Rats Under My Floorboards

Loud squeaking saw what i thought was a mouse scurry behind the fridge but in hindsight think it was probo a baby rat they have tried to break into the cupboard in the lounge via a broken floorboard.

Rats under my floorboards. Essential oils if you re looking for a natural rat repellent that is eco friendly and will leave your house smelling great then essential oils are perfect for you. Some companies sell products specifically for indoor use that are designed for placement in basements under sinks and around other places rats love. Sounds like mice they can squeeze through a hole the size of a pencil don t know the biology of it but collapsible jaws etc you can get traps probably b q or your local hardware shop and bait them we use raspberry jam seems to work better than chocolate you will have to take up your upstairs carpet to see if it s unscrewable floorboards or compressed rubbish like ours is made a square hole. Live rats beneath your floorboards are awful but dead rats can be even worse.

Rats carry diseases that are transmittable to humans including hantavirus salmonella tularemia and bubonic plague. A mother and daughter are struggling to sleep and can hear rats scratching in the walls and under the floorboards of their home at night. Rats are large animals and their corpse takes weeks to decompose. I have set traps under the floor again as activity has picked up.

We had thought no more about it. Simply put without the proper action a rat infestation can quickly become an. First of all don t lay poisons. Natasha evans 42 lives with her 17 year old daughter.

Now as our three week old daughter napped in her moses basket on. During this time your house will be filled with sickening smells while maggots and flies have a feeding frenzy. They also affect your health by spreading a wide array of diseases. Using poison to get rid of rats is not the best solution for many reasons.

Have caught 3 in the traps over the last 10 days but only babies. A dead rat can hide in your walls on your attic or basement in the vents in the closed and even under floorboards. Mice can cause serious damage to your home by chewing through dangerous wires. Having poison in the house can be extremely dangerous if you have pets or young children and it may die inside of your home which becomes an issue when the rat starts to decompose and emit a pungent smell.

How can i stop rats getting under my floorboards.