Roshield rat trap station box never in my wildest dreams ever did I think I would see a wild rat never mind having one in my garden. Hubby and I both hate the thought of killing any living thing but needs must
I actually saw it last night bold as brass walking along our boundary fence and I can't believe how big it was honestly it's like a huge brown gerbil on steroids.
What hubby and I have been advised to do is kill one and take photo as evidence then this can be used for a later date if needed (that will be hubby's job by the way) then once we have photo evidence of dead rat in trap, then once we have a picture then we have to set both station boxes with poison (that is also hubby's job) as we have been told that more than likely it's coming from a nest near by then hopefully we will have no more problems once both station boxes have been baited with the blue pellets that we have been provided with then hopefully job done fingers crossed and if rats do return then and only then the council will take action against our neighbour in where I assume they will tell her that she needs to maintain her garden but knowing my neighbour she will do nothing and that is where my worry starts as I really cannot cope with another court case my son has said that the council will do this and I shouldn't worry he also said that if this were to happen and she does not comply with the council then the council will carry out the work and bill her even though we both own our property as this will be classed as an enviromental health issue.
We have had it confirmed that the rats nest is not in our garden and although the gentleman can't put it in writing his exact words were that he would bet his wages the nest is in next doors garden due to the coverage her garden provides well that's one description of it I suppose I personally like just to say it's a total dump.
As you can see from pictures my garden swing will remain covered until my new garden ornament is removed along with the uninvited guests so it looks like we won't be enjoying our garden this summer I have tried to load a picture of my garden but unfortunately I had to crop the picture but hopefully you will get the idea my garden is mainly monobloc with raised planters at the back.
I'm now beginning to really resent my neighbour and the trouble she brings as I really can't enjoy my garden atm and I can't even get the enjoyment of feeding the birds as we have had to remove all feed from the bird feeder.
We used to really look forward to the summer sitting on our garden swing with me reading my book with a G&T and hubby with his beer, or looking out the kitchen window seeing the birds come to the bird feeder, is really too much to ask or expect that one should be able to enjoy their garden and that neighbouring land is kept to a reasonable standard!
I suppose this post should really be in moans and pet hates
sorry for the long post but I need to vent somewhere and hubby is like me totally miserable at what has happened.