RAT IN HOUSE - WHAT TO DO

HOW TO REMOVE RATS FROM A HOUSE: The key is to thoroughly inspect your entire house and locate all entry points, indoors and outdoors. Use non-chewable steel to seal these areas and prevent future rodent infestations. Repairs are vital in the process of removing mice and rats. Sealing the entry holes is crucial to prevent any future rodents from entering your home. It is important to find and seal all entry holes before attempting to trap the rodents inside. Only after sealing the holes is it effective to trap and remove the rats and mice in your house.

Finding and sealing 100% of the entry holes is essential for a complete job.

After that, trap and remove rats. The most effective method is to use standard wooden snap traps placed on the rat runways, which can be identified by droppings. Once all the entry holes are sealed, trapping the rodents becomes easier.
If the problem persists for over a week, it means that some entry holes were missed. Inspect the house again, ensuring the use of steel repairs. Repairs are crucial for removing rats and mice as they have multiple entry holes. Seal all entry holes before trapping and removing the rodents inside.

Common Diseases These Animals Can Spread

Not only do rats carry diseases and have tics that carry diseases, but they can also do an enormous amount of damage to your home. Rats are champion chewers and can gnaw their way into your house if they can’t find a hole big enough to squeeze through. Some of the damage caused by rats is holes in your drywall, holes in your pantry or in your food containers and electrical and plumbing issues. Rats will bring in very flammable materials such as twigs, cloth, hair, and leaves which can start a house fire if any sparks were to fall on the nest. Rats will contaminate your food and your living areas with their urine and droppings. If you are having issues with rats, try some of these do-it-yourself tips to deal with the situation immediately.

FIND THE ENTRY HOLES:

The first step in getting control of a rat infestation is to identify where the rats are. You can usually tell that you have a rat problem by little holes being chewed in food containers, droppings and scuffling sounds in your walls and ceiling. There will also be urine dribbles and dirt marks dripping from the high traffic areas.

CLEAN HOUSE:

The next thing that you need to do a nice thorough clean of your house from top to bottom. Even though rats can infest even the cleanest of homes, they are really attracted to houses that are cluttered and are dirty. Make sure that you sweep your kitchen floors and vacuum the carpets everyday as food particles can get down in there. But to be honest, this doesn’t matter nearly as much as cutting off entry holes into your house.

KEEP AWAY FOOD:

To discourage rats from coming into your home, place all your perishable foods like grains, flour, sugar, etc. into steel containers that have sealed lids. If rats can’t eat, they won’t stick around. But to be honest, this doesn’t matter nearly as much as cutting off entry holes into your house.

PREDATORS:

Keeping natural predators around and in your home is an excellent way to deter rats from setting up shop on your property. Having dogs inside your home and in the yard will make rats think twice about coming in. Cats are perhaps the best animals to keep around, but don’t be surprised if they leave you a present on your doorstep. If you don’t mind snakes in your yard, you can release some corn or garter snakes to diminish the rat population. The great thing about releasing snakes into the yard is that they can clear an acre of rodents in a few months, and they will move on once the food is gone.

TRAP AND REMOVE:

There are also a variety of live and lethal traps available at most hardware stores or you can even rent some from your local animal control agencies. You will want to place the traps near the entrance holes that they are using to get into your house. Place them along your baseboards and in your pantry. Check the traps every day and discard the carcasses in a humane way. If you decide to relocate the rats, make sure that you take them into an area that is at least 10 miles away from anyone’s residence. After the rats are gone, patch up all the holes and secure the vents on the exterior of your house to discourage them from coming back.

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