08-12-2013, 04:03 AM
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do about the rats in my compost bin? I didn't mind a few of them at first, but they have multiplied to the point that I'm concerned about the neighbors reporting me for breeding rats! So I quit taking out new compost for the time being. Here I was thinking I was doing something positive but didn't intend to start a rat colony! I can't let my cats in the backyard because of the neighbor's Rottweilers. And I can't let my own dogs into the garden area because they'd tear it up. I tried talking to the rats but all I got was a wide grin thanking me for feeding them. I really don't want to have to ask my husband to take apart the compost bin and attach a bottom and top to it. (The rats are burrowing underneath so just putting a top on it won't help.) I really dislike wasting good veggie scraps and am anxious to start composting again. But I can't knowingly feed a rat population inside city limits!
Help!
Help!