Sure!! This here is in fact the countryside, so rats, mice, etc are all part and parcel of the "fun"..... Found some baby rats in one of my compost containers.... so, what do you do...??? I tried to handrear them but the last little one died after 4 days.... I am a sucker for all animals..... they were rather sweet and sooooo enormously clean. So endearing the way they eagerly held on to the "teat" of the syringe filled with "baby milk".... And yes, they I have seen their family amble across my garden, playing and romping about..... Oh well, as long as they stay away from the house, let them live in peace! With my cats, I think that they will stay well clear anyway. Proclaim me "mad" or odd or weird..... that is OK......