Comment on be a friend to the animals

• silasmariner@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Akshually rabbits aren’t rodents…

  Of course I entirely agree with your post and am just being anal

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  • Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Fine, then I love squirrels.

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    • icelimit@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Hope you love snakes too

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      • Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I love danger noodles. Especially since they’re not dangerous where I live. I will not commit to making my yard be void of life because I am incapable of using flea shampoo. I will also stay far away from wild animals, like you should.

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    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Had a squirrel in my garden earlier today. Invasive bastard…

      Could do with encouraging more wildflowers in the open area of my garden that has kinda become a lawn. I put down a meadow grass seed mix and clover. Not sure if much clover really grew though. Ground had been under concrete for decades that I removed after buying the house.

      Daisies and dandelions seem like good choices to try and grow there, add some colour and they can usually manage being trimmed shortish too. Don’t have a lawnmower but my partner complains if I don’t strim it a few times a year. Tbh the pathway probably needs it now but leaving the rest over winter.

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      • Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        What makes you insult your furry neighbor?

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• zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You’re making a whole lot of assumptions about me here, which I’ll ignore.

  Here are some reasons why I think this is a bad idea for many people. My good friend and neighbor just has rodents (mice in this case) do $7000 in damage to his car by chewing holes in his wiring harness. Also depending on your climate, said leaves are wonderful homes for cockroaches to breed, which I assume you don’t want unless you are insane. This was a major issue in Florida if I didn’t immediately rake of the vast bed of oak leaves. I have no problem with “good” rodents. Rabbits, squirrels, chipmonks, headehogs (are these even in the US? I’ve never see one of these anywhere I’ve live), etc. It’s is the mice and rats that can and will ruin your stuff and can majorly screw up your life. Good luck with your leaves.

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