Pests and Predators

Pests and Predators

Pests and predators are outside pressures that can make colony life more dangerous.

They may be attracted by food, rot, remains, bad storage, unsafe dens, overhunting, scarcity, or messy colony conditions.

Pests

Pests may include things like:

--rats

--insects

--parasites

--scavengers

--vermin around food, bedding, compost, or remains

Pests can contribute to sickness, damaged supplies, dirty bedding, bites, mood pressure, and contamination.

Predators

Predators are more dangerous than ordinary pests.

They may appear because of:

--food smells

--unresolved remains

--weak defenses

--scarcity

--territory pressure

--overhunting or ecology imbalance

--bad weather forcing animals closer to the colony

Predators may threaten pets, kits, snails, resources, or territory where supported.

What Attracts Them

Pests and predators may become more likely when the colony has:

--spoiled food

--unsafe water

--unhandled remains

--dirty bedding

--rotting compost

--overfull storage

--low defenses

--neglected territory

--ecology stress

Prevention

Good prevention usually means:

--store food safely

--handle spoiled food

--keep water safe

--clean bedding

--use compost carefully

--handle deceased remains

--repair dens and defenses

--watch Colony Pulse

Related Pages

--Contamination and Rot Pressure

--Compost Den

--Storage and Spoilage

--Deceased Care

Echo Note - Ruins attract life

Ruins can attract pests, predators, scavengers, parasites, and other trouble. Abandoned places are rarely empty for long.
~Echo