Field Mice
I have a colony of field mice in my compost bin. Should I be encouraging them to leave or stay. Are they likely to damage nearby parsnips which are still in the ground?
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I have a colony of field mice in my compost bin. Should I be encouraging them to leave or stay. Are they likely to damage nearby parsnips which are still in the ground?
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Probably not as they're primarily seed, fruits and green vegetable matter eaters. However, should weather conditions become severe they may try a nibble. Not a high risk.
H-C
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I CAN FORGIVE THEM JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
Thank you. They'll have to move when I want to empty the bin (mainly grass cuttings and horse manure)next autumn. It's interesting that they haven't moved into the two adjacent bins (one all horse manure and the other this years fallen leaves). They only turned up about four weeks ago and have made a nest at the top of the bin and several bolt holes where they can get further down if necessary.