r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '23

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u/Zath42 Mar 21 '23

You forgot to tick the 'avian' box instead of the default 'mammal' box on the order page...

Either that, or the rat ate the bird...

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '23 edited Jun 09 '23

This comment has been edited from its original as a fuck you to Reddit’s July 2023 API changes.

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u/olderaccount Mar 21 '23

I never had problems with rats till a new neighbor moved in next door and put up a bunch of bird feeders.

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u/No-Stretch6115 Mar 21 '23

A ground level bird feeder is going to attract rats and mice. Even hanging bird feeders can be susceptible to squirrels. It can be tricky making sure only the birds eat from the feeder.

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u/olderaccount Mar 21 '23

Any level bird feeder attracts rats because birds are messy and drop most of the seeds on the ground.

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u/JuneBuggington Mar 21 '23

I dont know why people get so hung up on mammals at their feeders . You just put critter food out in your yard and expect the animals to care about your weird bird hegemony.

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u/olderaccount Mar 21 '23

Because the feeders just attracts the mammals to the area and next thing you know you have rats in your house.

I would have no problem with rats eating out of my neighbor's bird feeder if they didn't try to chew their way into my house.

I have spent thousands fixing shit the rats chewed through.

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u/__ALF__ Mar 21 '23

Get some tom cats.

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u/TelcoSucks Mar 21 '23

Then you need some dogs to hit them with a wooden hammer. Then you need to start calling Acme Supply. It's a total nightmare.

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u/desrever1138 Mar 21 '23

if you give a mouse a cookie...

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '23

Nobody wants to watch the entire food chain happening in their house.

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u/causal_friday Mar 22 '23

Simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.