Kitchen Garden Forum

When I had a rat problem under my chicken shed, the Council rat man said they were neophobic (hated change) and it could therefore be up to a week before they took any bait. The did in fact scoff it down very quickly, but he was surprised at this. Perhaps you should leave the poison where it is for a few more days and let them get used to it.

Personal is the plague of boils that will follow the locusts.

Sorry to hear of all your problems. Our rural foxes and badgers stay well away from the village. Our rats stick to the river bank. Only moles and voles which are plentiful but seem to do little damage. We have no frogs, but talking of biblical plagues, perhaps just as well

Exo 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exo 8:2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Exo 8:3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

Exo 8:4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

Lock your bedchambers and cover your kneading troughs

Alan