A downside of keeping birds is the fact that the seed will attract rats and mice. They carry disease, can hassle bird during raising of young and even attack birds as I have just found out with my female Gouldian finch. She was attacked through the aviary mesh and greatly damaged leg and succumbed to injuries this morning. The rat returned last night to try and finish her off, knocking the finches water supply off the side of the aviary.
I have managed this in the past by keeping my seed in plastic sealed bins in the shed and keeping an open packet of Ratsak if the rodents feel the need to snack on something. I also concrete any entry holes in the aviary that mice make. I now have the need to take a more proactive approach to resolving this.
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