Critters
Depending on where you are based in Australia, whether in the city or country, there are a lot of different critters that can visit your garden.
Some of these may be permanent residents and call your garden home, while others can be just passing through. Some can be beneficial for your garden, while others can be quite destructive. For example, most people are happy to welcome a blue tongue lizard as he will happily munch on lots of undesirable insects such as snails and slugs, but I know of very few who are happy to welcome rats and mice!
How do you manage these destructive critters, especially when some, like Bush Turkeys are protected by law? And YES, they can be managed using simple, organic solutions that don’t involve harming these critters! After all, they are just try to eke out a living the same as us! And often we are on their land.
We made a list of common critters who may visit your garden in Australia, with brief tips on how to identify and get rid of them using non-toxic methods. Just click on the pictures to find out more about them!
Rat
Hello, My Name is Rat Botanical Name: Rattus Rattus DESCRIBE YOURSELF Rats, we are found almost everywhere there are humans. Unlike dogs and cats, I'm almost uniformly despised. I think I’m actually quite cute! I can grow up to 500cm or half a metre in size, but...