There are many
widespread species of rodents around the world
and it is no surprise that sooner or later we
might find some of them in our home.
Infestations can be a serious problem, rat
activity in the attic and the byproducts of
their activities in your house can pose a health
risk, not to mention the terrible smell that
will mark their territory. Logically, the first
thing that comes to the mind of a person that is
having rat problems is to use some effective
method to remove them as quickly as possible and
with as little effort as possible.
The immediate reaction is to use a poison and
different chemicals to spread around the house
and the rodent’s habitat in order to kill them,
but this is one of the worst ways to kill a rat
and there are several very good reasons why you
should never use poison. Firstly, you should be
aware that not all rats are going to be
vulnerable to the type of poison you plan on
using, in addition to the method having a large
chance of failure from the very start, you
should also consider the consequence it will
have in your entire household and other animals,
such as pets that you might have around. Some
rats may simply not even come near the poison
you spread around, and even if they do, the
resulting death can be very long and agonizing
for them, which is pure torture for the animal,
needless to say that they can wonder about and
can become a target for your dog to play with,
thus putting it at risk as well.
However, the most important reason why you
should never use rat poison is simply because
even if the rats do ingest it and they do in
fact die, they will most likely do so in a place
so well secluded in your house, some corner of
the attic that is not accessible and you won’t
be able to remove the carcasses properly. This
can lead to the spread of awful stench of
decomposing bodies, but what is worse is the
amount of flies that will most likely spread
from the dead rat. The carcass will become a
breeding ground for blowflies, those big, green
and noisy flies will quickly amount to thousands
from the body of just one rat and that is where
you will have a lot bigger problem on your
hands. A real swarm can infest your house and
they can be tremendously difficult to remove as
future generations will keep on spawning, not to
mention the unsanitary environment as they will
be everywhere, from your kitchen, to the
bedroom. Think carefully when choosing a method
to remove rats, and for these reasons, never use
poison, but rather resort to some more humane
methods of removal for the best results.
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