Question 1

How do professionals remove rats?

Accepted Answer

The first step involves clearing out the rodents by de-scenting, decontaminating, and finally destroying. Finding and de-scenting is crucial to combating your rodent problem because once the scent is eliminated the rats will have no one place to congregate. Most professionals will use rat poison or rat traps to catch and kill the actual rats that are within your home.  What makes professionals crucially different from homemade solutions to your rodent problem is rat proofing your home. Finding out how the rodents are coming into your home and then closing these entrances, is the most important step in how professionals remove rats from your home.

Question 2

What's the difference between rat & mice infestation?

Accepted Answer

There are 3 main differences between a rat & mice infestation: 1. Droppings - rats tend to have much larger droppings than mice, making them a little easier to identify straight out. 2. Behavior - rats are typically very cautious, which is why you may not know of their presence for a long time, whereas mice are very curious and therefore likely to scope out anything new in your home. 3. Breeding - Mice breed very quickly, so it is easier to have an infestation of these pests than with rats. Rats primarily breed in the spring, making this the prime time to put a stop to an infestation.

Question 3

How to know if you have a rodent in your house?

Accepted Answer

Some signs that you have a rodent may include: - Sounds of scampering, scraping, or clawing in the attic. - Chew marks on furniture, clothes, and food products. - Distinct droppings: most rat feces resemble a raisin in color, shape, and size. It will be dispersed throughout the house, and not left in piles or trails. - Brown, dirty, or greasy pathways where the rat has been running.

Question 4

What does an exterminator’s process look like?

Accepted Answer

Getting rid of rats and mice from your home is a two-pronged process. Before the exterminator process, a professional will ask you a series of questions to properly prepare for their visit to your home. Once the exterminator arrives they will inspect your home to determine where the rats are and determine what kind of damage they have done. After, they will quote you for the job and begin work.

Question 5

What attracts rats to your house?

Accepted Answer

The main two things that can attract mice and rats to your house are food and shelter. If you don't tidy up properly food waste on the floor, rodents are going to love it! Rats and mice also need shelter, particularly during winter, to get rid of the cold.

Question 6

How long does rat extermination take?

Accepted Answer

It generally takes roughly 3 days to one week to get rid of rats and rodents.

Question 7

What are rats afraid of?

Accepted Answer

Peppermint Oil – Place peppermint oil around the home to keep them away.

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