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Permaculture controls for small outdoor rodents

 
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Paul and I are working on the Animal Care badge for the PEP system.  We're detailing out some options for people to use when attempting to mitigate/eliminate small outdoor rodents.  Here's our list, can you add some more ideas???

Create snake habitat
Plants that encourage cats
Get a cat
Get a rat terrier
Attract two different birds that eat rodents
- Describe the species and how you’re attracting them
- Probably building housing
- Perches for raptors
Plants that discourage rodents
Pulse hogs/chickens/turkeys/etc. through an area with too many rodents
Put out more food for rodents (thus attracting predators)
Reduce food for rodents
 
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Although destructive,  mowing also reduces habitat and hiding places for them
 
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Interesting approach James!  

Makes me also think about making "DMZ" or "No man's land" areas so they won't want to cross exposed areas for fear of getting picked up by a hawk...
 
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