Rats in the house
are a very common problem and majority of
homeowners have to deal with it during their
lifetimes. The presence of rats in house is
something, which brings many negative outcomes
and it is better to avoid the situation in all
cases because rats bring with them a number of
health related risks. Luckily there are many
different strategies, which you can use for
getting rid of rats and clearing your property,
but one has to be very much careful otherwise
this can impose a lot of trouble. However,
important point is that for getting effective
results you will actually have to carefully
observe the behavior and pattern of mice and
many other important aspects, which influence
their survival in your place.
When you have solid evidence that rats are
present in your attic, then important point to
keep in mind is that one has to be very much
careful while designing the removal strategy
because you have to take care of two important
points: 1)The animal should be removed in such a
manner so that it can never come back along with
their nests. 2)Your preference should be that no
harm should come to rats because they are living
things so inflicting pain upon them will be
inhumane. First of all you will have to
carefully inspect attic for checking the
presence of animals there. In case you are
hearing scratching noises in attic during night
time or hear running in walls, then chances are
very much there that disturbance is being caused
because of rats. Other common evidences
associated with the presence of rats are chewing
wires and brown stains on pathways. After it is
ensured that rats are indeed present in your
attic, then start sealing all the possible entry
points with steel. Next you should set rat traps
in the region of attic, but keep in mind traps
should be set only for capturing the animal
alive.
Now when you are removing rats from attic, then
a big concern is related with the presence of
their nests. There are high chances that nests
will be there carrying baby rats because it is
common for rats to make nests using insulation
or debris of plants. In these situations things
become a bit complicated because of the fact
that you cannot relocate rats only because baby
rats will starve to death as they cannot feed
themselves. In these conditions, we suggest that
you should also search for the nest and after
proper consideration remove the mother rat along
with her nest and babies to somewhere safe with
proper supply of food and water. However, if you
are facing troubles, then we suggest that it is
better to call experts for identifying the nest.
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