Would rats take nappies out of a bin?

I'm so perplexed. I noticed today that round the side of my house there is a pile of nappies. There my child's nappies as I have 2 kids in nappies, and it was both their sizes and the brand I use. However I ALWAYS bag each nappy individually in a scented bag before I bin it. Our bins are in a communal area with everyone else's bins in the block.

I'm confused why someone would take the nappies out the bin and dump them at my house. I'm putting them in my own bin, and I'm doing everything I can to make sure they don't smell. But the bin area smells generally, that can't really be helped.

My kids dad thinks maybe its been rodents but I don't understand how they've taken so many nappies out the bins, out the bags, and then put them at my wall? When there's so many other houses in the block and so many other areas/crevices that would probably be more appealing for a rodent?

I don't really understand and I'm worried I've somehow upset someone but I always use my own bin and keep to myself.

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Probably a fox

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A rodent of some sorts — the raccoons near my home do very similar things.

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Maybe a raccoon or something? The bears in our neighborhood seem to like diapers too 😅

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I’m guessing you’re in the U.K.? There’s zero, and I mean ZERO chance a rat/fox or any animal is going into your bin and specifically taking out shitty nappies and placing them in a pile outside YOUR home 🤣🤣🤣

Someone is being a passive aggressive arsehole and doesn’t like you putting nappies in the bin. You could get a hidden camera and place it nearby and see if you catch the culprit that way. Or put a sign up stating anyone caught taking dirty nappies out of your bin and placing them against your property you will be reporting them to the police for harassment and also the council for causing environmental health issue.

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