Thrymskvida
New Born Pup
I'm not entirely sure if this is the right section, but it's my best guess.
A small and extremely brazen rat has today taken up residence in my room, which my Guinea pigs share with me. Their C & C cage is on the floor. The little rat, who seems famished, has been slipping through the bars and helping herself to the pigs' pellets and greens! She was chased off by one of the sows initially, but now they have seemingly made peace with each other and even sniffed one another.
If I loudly tell the rat off when I catch her in the cage, she'll scarper, but I'm not always around and my loud tone scares the pigs too. I've set up a humane, non-lethal trap to catch the little monster, but does anyone have any ideas on what I can do in the meantime? I do not want my pigs or the rat to be injured by the other!
A small and extremely brazen rat has today taken up residence in my room, which my Guinea pigs share with me. Their C & C cage is on the floor. The little rat, who seems famished, has been slipping through the bars and helping herself to the pigs' pellets and greens! She was chased off by one of the sows initially, but now they have seemingly made peace with each other and even sniffed one another.
If I loudly tell the rat off when I catch her in the cage, she'll scarper, but I'm not always around and my loud tone scares the pigs too. I've set up a humane, non-lethal trap to catch the little monster, but does anyone have any ideas on what I can do in the meantime? I do not want my pigs or the rat to be injured by the other!