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Rats themselves are incredibly clean,
even more so that cats. This does not
mean that they don’t carry illness inside
though.
Above: MAKING AN ENTRANCE: a typical rat hole
A rat’s teeth are constantly growing so Left: ROLAND RAT: eighties superstar
to prevent them overgrowing rats must
constantly gnaw away at things.
Rats seem to suffer from a form of
kenophobia, which is a fear of empty or
wide-open spaces.

Rats have bad eye sight but a really
good sense of smell. UPCOMING EVENTS
So, with this in mind, what can we
do to reduce the risk of rats moving into RATLING SOCIAL CLUB
gardens and out buildings in the search March
for new homes and sources of food? Friday 11th Smiler 20:30pm
Actually, there’s quite a few things you
can do to help and the first of this is to Sunday 20th Joe Scott 20:30

make sure you secure all your rubbish
properly, particularly food waste and April
encourage others to stop littering. Good Friday 15th Word of Mouth 20:30
Easter Sunday 17th 6 Shades of Gray 16:00
If you feed birds avoiding doing it Saturday 23rd Hypnotist Night 20:30
later in the day when its less likely to Sunday 24th Andy Lawrence 20:30
be finished, this too can attract rats. Friday 29th Andy Mills 20:30
You can leave food out in open spaces
where it’s easy for birds to see but a rats May
kenophobia will make it unwilling to go Sunday 1st Red Catz 16:00
into them. Kevin Iverson 20:00
Maintaining gardens and property can Friday 27th Paul Messenger 20:30
also help as rats like to run from cover to
cover, so mowing the lawn and disposing June
of old fixtures and furnishing limits Friday 3rd Queens jubilee celebrations from 16:00
places to hide. Saturday 4th 6 Shades of grey 20:30

If you already have a rat issue then
doing things that disturb them such a Non Members Welcome
clearing around holes and filling them in CT3 3HL
can encourage them to move, added to
this they hate spicy scents so things like Website: www.ratlingclub.co.uk
cayenne pepper and chilli powder can be
highly off putting. n

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