Professional Rat Removal
Rat Removal
Rats are widely known for their unique appearance, destructive tendencies, and the fear they cause in many people. These large rodents are opportunists of the highest order, scrounging for every bit of food and shelter they can find. Rats can cause serious health problems in humans and can cause serious damage to belongings. Continue reading to learn more about rats and how you can get rid of them for good.
Why are rats attracted to my property?
Much like many other nuisance animals, rats are primarily driven by their need for food and shelter. Food is oftentimes the largest contributing factor to why they come onto certain properties in the first place. Since rats eat virtually everything, keeping your property free of any easy rat food sources can be a challenge. Oftentimes, rats will find their way onto properties because the garbage is exposed and presents an easy meal. Similarly, any pet food that is left out and open for rats and other critters to eat is a problem. Any of the flowers, vegetables, fruits, or other plants you may have in your yard can even present an eating opportunity for rats. Part of the reason they are always on the hunt for different food sources is that they have to store a lot of food for the winter.
The other large reason that rats are often attracted to properties has to do with the availability of shelter and warmth. Particularly during the colder months of the year, one of the primary focuses of rats is finding suitable shelter for the winter. This can oftentimes be a burrow they dig, underneath a woodpile, or, if possible, inside of a house. This is a serious problem, as homes provide great amounts of warmth and food opportunities for the long winter. This is why rats are generally attracted to homes and properties.
Why should I remove the rats?
Rats might seem harmless other than the scare they put into people. This is not true, as they can cause serious, potentially fatal health issues, as well as cause large amounts of property damage. Rat-bite fever, hantavirus, salmonella, and many other diseases are commonly carried by rats all across the United States. These diseases alone are very deadly, but they barely make up a small percentage of the other diseases rats can also be carrying. The worst part about this is that rats can spread these diseases in many different ways. Bites and scratches are the most direct transmission methods with the highest likelihood of receiving an illness. However, rats can also leave their feces and urine everywhere, and these are serious vectors of contracting illnesses as well. Finally, any hairs, contact surfaces, or saliva of rats can also spread dozens of diseases at once. Each transmission method and disease are very serious, and this is why rats should be removed as soon as possible.
As if the potential for health risks was not bad enough, the property damage rats cause is also a real concern. First off, rats can chew through virtually any material used for building. This allows them to make holes for entry into your home. Once inside these, rodents go crazy, chewing up everything. Wiring is often gnawed through creating fire hazards. Insulation and lumber are torn up. Many different problems occur when rats get into your home, so it is utterly important to get these critters out quickly.
How can I prevent rats?
The prevention of rats can be tricky, but there is one great way to very effectively cut down on your risk of having rats get into your home. This method is sealing up your home tightly. To begin, you should examine your home’s exterior and interior, looking for any problem areas whatsoever. Pay special attention to the roofline of your home. If you find any gaps, cracks, or holes, be sure to fix them with all-weather sealant, steel wool, or even aluminum sheeting in some cases. Additionally, you can consider setting some rat traps of your choosing in certain areas that would seem the most likely for rats to get in. This is purely a safeguard, but it is never a bad idea to have a backup. Once this is done, you can relax and be sure that your chances of having rats invade your home is very, very low.
How do I remove rats?
Removing rats is often a simple task that any homeowner can do. Simply setting a snap trap or two, using a humane repeater trap, or using a glue trap, can be enough to fix the rat problem. However, sometimes rat infestations can get out of control fast. Or sometimes there seem to be one or two rats that cannot be caught no matter what. When this is the case, it is generally recommended to hire a professional wildlife removal service, as they have the experience, tools, and ability to get the job done as timely as possible, preventing new offspring from growing up in your home. Since many homeowners will only get most of the rats, leaving a couple in their home, they will continually reproduce and cause very large populations of rats to begin to take over homes. Since these rats cause serious problems to human health and the health of your home and property, it is smart to have them removed quickly by a professional wildlife removal company.
Why hire Complete Wildlife Removal?
Here at Complete Wildlife Removal, we pride ourselves on our ability to provide excellent rat removal services. Our experts have years of experience and ample knowledge for dealing with virtually every different rodent situation possible. There is no rat infestation too large or too small for Complete Wildlife Removal, as our top priority is providing excellent service to clients all the while keeping them safe. Based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, not only do we provide nuisance wildlife removal services, but we also provide wildlife exclusion, animal damage repair, cleaning, sanitation, and insulation installation services as well. If you have a rat problem or any other nuisance animal problem, be sure to give us a call at Complete Wildlife Removal.
How to Remove Rats from The Attic
Rats in the attic can be a great source of distress for any homeowner. Their scurrying is not only a nuisance when you’re trying to sleep, but they’re also infamous for transmitting dangerous diseases and contaminating any food they come across in your house. Visit pestcontrolrat.com to learn more about rat control methods.
And if left unchecked, rats in the attic will breed and multiply at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of disease spreading in your home. For instance, a pair of rats can have anywhere from 5 to 7 litters every year, with each litter producing 8 to 12 pups (baby rats). A rat can have over 80 pups in a year, expanding a minor infestation into a much greater issue for homes.
Once rats have gained access to your home, they will eat their way through wiring, ducts, and insulation until they reach your attic. After they get into the attic, the rats will mature, breed, and stay destroying things. Any personal items you have kept in the attic, as well as any wiring and pipe that run through the attic, will be damaged by the rats. Rats’ teeth never stop growing, and their favorite pastime activity is to chew and gnaw on things to sharpen their teeth. They will chew and bite their way through wires, plastic, wood, lead, and other strong materials. If you don’t act quickly, the rats could cause serious damage to your home, resulting in expensive repairs.
Nothing is more disturbing than discovering a rat infestation in your home. And if you suspect you have rats in your attic, you must act quickly before the situation worsens. In this article, we discussed the most effective ways of getting rid of rats from the attic.
Removing rats in the attic
If you discover that you have a rat problem, the first and most important step is to figure out exactly where the rats are and how they are getting into your house. Rats in the attic are usually roof rats, this species of rats prefer to nest on trees and attics since it is a natural climber. Rats are always looking for shelter with access to plenty of food and away from predators, and attics are always a good option.
Seal holes and cracks
Since rats are small animals, getting rid of them can be very tricky. Once you’ve identified the places they frequent the most and how they get in. The next course of action is to get to work with sealing off every single hole or crack that you can find. Don’t overlook any crack because it’s small, rats are able to squeeze through very small holes. If their head can go in, they can manage to squeeze in the rest of their body. Therefore, be very thorough in your search, check your roof, the garage, the walls, gaps in windows and doors, etc. the best materials for sealing these holes are materials that rats can’t chew through, some of which include metal flashing, copper mesh, expansive foam, hardware cloth, etc.
Set effective rat traps
Sealing every crack in your home will not automatically exclude the rats. What this does is prevent more rats from coming in, but rats trapped inside your home will also be unable to leave. So, the next step is to get rid of the rats using a human rat-trap. There are so many rat traps in the market, but those that instantly kill the rats and those that trap the alive. Choose a good trap and set it in strategic places with good bait like pet food, peanut butter, or food scraps.
Contact a rat control professional
Removing rats from the attic or any other part of your home needs to be very thoroughly done to ensure that the problem goes away for good. Therefore, we usually recommend that you let the professionals handle it for you. Our experienced rat control experts can help you deal with rat infestation effectively. Call us today for an inspection and quote.
