HELP - Do SNAKES EAT OLIVES N PLUMS

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 12:04

last two days had a feeling something was in my sofa couch. It is full of bedding, last emptied it last sunday, so whatever it is hasn't been here for long. Heard noises inside couch started to empty out beddig, Found many half eaten plums n olives, (which my husband accused me of eating) Do snakes eat these, dont want to continue emptying bedding in case it a snake, any one know cheers.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 12:09

It's likely to be a 'Carob Rat' - they make great little pets, unlike the European Black Rat!

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 12:11

mmm rat yuk, do they bite?

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 12:49

It cannot be a snake - all snakes swallow their food whole and so never leave scraps.

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 13:48

You have rats or mice definitely!!

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 13:53

That would be the famous Cyprus Bald Tail Squirrel you have there - there are two types, one is small and makes a nest in soft stuff the other is large and generally lives in the under hanging leaves of large palm trees or up inside the dense leaves of other trees. Sticky traps catch the first type but the second type will carry off the sticky trap and the brick it is tied to. Good luck.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 13:55

maybe a "turkish love rat" ???

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 14:17

thanks everyone, it was a rat, now got rid off, in ravine . cheers

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
22/06/2011 18:15

helper/msg 8: 'cheers'



Please don't thank me - just buy me something - preferably a tinny of Fosters, but an Efes will do!

denizen



Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
23/06/2011 06:49

msg 8: thanks everyone, it was a rat, now got rid off, in ravine . cheers



guess that's it for the fish ' chips then

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
15/07/2011 08:53

Due to increase in rat sightings i wish to request all residents of Emtan 2 /3 and Seavistas. PLEASE disinfect BBQ'S before using. Store all food in sealed containers. Ensure all rubbish is put in bins and that lids are closed everynight. Request all 3 sites put poison down drains to erradicate them NOW.

Rocker



Joined: 24/09/2008
Posts: 384

Message Posted:
15/07/2011 08:57

We will do our bit.

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
15/07/2011 09:21

For 'idiots' like myself who don't know, snakes swallow food whole, they do not 'store' food - (which i was in an anacconda film), so if you discover half eaten food, it is not a snake, more likely to be a mouse or rat.

helper


Joined: 16/01/2009
Posts: 235

Message Posted:
15/07/2011 09:29

sos not awake - should read 'saw 'in a film .lol