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Old 01-02-2015, 09:24 AM
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Default Keep grill outside of cage

We had our grill inside our cage for over two years until one morning we woke up and had two holes in our screen. Rats chewed through the screen to get to the grill. They smelled the drippings. We called our pest control people and they told us not to keep the grill inside or the rats will continue to chew through the screens to access the food. It's been about 4 months since we moved the grill out, along with putting out a rat bait trap, and all is good. Pest control said never to keep food, bird seed, or pet food on your lanai as the rats will smell it and chew the screens to get to it. I do know people that have never had a problem with this and have their grill on thei lanai so I guess it's a risk you take.