What could’ve chewed through my compost tumbler lid?


Cort said:
Definitely rats.

That was my first thought too. I had a rat chew through an ice chest to get to dog food.

Afton said:

Cort said:
Definitely rats.

Yeah, those teeth marks scream rat. Classic signs.

Absolutely. The bite marks are pretty distinct.

Afton said:

Cort said:
Definitely rats.

Yeah, those teeth marks scream rat. Classic signs.

Those marks could also belong to a squirrel, so it’s not 100% certain.

Cort said:
Definitely rats.

I dealt with one today—my dogs were going nuts over it.

Could be rats or squirrels. My garbage cans in the city look the same way.

Jesse said:
Could be rats or squirrels. My garbage cans in the city look the same way.

Yep, likely both. They’re more than capable of this.

Dallas said:

Jesse said:
Could be rats or squirrels. My garbage cans in the city look the same way.

Yep, likely both. They’re more than capable of this.

Squirrels are just rats with good hair and PR.

@Jesse
True.

@Jesse
And a good stylist.

Looks like a squirrel. They chew constantly.

Shawn said:
Looks like a squirrel. They chew constantly.

Squirrels chewed off all the plastic knobs on my grill. They don’t stop.

Skyler said:

Shawn said:
Looks like a squirrel. They chew constantly.

Squirrels chewed off all the plastic knobs on my grill. They don’t stop.

They ate half the gas cap on my snowblower. What’s the appeal? Am I missing something?

Had the same thing happen to my bird food containers. It’s mice! Very determined little ones.

It’s the lid of a big, round compost tumbler. The lid is elevated but under a tree, so something could have jumped down.

Sage said:
It’s the lid of a big, round compost tumbler. The lid is elevated but under a tree, so something could have jumped down.

Sounds like rats. They can chew through concrete, so plastic is no problem for them.

Those teeth marks look like rodents. Probably rats, judging by the size of the hole.

Squirrels did something similar to my birdseed bucket. Even a heavy paint can on top didn’t stop them—they chewed through both the bucket and the paint can!

Definitely rats. I’ve seen them chew on soap bars with similar patterns. They’re relentless.

Squirrels for sure. They can chew through something like that in a single night.