It's taken a few weeks but we finally caught Ratty sometime this morning, anyway he/she has been doubled bagged and disposed of, now the poison goes down. In the early hours of this morning, my eldest said he heard our rabbit thumping apparently rabbits do this to warn of danger.
Still, don't like the thought of killing any living creature but I also don't like the thought of them coming into my garden at night so needs must, sorry Ratty and friends but you need to go.
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be posting this post and I do wonder just how many people have rats living near them well apart from the human kind