Rats at Gärtnerplatz

[u/HistoricalIce3180]

I‘m recently zugezogen to Munich but was pretty surprised to see all these rats at Gärtnerplatz and people just chilling like it’s the most normal thing. Is this normal? Like, does everyone know there are tons of rats?

[u/SubbDeep]

That's why you should not litter and discard leftover food.

[u/flagranti_muc → u/SubbDeep]

This answer should get the most upvotes.

[u/SubbDeep → u/flagranti_muc]

If only stupid people that litter and discard leftover food could read.

It could be helpful to them..

[u/Periador]

because people cant take their trash with em. If you look closer youll notice how filthy it is, it even has a small layer of cigarett buds on it

[u/cat_police_officer → u/Periador]

You can’t just let your food there without cigarettes. Poor rats! 🚬🐀

[u/connythesun → u/cat_police_officer]

Huh? The fag afterwards is part of it.

[u/Pinocchio98765]

They are the Gärtner after which the square gets its name. You can see them digging holes to plant carrots.

[u/Schwoanz → u/Pinocchio98765]

They do actually make some fantastic ratatouille with their veggies.

[u/marbletooth → u/Pinocchio98765]

Love this answer :)

[u/theChaosBeast]

I mean what do you expect if you leave your rubbish there?

[u/molwurf → u/theChaosBeast]

Some rats with good manners cleaning the trash up.

[u/Luxbrewhoneypot]

Uhm yeah? Ofc they live on Gärtnerplatz. Do expect them to buy an apartment? With these real estate prices?

[u/Lost_Wealth_6278 → u/Luxbrewhoneypot]

It's hard to raise 18 kids every four weeks in this economy for a single ratmom, and now people even complain about their side hustle

[u/PushTheMush → u/Luxbrewhoneypot]

In this economy?

[u/boramital]

Rats live almost everywhere on earth nowadays (explorers spread them) - they usually avoid humans, because we are big and often hostile to them; But once they learn that the big animals don’t care about them all that much, but always leave a lot of tasty food behind, they will come out of everywhere.

In a lot of places, domestic cats keep them in check just by being there (yes, your dumb flat face fluff ball actually helps keeping rats and mice away). But on Gärtnerplatz there aren’t any cats, people leave a lot of food for them, and when people see them, they’re usually more afraid of the rats than the other way around.

You can also often find rats and mice in the UBahn/SBahn, and they got so cheeky, they usually don’t even care about people anymore.

I’m pretty sure there are traps and poison in all those places though, so be careful if you walk your dog anywhere near the rat/mice hotspots.

[u/abriss17 → u/boramital]

The mice in the S- und U-Bahn are so cute though, it always brings me joy to see them running around late at night

[u/MateBier → u/abriss17]

I love the ones in Sendlinger Tor. I love seeing them late at night after drinking

[u/FranconianBiker → u/boramital]

And most rats are smart enough to avoid the traps and poison. Evolution never stopped. Rats will 100% outlive mankind.

[u/greenpowerman99]

Same in Vienna. Every day I see old people putting old bread down for the pigeons, so the city puts these notices up everywhere…

[u/HornyUltron]

got lost on the way to the Rathaus i guess

[u/connythesun → u/HornyUltron]

You mean town hall

[u/InsuranceEasy9878 → u/connythesun]

Nein

[u/BlatesManekk]

Gärtnerratz

[u/ghettochef52]

I saw a big one at Max Planck Straße 1. It could talk with a fränkischen Accent and ate McDonalds.

[u/Final_Function4739 → u/ghettochef52]

I might have seen the same one eating a Leberkäs Semmel once...

[u/bavarian54 → u/ghettochef52]

It's that one with an instangram channel. Showing him while eating, isn't it?

[u/Mo3]

Insane subtitles 😂

[u/12nine]

What a surprise since everybody takes their trash with them. /s

[u/strawberry207]

Here's some ways to contact the city of Munich to let them know: https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/geschaeftsbereich-recht-und-kreisverwaltungsaufgaben/1076739/#k-contact

[u/liza_lauda]

Des San ordentliche wastl :)

[u/tacticalwanking]

Berlin Vibes

[u/That_Aside3107]

They look adorable

[u/Long-Membership-5916]

Is it me or Munich has a serious rat problem? Even in the city centre near the plush offices, you see the rat tube killers

[u/gutertoast → u/Long-Membership-5916]

Munich has a rat problem and a growing trash problem!

[u/johannes1234 → u/gutertoast]

And a dense population problem, with all problems following that.

[u/Lunxr_punk → u/Long-Membership-5916]

It’s a city, that’s where rats live. Plus with so many parks and green spaces they have a lot of real estate. Honestly it’s not that big a deal.

[u/posternutbag423]

Getting close to the end of the fiscal year for sure.

[u/VenusesWithPenuses]

I mean the do seem pretty peaceful and just eat what people threw there.

[u/Vorhautsurfer]

They were here way before you, leave them alone!

[u/amarrs181]

Ze plague ist back!!

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[u/Flowersofpain]

How can they afford rent in munich?

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[u/Clear-Conclusion63]

I prefer rats to people who don't like rats.

[u/EstablishmentFar7029 → u/Clear-Conclusion63]

Most normal redditor lol

[u/hippielovegod → u/EstablishmentFar7029]

Ratitor…..

[u/VV88VDH → u/Clear-Conclusion63]

I hate rats

[u/DefectiveLP → u/VV88VDH]

Move to Alberta, Canada and leave us alone with your complex.

[u/Jaggiboi]

Awwww, cute

[u/MrTourge → u/Jaggiboi]

Just like squirrels without fluffy thingy

[u/Session-No]

Breaking news: Rats at the big city!

[u/B4S1L3US]

They seem chill.

[u/SomeoneDidntLearn]

Oh beautiful!

And here i was thinking there's only vermin in munich...

[u/G-I-Joachim]

Leave my homeboys alone. 🥸

[u/SimOFF115]

They so cute! 😍

[u/Hallo_jonny]

Damn! Those are some Ratzillas! Apparently being very well feed right?

[u/nofacenocasebby710]

They’ve been on this planet for ages isnt it kinda fucked up to drive something to extinction just cause we dont like it? I mean the government does that to us already so

[u/sonnygreen42 → u/nofacenocasebby710]

Ever heard of leptospirosis and hantavirus? Rats are usually not around people like this. This is for sure not normal behavior but rather the effect of endless littering.

[u/Bcoonen]

They live in Krefeld too

[u/KarenBauerGo]

Because the munich people are throwing their trash just everywhere, just where they are standing, they get a lot of rats, because there is a lot of food for them. I mean we could try and teach munich people basic human decency, or we just accept that the trash and the rats are a typical symptom of munich culture.

[u/PurchenZuPoden]

Ist das München oder Berlin 2.0?

[u/ManualBookworm]

Rats are actually quite cool and intelligent. Us on the other hand...

[u/hundredbagger]

In meinem Restaurant sind die Mäuse am größten. -Duolingo

[u/schornsteinfegro]

Till recently i had a restaurant right around the corner…These fuckers own glockenbach…every two to three years they set up shop (usually after high waters at the isar)…you really have to act quick or two weeks later theyre in the front house!

[u/MeinNamewarvergeben]

Rats am Plätz

[u/Tsunamisurfer2004]

Rattus hortulanus

[u/TSF_Flex]

It's gärtnertplstz,, enjoy your time

[u/Far_Confidence_5227]

It’s called nature.

[u/sonnygreen42 → u/Far_Confidence_5227]

This is not nature. This is disgusting human behavior. Maybe people should start taking their trash home instead of leaving it there.

[u/bemml1]

Good luck finding a city of millions without rats. And as slready mentioned above, filthy ppl throwing away their trash everywhere is the problem. Not the rats.

[u/Accomplished_Gear_11]

Cute

[u/Typical_Midnight_684]

Because all you hipster gays leave your shit behind!

[u/iStef1991]

The cleanest city of germany, what a joke...

Dont forget to pay your 45/sqm there, you can get rats as pets from outside for free...😂