Step 1 in order to assess the severity of the rat problem and to get a better idea of where to bait and trap you will first need to perform a thorough inspection of the premises.
Rats in my roof perth.
But they normally die in the garden.
Perth has a high number of rat pests which keep on moving all around the location.
Fremantle rats are some of the worst perth rats around and they are more active at night setting up their disco ball in your roof and running around early evening and early morning.
Get rid of roof rats in four basic steps.
Look out for brown rub marks on walls stains on roof plaster and droppings.
Protect your health keep rats and mice under control.
You can hear them scuttling scratching or gnawing you can also sometimes smell them.
Black rats also known as the roof rat are agile climbers and can easily gain access into loft spaces and upper.
Rats can be discouraged and controlled simply by denying them food and shelter.
Home remedies to kill rats.
There are a number of species of rats however we will only concern ourselves here with the 2 types that are most prevalent in western australia homes and offices the black or roof rat and the norway or brown rat.
Attics lofts or ceiling cavities are ideal environments for possums rats and mice who damage stored items and electric cabling by gnawing and possibly causing fires they are also ideal environments for nesting birds that can spread disease mites and fleas.
Listen for any noises in your roof.
Scratching noises think you might have rats in your roof.
I live close to the river in perth.
By keeping rats off your property entirely they ll have no way to sneak inside.
Mainly perth has bush rats rice rats house rats roof rats black rats brown rats norway rats long haired rats and marsh rats.
If they do die in your roof space they really do stink for a bit 3 4 days tends to be normal.
We get rats a lot.
The sicko rats like to chew the electrical wires in your roof and it is a fact that rodents cause 6 of house fires.
You should know the rat species which are breeding in your house and office areas.
They can resemble a large grain of rice.
Noises in the attic are worrying and can be an indication that rodents or other wildlife may be living in your roof.
Around the world rats and mice are known to spread over 35 diseases.
In perth some of the most common rodent species are the house mouse brown rat and roof rat.
Types of rats in western australia.
Diseases can also be transferred indirectly by ticks fleas and mites that live on infected rats.
Rat droppings usually found concentrated areas as rats produce up to 40 droppings per night.
Brown rat droppings are dark brown in a tapered spindle shape about 9mm 14mm long.
There are humane mouse trap options such as catch and release traps but there are also traps that serve as home.
Don t let your dog eat the dead rats as he she will get sick as a dog.