Earlier on I heard a noise from the kitchen I put down to the washing machine. Later I went in to make a brew and noted the washing machine door open, it had not been on.
About ten minutes later I heard the noise again, approached the kitchen quietly and the noise was coming from 'under' the back door! Something was trying to get in. We do get Rats from the stream from time to time and the water board have been digging up and relining drain and sewer pipes this last week so I presume they shook up some rats who are now on the prowl.
I've just sprinkled some flour outside to try and get prints and also put out a dish of poison, whatever it is, its been trying hard to get in! We have foxes now that are ripping open the recycling bags but would they be this persistent I wonder at tying to get in the back door?
About ten minutes later I heard the noise again, approached the kitchen quietly and the noise was coming from 'under' the back door! Something was trying to get in. We do get Rats from the stream from time to time and the water board have been digging up and relining drain and sewer pipes this last week so I presume they shook up some rats who are now on the prowl.
I've just sprinkled some flour outside to try and get prints and also put out a dish of poison, whatever it is, its been trying hard to get in! We have foxes now that are ripping open the recycling bags but would they be this persistent I wonder at tying to get in the back door?