They don't live off grass but long grass is great cover for them to move freely. My lawn is pretty wild, but I have to mow directly around the house otherwise mice and all sort of insects start taking up reaidence in the house.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Tons of blackberries.

[–] mrchuckles@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lmao my guy rats literally eat everything

[–] the_third@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but they really can't digest grass.

[–] mrchuckles@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

they eat seeds, overgrown grass develops seeds. man this thread is ridiculously misinformed lol even on RATS

[–] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Simple, get an owl

[–] Surreal@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now we have an owl infestation

[–] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Simple, get a condor

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We do have foxes, but they've been a disappointment thus far.

[–] ClarissaDarling@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure where you live but if you can find some native seeds from your area, plant those! It's the perfect time in many northern-hemisphere places for overwintering things like wildflower, clover seeds and more! Fancy lawn grasses are bogus and weak