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Dealing with a rodent infestation? Squirrels, rats, and mice, all rodents that love being in our homes. Why wouldn't they? It's warm, it's dry, and they're steady sources of food and things to chew.
We, of course, do not love having rodents in our home. They're fire hazards because they take out electrical wires. They get trapped in the wall and die there, which means foul odors. They spread disease through urine and feces. They breed and breed and breed: where you see one there could be many more.
So preventing rodent infestations should be a huge priority for any homeowner. Here's what you need to know.
What attracts rodents to your house?
Ready access to food attracts many rodents. If you have pet food out, have unsecured trash, or don't clean up your dishes as often as you should then you could be attracting a rodent infestation.
They need water too, which means pet dishes, leaky faucets, leaky sprinklers, and other water sources bring them in droves.
They also like places to hide, which means they like clutter and debris a great deal.
Some rodents just take advantage of access. If you have rotten eaves, soffits, fascia or other problems then they can access them and use them to get into your attic.
What do rats hate the most?
Sorry, but all rodents are pretty resilient little critters. You're not going to drive them away with smells. Not even scary smells, like cat urine. Rats in particular are pretty smart and soon figure out that the smells can't hurt them, but the food can still feed them.
So if you want to get rid of rodents, the only way is to physically remove all of them, to take away the things that attract them, and to block off access to the spaces they're using to get into your home. You may have to declutter your home and do housework every day to ensure that they stay gone.
What do you do if you see a rat in your house?
Stay calm and call pest control. Don't chase the rat around with a broom, scream at the rat, or try to catch the rat and take it outside.
These are all good ways to get a rat bite or a rat scratch, which are the primary ways that the diseases these and other rodents carry get transmitted.
Once you've called pest control clean the house from top to bottom: there are likely to be germs everywhere!
Get Help from Elite Wildlife and Get Rid of any Rodent Infestations Today!
We help home and business owners protect their homes from rodents and wildlife throughout the Greater Houston area including The Woodlands, Conroe, Spring, Tomball, Cypress, Houston Heights, the Energy Corridor, Humble, Kingwood, Katy, Sugarland, Pearland, Baytown, and many more.
We get rodents out of your home and we get them out for good. We can even help you eliminate issues which could be attracting rodents that you may not have noticed yet. We trap the rodents humanely, block off their access points, and we are the professionals who can help clean up the messes they've left behind! Don't take our word for it, take a look at our reviews and see what our clients have to say about their experience with our company.
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Are Rats Dangerous?
Rats are some of the most dangerous creatures you can have in your home. They carry disease, cause structure damage, and can even cause fires by chewing through the wires in your attic.
Even if a rat doesn't bite or scratch you directly they can still harm your health. Their urine and feces can cause allergies and asthma attacks.
They're fast, they're smart, and they talk to each other. They can even wriggle up your toilet if they're feeling determined!
More people in Houston have to worry about them than ever now, because the rat population in America is growing steadily.
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV)
- Bubonic plague
- Typhus
- Hantavirus
- Salmonellosis
- Pneumonic Plague
- Leptospirosis
- Tularemia
- Rat Bite Fever
- Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
- Lassa Fever
- South American Arenaviruses
- Colorado Tick Fever
- Lyme Disease
- Scrub Typhus
- Rickettsialpox
- West Nile Virus
As you’ve seen, you can get very sick. While you may luck out and walk away from a rat bite or scratch with little more than a small, irritating wound, it’s important to see a doctor right away.
There’s a good chance you’ll need to be tested for diseases and there’s an even better chance you’ll need antibiotics.
If you decide to take a “wait and see” approach you should head to the doctor immediately if you start experiencing joint pain, fever, chills, muscle pains, headaches, skin rashes, vomiting, or diarrhea. It’s also a good idea to head to the doctor if you see pus at the skin wound, or any kind of skin rash. Be sure to keep the wound exceedingly clean.
While you might be tempted to kill the rat that bit you, the truth is that killing rats doesn’t help to remove them from your home. When you see one, there are generally many more that you haven’t found. All you are doing is harming one small, intelligent animal who is trying to survive just like you are.
We use humane rat removal efforts to block off all of the methods of egress into your home. We trap the rats and then take them somewhere that they can live their little rat lives without harming humans.
We also teach you how to keep the rats from coming back.
In short, you don’t have to live with these ferocious little pests, but you don’t have to hurt them either. Indeed, it’s best if you don’t try to handle them on your own, as that can put you into direct conflict with them and put you at risk.
Need help with rats? Live in the Houston Metro area? Call Elite Wildlife! We can help you handle rats safely so you can get back to enjoying your home.
What You Need to know about Rodent Removal Services
Nobody has to be convinced to get rats out of the house. The first sight of a fat, nasty rodent with a long pink tail is usually enough to send most people running for solutions. Fast ones!
Yet the signs of rats appear long before you'll ever see the rats themselves. Usually this comes in the form of droppings and smells. There may also be stains from the rat's fur, or holes chewed through walls, floors, and food packages.
Whatever your warning sign was the next step is to get rid of them fast, before they start spreading disease.
The first thing we have to do is figure out how rodents are getting into your house in the first place. This allows us to block off their entry points. From there, we use humane bait and traps to get all of the rodents humanely captured for removal.
We take them far from your property and release them into the wild where they won’t be harmed or do harm.
Sealing up all the entry points can help, but there are things you can do as well.
For example, many people get rats or rodents because they don’t do a good job of keeping outdoor garbage bins secured. This attracts them in the first place. Then they target the attic, where insulation and a lack of human traffic provides them with a warm, dry nesting environment.
If you feed birds then you need to use a feeder basket and reduce the amount of food you’re using. Try to put in just enough to feed the birds during the day, ensuring nothing at all is left behind at night.
Rodent control can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 for an average sized home. We’re coming in, investigating every nook and cranny, getting everything sealed off, and getting the rodents trapped and removed.
We also provide additional services. For example, we can also assist with sanitizing, cleaning up and fixing the damage the rats have done. We also guarantee that when we come to your house, those pesky rodents don’t come back.
You don’t even have to adopt a cat to keep them away.
Stop the swarm before it gets any worse. Contact us sooner than later and request a free home inspection today!
Sealing up all the entry points can help, but there are things you can do as well.
For example, many people get rats or rodents because they don’t do a good job of keeping outdoor garbage bins secured. This attracts them in the first place. Then they target the attic, where insulation and a lack of human traffic provides them with a warm, dry nesting environment.
If you feed birds then you need to use a feeder basket and reduce the amount of food you’re using. Try to put in just enough to feed the birds during the day, ensuring nothing at all is left behind at night.
Rodent control can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 for an average sized home. We’re coming in, investigating every nook and cranny, getting everything sealed off, and getting the rodents trapped and removed.
We also provide additional services. For example, we can also assist with sanitizing, cleaning up and fixing the damage the rats have done. We also guarantee that when we come to your house, those pesky rodents don’t come back.
You don’t even have to adopt a cat to keep them away.
Stop the swarm before it gets any worse. Contact us sooner than later and request a free home inspection today!
