Rodent Pest Control

 1. Noises:

Rats and Mice are particularly active at night. If you listen closely enough, they can often be heard squeaking or running up and down inside your wall cavities and across your roof. You might also hear them dragging wiring along the roof; which can be particularly concerning.

2. Gnawing:

Rats and mice will constantly be chewing on things to grind down their teeth as they are always growing. This means they will be chewing on timber in your roof, metal and wiring/conduit. Chewing on wiring and conduit in the roof can be very dangerous as it can result in exposed wiring, which as we all know can short out our power or even worse; lead to fires.

3. Nests:

Whilst most nesting sites are located where Rodents can live without disturbance such as roof voids, these can also be found outside. Keep an eye out for nesting materials such as paper, insulation.

4. Rub marks:

Rodents will leave rub marks on walls and surfaces where they track into areas on a regular basis. Their fur leaves greasy smear marks (which often just looks like brown marks) on walls and surfaces and can be an indication of a more established colony which might mean a bad rat or mouse infestation.

5. Smells:

Musty smells can often be experienced in the areas where Rodents live (excreting large volumes of urine throughout the roof).

6. Rodent Droppings:

Often the first sign of a rodent infestation. Just like their size comparison, rat droppings can be quite large (up to 12mm in length) and mice droppings being quite small (between 2 & 6mm in length). Don’t confuse mice droppings for Gecko droppings!!!

Effective Mice and Rat Treatment Methods

When it comes to rodent control, traps are one of the oldest tricks in the book, and some types are even used by professional pest control experts. Mechanically spring loaded traps and glue traps both are very effective at getting rid of rats and mice. Traps also have the added benefit of knowing whether they are working because, well, if the trap has a dead rodent in it, you’ve got it. 

In order to use rat traps successfully, however, you must firstly eliminate food sources. When rats find a source of food , they tend to prefer the safety and security of a guaranteed meal rather than explore new potentially dangerous options. You can also eliminate their sources to water by covering your drain covers, fixing leaky taps, and reducing the amount of open water outside.

As for the bait for your trap, rodents are not particularly picky. Some of the best rat bait foods include bacon grease and peanut butter.

While traps are an effective means of neutralising a rat or mouse by turning a live one into a dead one, the downside is that you now have to deal with getting rid of a dead rodent. This task isn’t suited for those that are particularly easily nauseated for obvious reasons. If the dead rodent isn’t found for a few days, it is likely to produce a dreadful odour – especially in hot roof cavities being battered by the sun all day. These traps also present a health risk to the handler.

While they can work, poison traps aren’t as effective because rodents tend to only try a little bit of a food to make sure it doesn’t make them sick before consuming it in potentially lethal doses.

Hire a Professional Pest Company

Hiring an expert in dealing with pests can easily make your rodent problems go away with limited interaction with the live or dead critters.

Contacting a pest management expert is not only best for those anxiety-inducing moments of finding or hearing rats or mice, but scheduling regular appointments can keep your house free and clear of the myriad of pests Mother Nature likes to throw into our homes.

At Suburban Pest Management, we offer effective rodent treatments for infestations, as well as Pest Management Programs for ongoing protection against rodents for both residential and commercial properties.

Suburban’s Rodent Control Service Areas

Suburban Pest Management has built a great reputation over 30 years for quality residential and commercial rodent pest control services, and our customer base extends across the whole of the South-East Queensland area, including:

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Rat and Mouse Prevention Tips

The absolute most important way to get rid of rodents in the future is to make sure that they can never enter your home to begin with.