" Note on red squirrels - kill one, and 7 more come to the funeral. "
Which is why it is nearly impossible to trap or even shoot your way out of a rodent problem. The territory is only open for a short while. Normally these critters are constantly fighting off other rodents that are trying to take over their territory. The day you shoot or trap one it is just a matter of a few days before another rodent moves in. The only sure way to get rid of them is to stop them from stealing feed and their territory will have to change to one where there is natural food available. Make em work for their living, slows down the population growth to what natural foods will support, makes them far more perceptible to natural predators, and leaves them no time to mess with a chicken coop.
Which is why it is nearly impossible to trap or even shoot your way out of a rodent problem. The territory is only open for a short while. Normally these critters are constantly fighting off other rodents that are trying to take over their territory. The day you shoot or trap one it is just a matter of a few days before another rodent moves in. The only sure way to get rid of them is to stop them from stealing feed and their territory will have to change to one where there is natural food available. Make em work for their living, slows down the population growth to what natural foods will support, makes them far more perceptible to natural predators, and leaves them no time to mess with a chicken coop.
