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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.
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