In Delta, none of our more problematic rodents hibernate. Some are less active through the colder parts of winter, but most never really stop digging up what they want from your garden. Now is the time all rodents become more active with warming weather. Cleanliness and vegetation organisation discourages some rodents by depriving them of sustenance and nesting sites. Squirrels are now digging out recently bedding plants, or eat flowers and freshly emerging foliage but most are still using up their seed and nut supplies from the previous year. As a general rule, rats are smarter than squirrels and are nearly impossible to exclude completely and safely from gardens. Rats will eat everything and anything that you plant or grow in your garden. Each type of rodent exhibits distinct characteristics and which controls one type is ineffective for another.
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