Fortunately the rats have now gone.
Mmmmm....you remind me about when I put out one of those fat things for the birds the other winter, though. I put it in a tree. I popped out one late evening as I often do with a torch, and there was a bloody mouse up the tree, scoffing the birdfood. The...
None in the house but plenty in the garden. As for mice, spring trap. But we've had none for 25 years.
However.....my batty neighbour insists she can compost cooked food in her special composter. Yes, right. 'Perfectly sealed to prevent infestations'. Until I saw a rat as big as a small dog...