I also had success with scattering the hot pepper nuggets from Wildbirds under the feeders. After about a week the rats quit coming round and I scatter more
every so often just as a deterrent as I know the rats are still somewhere not too far away.
Stef Neis
Whidbey Island
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> On Jul 27, 2024, at 12:44 PM, jimullrich via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Try using strictly hot pepper infused Suet and Seed available from Wild Birds Unlimited stores scattered all across Puget Sound and Oregon and Eastern Washington. It works

> Jim Ullrich

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