About a month ago my wife told me that she saw a furry creature with a long tail disappear under the side porch. An internet search revealed that we were most likely dealing with an Eastern Woodrat. As we have a GSP, English Pointer and a Jack Russell ( or whatever they are called now) I was certain that this rodents' days were numbered. I saw little pieces of rodent tail disappearing into the woodpile next to the garden several times over the next weeks, but all was cool ......until I saw the damage being inflicted to the ripening tomatoes, and the cucumbers. This meant war!!
As we have roaming cats in the neighborhood, rat traps were not a good choice. A little internet search found that Tractor Supply had a two-fer sale for the easy to handle cost of $25. One raccoon size and one smaller size trap found its way to the homestead. Baited with birdseed I could not prevent myself from peeking into the side yard several times before the magical sunset hour arrived. Success!!! One tomatoe nibbling cucumber crushing Eastern Woodrat had met his/her match.
As we have roaming cats in the neighborhood, rat traps were not a good choice. A little internet search found that Tractor Supply had a two-fer sale for the easy to handle cost of $25. One raccoon size and one smaller size trap found its way to the homestead. Baited with birdseed I could not prevent myself from peeking into the side yard several times before the magical sunset hour arrived. Success!!! One tomatoe nibbling cucumber crushing Eastern Woodrat had met his/her match.