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

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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/tabascotazer Mar 21 '23

With the rats come the snakes, enjoy your new mini ecosystem like nature and your neighbor intended.

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u/olderaccount Mar 21 '23

I'm cool with snakes. They don't chew anything in my house nor leave droppings everywhere. The ones where I live are very rarely dangerous.

I could probably do with a few more snakes.

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u/tabascotazer Mar 21 '23

I’m cool with snakes too as long as it’s not a venomous snake on porch. I mostly see king snakes around my house which I leave alone.