Signs There's Rats In Your House
What Attracts Rats To Your Home?
Rats require food, water, and shelter to survive. Your home or office is the ideal living structure for rats, as it checks off all three boxes. You’ll want to make your property less desirable for rats to prevent them from appearing. Remove food sources, such as open garbage cans and pet food bowls, from outside your building. Ensure BBQ grills and bird feeders are either far from your building or covered up. Once they have been drawn to your yard, rats will continue to search for food and water around the perimeter of your home, stopping at nothing until they find a way inside.
Signs Of Rats In Your House
You’ll want to act quickly if you suspect rat activity near your home. Keep an eye out for the following signs to help determine if there is an active rat infestation nearby. We do not recommend making any personal attempts to get rid of rats, as the disease may spread to you through close contact with rats and their droppings.
Scratching and Shuffling Noise
You may hear rats as they run around in your roof, attic, or walls. Listen for these noises near bedtime, as rats are nocturnal creatures.
Chew Marks and Entry Holes
Rats can chew through almost every structure to find food and water. They chew to grind down their teeth because, like all other rodents, their teeth are constantly growing. Look for small teeth marks and leftover wood shavings throughout the exterior and interior of your home.
Smudges and Tracks On Walls
Rats are dirty pests. Their fur carries oil and dirt that can be left on walls as rats squeeze through entry points. Look for dark smudges and streaks on the walls and floors in your home.
Urine and Feces
Once inside your house, a rat has no reason to leave. This means that they are also going to the bathroom inside your home. You can tell how recent a dropping is by how damp it is. The more wet the dropping, the more recent it is. Rat urine is also easy to detect, thanks to its pungent smell. We implore you to be careful when cleaning up droppings, as rats are known carriers of diseases that can be transmitted through their feces.
We highly recommend seeking help from a professional rat control company if you notice any of the signs above. 707 Pest Solutions has the experience and rat removal tools necessary to help get rid of rats in your home.
Schedule Rat Control Service With 707 Pest Solutions
Do not hesitate to call 707 Pest Solutions for rodent extermination and exclusion service if you suspect a rat infestation. The longer you wait, the more difficult it will be to rectify the situation and repair necessary damages.
While ‘Do-It-Yourself’ rat control methods may work for a single rat, we recommend calling 707 Pest Solutions as soon as you suspect a larger issue. Rats carry diseases that are easily transmittable to humans. Some fatal diseases, including hantavirus, can be inhaled through rat droppings.
Our rat control service is designed to keep your home rat-free well into the future. We like to schedule follow-up appointments to monitor our efforts and confirm their effectiveness. Contact us today to learn more about how we can assist with removing and excluding rats and rodents from in and around your home.