I'd like some suggestions on deterring rodents from my garden
I'd like some suggestions on deterring rodents from my garden
user
I'll first ask you a few questions to clarify what you want. Are you wanting to keep your garden free of animals generally, or specifically from rodents? Also, would you like some measures you can take now, to slow down the invasions? Or would you like to come up with a permanent solution? Or something in between?
assistant
I have pets so don't want to harm them. I think it is one family of rodents so if I can catch them all I can take them away and release them somewhere.
user
Oh sure. In that case I'd suggest that you trap the rats, and then release them in an area you think they wouldn't be too likely to come back from.
assistant
I'm not sure they are rats as I've never seen them. Are there humane trap options?
user
I can give you several options, for example, you could catch them with a snap-trap, which has a large surface area and will capture them, without hurting them.
assistant
Once I've trapped them how would I deter any other rodents from coming in to my garden?
user