Eviction And Prevention
Bird feeders
Make sure your bird feeders can’t be accessed by rats and when buying them choose those are impossible for rats and pigeons to have access to seed and fruits in them.
Compost heaps
In most compost heaps and under tree leaves rats find it easy to make burrows, nests and end up being breeding sites as disturbance in such areas is usually rare and they are also protected from predators.
Ceilings
They are always warm at night as a result of heat absorbed by the tiles during the day. Rats use tree branches, rain water gutters, telephone cables and etc to climb up the walls and use gaps under the eaves to gain access in to ceilings. Sealing all gaps that lead into the ceiling using materials that can’t be chewed by rats is the most permanent and effective method to block highways rats use so that you may have peaceful nights once again.
Dustbin areas
Make sure all dustbin plastic bags are properly tied before placing them inside the dustbin and leave the dustbin properly closed. Also ensure that refuse/dustbin areas are regularly cleaned.
Gardens
Plants like Ivy and Passion flowers give rats some form of protection when foraging for food under their dense leaves. Since we can’t uproot these plants because they were planted for a reason, then we have to install Toxin-free Humane rodent traps close to those areas so as to control the rodent population.
