Any 'rat problem' neighborhoods in CC/Bethesda?
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Anonymous
| We are considering a move up the road, and one of the reasons I am ready to leave DC is the general grime. That being said, I was out in Georgetown last night and thinking how charming it was UNTIL a rat/mouse darted across the restaurant outdoor space. I get it, it's damp, there's a big water table underneath, but still, ew.. Do the town centers of Bethesda (like Bethesda row or old Bethesda) or CC (like the market) have a similar 'rat problem'? How about the close in neighborhoods of Chevy Chase,,Somerset, Edgemoor...thanks for any info..seeking fewer rats! |
Anonymous
| NYC |
Anonymous
| Rats are everywhere, OP, and certainly anywhere with restaurants. I think you’ll see them less in the burbs over Georgetown just because the trash is farther from the pedestrians. |
Anonymous
| The answer is no. There is no rat problem like you see downtown DC in the areas mentioned. DC is infested. |
Anonymous
| No, our local foxes keep the rat population under control. |
Anonymous
Thank you. This is helpful 
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Anonymous
| Rats know not to cross Western Ave. |
Anonymous
| The rat problem is really a DC thing. I see them all the time in DC but don’t recall ever seeing one in Bethesda or Chevy Chase. |
Anonymous
Not true at all. Rats are all over dense parts of MoCo. Don’t you see all of those black boxes (rat traps) outside of businesses in the area? |
Anonymous
| You just don’t see them because the development is newer and the code was better about keeping dumpsters away from people. |
Anonymous
| Anywhere with restaurants you will get rats. But in more suburban areas, not so much. I live in CC right by the park and see the occasional field mouse, but not rats. |
Anonymous
+1 foxes and hawks are our friends |
Anonymous
| You won’t get rats but possibly raccoons in Moco |
Anonymous
It makes me happy if an effort is made to trap them. Are you referring to restaurant dense areas? Is it mostly successful? I have eaten at "fine dining" restaurants in DC where rats are scampering over people's feet in the outdoor space. It's wretched. I just can't cope with the rats anymore. |
Anonymous
| I have seen tons of rats in downtown bethesda |