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  • Any idea what sort of wild animal would chew a 6cm diameter hole in 4mm thick plastic to get at a wormery and assoicated rotted/rotting food?

    It seems overly large for a mouse and I doubt a rat would bother as there is no meat or dairy. Bear in mind also that there is a big compost heap with vegetable peelings etc on it only 2m away.

    Any ideas?

    Rat.

    First hand experience suggests a good sized one - a 2" hole appeared in a tupperware sandwich box during my first week at work. A 'snap tin' like this:

    • was the only way to stop the buggers sharing your lunch.

    Options:
    Live with your new found friend
    Tame it
    Trap / kill it
    Report it and let someone else kill it.

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