Found a Rat in Daleks Compost Bin

Most of us have rats that run into compost bins from time to time.

I always use gloves when I am moving compost, so if you do this too, there will be no danger of catching any diseases from rat urine.

I had this problem. As a home brewer I put all my spent malts and grains in the dalek. I just couldnt out why there was less compost than there was 6 months ago, then one day I saw a little tunnel with a little tail whipping down it.....

Pour plenty of cold water into it, give it a good stir as ratty could still be in there. They don't like a cold, wet bed

  Remember to tie some string around your trouser legs first ! 

So, which seed distributor did you go to?   Also, can you get them growing in different sizes?

a little shop also sells peanuts and butter, maybe?

So were any of the replies relevant/useful?

yes, thanks, I also googled and some said rat could spread weil disease and it is difficult to cure, one allotment holder suffered for years without a cure.

however, there is no mention of its effects to the soil,  but I figure I can still use the rest of compost for growing veg, because rat wee poo on soil anyway

I'm ok anyway, I own a Mainecoon cat (American breed of cat) and he's massive - they are the largest domestic cat.  I came out in the garden early one morning and found a dead rat.  He also brings home mice - note, mice and not mouse - he brings them in pairs

Just googled these, they are the size of a small Bobcat, you ought to train him to catch Muntjac. Weils is a nasty deseise to anglers have died from it in recent years.