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Old 04-20-2015, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonanza View Post
You probably won't see them during the day.
They come out at night, mostly.
Keeping them trimmed doesn't matter; they nest in the crown at the very top.



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Seriously, ask anyone knowledgeable about palms & they will tell you: keep the dead fronds on a pinnate palm (e.g. queen, date) trimmed, & never let a skirt of dead fronds form on a palmate palm (e.g. sabal palmetto, washingtonia) & the rats won't have a place to nest & you won't have rat problem. Simple as that. Enjoy your beautiful palms.
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