Rat Prevention
| Is prevention the best medicine? When it comes to rats, prevention will cure those rat blues. You probably aren't seeking our
professional help unless you already have a rat problem, which we can solve, but prevention will be part of our solution, and
it will go a long way toward keeping your home rat-free permanently. |
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Here are the best ways to prevent rats:
- Permanently seal all entry points into the building: click here for examples.
- Deodorize the attic to eliminate attracting pheromone odors: click here for info.
- Keep garbage, especially food or pet food, to a minimum on the property.
- If you have fruit trees, they will attract rats. At least pick up fallen fruit.
- Keep trees trimmed and away from the house - trees provide easy roof access.
- The less general debris, clutter, and hiding spaces on the property the better.
Here is an example of a preventative repair:
BEFORE: Rats could enter the home where wire pushed through this soffit vent hole. |
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AFTER: I seal the hole with a proper soffit vent cover to prevent entry. |
Now, just because lowering the amount of debris, plantlife, tree limbs, etc around a home will help lessen rodent habitat, it is
by no means a solution. I've seen rat problems in areas that were 100% clean with no plantlife - rats can thrive anywhere. The
most important steps are the first two outlined in the bullet-points above - eliminating the entry points, and eliminating the
special pheromone scent that rats leave behind to attract other rats.
I also have friends in other cities that service these areas: Tampa Rat Control is my friend Mike, and Boca Raton Rat Control
is my friend Patrick, and he also services Fort Lauderdale Pest Control as well. These friends have trained under me, and are excellent at rat control.
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