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Hi Ya, we had rat problems with them digging holes under the raised beds and decking near where I was feeding the birds. Stopped feeding birds and got a professional rat catcher. We have dogs and he used poison cubes on wire, he pushed them down the holes so the dogs would not get them. He assured me that the dogs would have to eat a lot to do any harm and explained what to look for in they did touch them. He also said that a citrus seed is added that dogs won't touch. Two visits and the signs were gone. The decking has been got rid of and I was surprised by the amount of seeds etc under it. I have also given the back hedge a good trim. It's now more open and less hidey places. I have only seen them once in my compost bins but when one of the plotters kept chucks they were all over the place and local housing complained. But he just piled up the chuck droppings against a wall that didn't help. They say keep kicking you bins as you pass as the rats don't like disturbance and change. I have a trap but what do you do with them once caught?