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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in a SFH on the edge of downtown Bethesda and had a rat problem during the pandemic, when the restaurants closed and the rats went across the road to look for food. Our idiot neighbor kept laying poison traps, which smell like food: he kept complaining about catching rats! We told him not to put out traps, but just let the rats circulate. In suburbia, it's the best solution. Rats aren't going to congregate in your yard if there's nothing specific to attract them there.

Then when restaurants re-opened, the rats returned to their usual haunts. Our foxes (and occasional bird of prey) keep the rodents in check. Our resident red fox is in splendid health, and I see some smaller grey foxes scampering around at night. On two occasions, we've had hawks stopping in our back yard to eat their lunch (the one time we saw the food, it was either a rabbit or squirrel).

Unless you plan to live right next to a restaurant dumpster, OP, I think you can pick any house/condo you want! :-)[/quote]

Thank you PP :)).  No plan for that!! We lived for a while in Dupont Circle /Adams Morgan and there were rats scampering across our kids' play area in the backyard. It was vile. In Cleveland Park/Tenleytown (which has restaurants) we haven't had this problem. However, I have seen tons of rats and visible nests on CT. Ave. I am not sure why they are so much more prevalent as you near that avenue--maybe restaurants and more apartment buildings? We are eyeballing close-in Bethesda--but definitely residential ie houses with yards, and I am hoping no rats in the yard there. Your explanations all make sense. Bring on the foxes! I am concerned about them being all over the Bethesda dining, though I myself haven't spotted any like in DC. At least not in Bethesda Row. Maybe "old Bethesda"? [/quote]

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