How to Get Rid of Rats & Mice in Your Home?

Why are rats considered pests?

Rats and mice are disease carriers. It is not ideal to have them dwell in our living areas. They destroy food containers, stored goods, contaminate our food by leaving their droppings ad hair everywhere. They leave behind bad smells, feces, and leftover chewed food, accompanied by a number of fatal diseases.

Rats can cause significant structural damage to our buildings be it your home or businesses, and even lead to electrical fires, due to their gnawing habits.

Under certain conditions, rats will also nest in gardens, under sheds, and will even dig burrows under the shrubs.

How to look for the presence of rats and mice in your home?

Rats are always in search of warm, dry dwelling places, and new food sources. Rats are nocturnal and can be very difficult to spot in the daytime The most common species of rat in Ireland is the Norway rat. It is also called Brown rat, Sewer rat, Grey rat, or Common rat. Their color varies from a pure gray to a reddish-brown, with a pale grey belly. Brown rats weight 100 to 500 grams.

These rats are known as “commensal” rodents, effectively “living off man’s table”.

• Rats have a very strong ammonia smell.

• They are very noisy, making audible scrabbling noises as they move around in your home.

• Excrete released by rats are somewhat like dark, pellet-shaped droppings, that measures as much as 14mm long. These can be found near the places they have been living or are visiting for food.

• Rats use established routes along walls on account of their poor eyesight. Grease marks can be noticed where these rats and mice brush up against walls.

• Rats leave behind foot and tail marks in dusty, less-used space of your house and business.

• Rats and mice can chew up electrical cables and that can possibly cause a fire hazard, making it extremely difficult to spot in the first place.

Securing your home against rat and mice infestations in the future

If you encounter rats and mice in your house, make proper allocation to get rid of them as early as possible.

Here are some of the simple steps that can be implemented that will help to minimize the risk of rat and mice infestations in the near future;

• The primary task of Rat and mice control is to seal any exterior gaps or holes that might prove to be an entry or exit points for the rodents.

• De-clutter the cluttered area and ensure walls and potential hideouts of the rodents are kept clean.

• If you are encountering rats and mice in your house, please be aware whom to contact in order to mitigate the problem as the earliest.

• Try to eliminate all the potential food sources that helps in controlling the rodents in a better way.

How Pest Pure Solutions can help you in achieving this daunting task

PestPure Solutions can help you in achieving this daunting task Pest Pure Solutions have a certified field biologist, who protects your homes and businesses with their pest control services. They maintain a professional approach and work on service contracts. They provide free consultations on rat and mice control in Dublin to their clients in tune with integrated pest management practices at competitive rates.