Rats vs rats
Susan Hayek (Thu, 02 Sep 2004 16:48:07 PDT)
I seem to recall from the halcyon days of my undergraduate studies
in Pasadena, California that the palms lining some streets were (so
the story goes) infested with "tree rats." Allegedly, these would
set up housekeeping in the tangle of dead fronds near the top of
each palm.
**I believe the tree rats in Pasadena are real rats not squirrels.
Southern CA is a perfect place for rats to reside. The weather is
nice, there's plenty of food to eat (oranges and other fruits year
round), and the estates in the wealthy areas make for perfect cover
(with a pool, no less).
We have rats up here (real ones), but they are not so interested in
my bulbs as in the chicken house. They live in the brush piles and
the brambles.
Ucky.
--
susan, who is.....
owned by Jasper & Schubert the Standard Poodles, Gracie the
Rhodesian, Pup-Quiz the Basenji and their Basenji brother, Jones....
on the North Coast of CA, USA
Zone 9
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