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Topic : Rats in the Beck |
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| crazycat |
Can anybody do anything about the rats in the beck, especially the bit where the children go down to feed the ducks, I was in Bilaluci at lunch time today and saw a rat running where the children play, is there anything that can be done. Ther are a lot of diseases that people can pick up from rats. Concerned adult. |
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| steetonblue |
rats are everywhere, there is little you can do, they have always been there. The reason you can see them at the moment is that the water levels are high and their normal hidden haunts are flooded. Ironically, due to the wet summer and autumn, there are probably less rats around than usual. What can be done? Stop your kids playing in the beck (slow stagnant water is worse than fast flowing) or educate them to wash hands after playing in it. |
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| localman |
rats have been in silsden beck since i was a lad in the old days 1950s and early 60s the council paid a tanner for a rats tail having said that never have heard of any one in silsden ever being bitten or caught anything of our local cobbydale rats they are part of nature leave them alone rather have a rat than a dirty smelly cat or dog. |
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| crazycat |
So thats it, is it. |
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| ginjo |
get rid of all the takeaways that would cut down on rubbish that the rats thrive on |
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| Golden Oldie |
Unfortunately, the duck feeding will encourage the rats to search there, an easy meal for them. Children and adults should always wash hands after contact with standing water, especially the canal. Thrown down take away cartons add to the problem, no real answer to this only encourage folk to be tidy. The beck shouldn't be a dumping ground for litter. |
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| localman |
rats clear up the rubbish caused they eat it slugs eat up all the dog shit that scruffy dirty dog owners leave on the pavements of silsden far as i am concerned more rats less smelly dogs  |
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| old_miner |
I think you will find that the 'rats' are water voles; often called water rats but not the same as the brown rate. Ratty in Wind of the Willows was actually a water vole. That they are in the beck suggests it is reasonably clean. |
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| dogcatcher |
this post has been edited 1 time(s) spelling issues there old miner and u pull us about it,pot black comes to mind.and they are definately brown RATS (not rates) that i have seen there, the water voles dont get that big! |
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| old_miner |
The one I saw was a Water Rat/Vole. They are distinctively different. Brown rats do not need to be in the beck - there is enough rubbish on dry land. |
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| Loafer |
They most definitely are not water voles. Besides being very scarce nowadays they are also far too shy a creature to live anywhere near the Duckpond. Definitely rats. |
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| localman |
defo brown rats seen em me sen,they ome out of the pipe which runs into the beck on the cottages side |
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| roosterman |
100% rats,dont feed the ducks/pigeons then wont have rats about,simple,they only eating the bread leftovers that the ducks have left,far too many people feeding em,even feed em right up onto the slope and onto the road,people then walk past then the ducks waddle onto the road,just plain daft really |
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| hat |
quote100% rats,dont feed the ducks/pigeons then wont have rats about,simple,they only eating the bread leftovers that the ducks have left,far too many people feeding em,even feed em right up onto the slope and onto the road,people then walk past then the ducks waddle onto the road,just plain daft really couldn't agree more. I don't know how much people think ducks can eat, they lob whole slices at the poor things. I'm convinced they'd taste of bread if you tried eating one |
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