvious (egg shells, cooked food, etc.) but also a lot of veg waste will also attract them.
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There is the source of my other issue that I am having to deal with at present. Rats have discovered the compost bin in my garden. I've got rid of the water butt next to it to deny them a source of water, we've stopped composting kitchen waste and I've closed off all their runs with concrete blocks. Anything else I can do that doesn't involve poison? Heard peppermint oil is good anyone tried it?