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What to do with rats in your yard with lots of birds and squirrels?
Like to keep birds and squirrels safe. Seems head shotting rats is the most humane kills and 100% safe for the other animals. The intentional kills leave lingering guilt...

Leave Alone: damages...

Poison: slow and painful

Head shots: guilt of kill

Exterminator: Varies by..

13 votes — 12:07 PM - Jun 18, 2023 (Edited)
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Squaregarte
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Also noticed from observations about rats:
1. Rats take care of their injurred. I've missed 2 headshots thinking they would not survive. The injurred go missing for a few weeks and return later, crippled, but functional.
12:15 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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2. Rats are really well organized. They send out scouts to new areas, and send senior investigator rats for missing members. The investigator are larger in stature, watching in safety, and identified threats. The whole pack's behavior changes after the investigation, avoiding dangerous areas.
12:17 PM - Jun 18, 2023 (Edited)
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Joe Minenna
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How about a live trap? You can release any squirrels immediately and take the rats somewhere else.
07:47 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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Raphaella Reis
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No need for bloodshed and cruelty.

Just introduce an owl to the environment.
04:45 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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Squaregarte
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In response to Raphaella Reis.
Owls and other birds of prey are very cruel killers. I do not wish death by their beaks on my enemies. Counting on"natural" predators also risk the birds and squirrels, while introducing a painful death to them all. Headshots seen so much more humans by comparison.
04:58 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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Bruce Wade
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The rats are there because they know there is food and shelter.

They will remain until that changes.

One needs to remove access to food and eliminate shelters because they will keep coming back until you do.
04:30 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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Squaregarte
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In response to Bruce Wade.
I do love feeding the birds and squirrels.. Watching them in me years has helped me through the pandemic.
04:52 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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Kristin N
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Never poison. Birds of prey, reptiles and other predators (and pets!) eat poisoned rodents…😞
12:52 PM - Jun 18, 2023
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