Rats love bird seed and rats love chicken mash. I lost a few tomatoes to rats this year but only t fruit low to the ground that had started to blush. With so many neighbors leaving bird seed and dog food out, my tomatoes aren't so attractive.
Here in California rats love to live in tall palm trees. Often, when a palm tree gets tall, the owner stops trimming the palm dead fronds. The old fronds just droop down and turn brown. This makes a perfect home for a rat. They build nests under the fronds. They are then safe from coyote, safe from hawks and owls, protected from wind and rain. If you ever chop down an old palm tree, you better be careful. When the tree hits the ground the rats run out.
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