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Our coop is across the street from a park. There are rats in the park especially around plants/flowers and trash bins. They cross the street and rip into garbage we put out the night before Sanit Dept collection. They also go near our service alley. We have an alley door with a metal sweep so they can't get in but residents see them by our property.
We called the Dept of Parks but they haven't done anything about the rats. Our super wants to put rat poison around our trees and bushes but we're afraid a passer-by's dog may eat it or someone's child might touch the soil then put his hands in his mouth.
We put our garbage bags for pickup in trash bins at the curb. They were stolen (twice).
I thought of large, low, curbside boxes for our garbage bags - like the sheds that people in 1-family homes use to store tools, hoses or gardening supplies in the backyard.
Anyone know of bldgs that use anything like this or have any other ideas? Thanks.
Also call your community board's district manager and report the presence of rats.
Because of your location, it's one of those problems where the rats will always exist and you will never catch them all if you attempt to trap them (unless there is a major neighborhoor exterminatino or miricle which I do not forsee)
So, you have two options. Kill or trap every one that comes near the building in effort to cut down on the traffic and appearance of rodents or deter them as much as possible and give them little to no reason to come to you in the first place.
Rodent proof the alleys/courtyard/gartbage area, etc...
Plexiglass works well aslo.
Solar Powered Sonic Rodent Deterrents
JAD Rodent repellent trash bags
Rat-A-Way Repellent
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Unless it is made out of steel, don't bother the rats would eat right thru it. I would contact the exterminator that your building is using and inquire about some kind of safe traps or other gadgets they are available. Also contact your City Council member and inform him/her of the rats.
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