Re: tomato stealers on their way out! I hope.

Can I borrow your dog for a week?  They need to have a rent-a-terrier 
service around here!

Theresa

Jesse Bell wrote:
> Yeh, we get field rats out where I live too....my Jack Russell would go after 'em and bring them back.  Dead.  Good boy.
>
> Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:  A friend, who lives in New Tazewell, TN, (between Knoxville and Kentucky) 
> has a problem with field rats eating his vegetables. He lives in the middle 
> of nowhere and has no neighbors. He told me they were the rat equivalent of 
> field mice. I am glad I have never met any, and I'll be content to keep it 
> that way. :o)
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bonnie Holmes" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato stealers on their way out! I hope.
>
>
>   
>> Yesterday, my Sweet Honey Biscuit (husky/lab) caught one in my garden and
>> it was NO country mouse but an old world RAT. Don't know where it came
>> from as we are not near a city or processing plant, large agricultural
>> establishment, etc. A terrier would also be good as they were developed 
>> to
>> go after rodents.
>>
>>
>>     
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Andrea Hodges 
>>> To: 
>>> Date: 7/17/2006 9:07:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] tomato stealers on their way out! I hope.
>>>
>>> Used to when I live by a drainage ditch. ICK!!!
>>> A
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Theresa W." 
>>> To: "GardenChat" 
>>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:02 PM
>>> Subject: [CHAT] tomato stealers on their way out! I hope.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Yesterday I also resorted to getting rat killer, as I really can't
>>>>         
>> abide
>>     
>>>> having a family of rats live in my back yard somewhere. But, even
>>>> worse... they are eating my tomatos as they ripen!!! How infuriating
>>>> and how gross! I am very wildlife and animal friendly usually, but
>>>>         
>> this
>>     
>>>> I just can't abide. I noticed this AM that several of the baits were
>>>> gone, so I'm hoping this means a quick end to this problem. Has anyone
>>>> else had this problem?
>>>>
>>>> Theresa
>>>>
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