Rat Pest Control
Over the years I have killed a limitless number of rats in Glasgow’s homes and businesses.
I know that psychologically speaking nothing is more terrifying in someone’s mind than the thought of a rat in the house.
The signs to look for when you suspect there is a rat in the house include:
- Items that have been gnawed including foods or any hard substrate with an edge.
- Large droppings which are usually spindle shaped and black or brown in colour
- A stale odour in areas with heavy rat infestations.
- Smearing present around holes or gaps you think they are coming from.
To be honest most people usually see the rat first when they call us!
With regards to rat removal in Glasgow killing the rats is one part of the equation.
This is normally achieved using properly baited traps or poison of various kinds in relevant locations.
A point to keep in mind is that rats exhibit a behaviour called neophobia. This is a fear of new objects.
This can mean that in some cases certain traps and rat killing devices can take some time before they work as the rats need to overcome their fear of the new object in order to explore it and hopefully be killed by it.
A good pest controller will have their own methods of dealing with neophobia to ensure they get better results more quickly.
This is an important point to note. If you don’t place the rat killing material in the right location you may not even give the rats a chance to find the traps/poison leading to a complete failure in treatment.
Identifying and sealing the entry point is also vitally important and the other part of the equation.
Now in terms of identifying the entry point this can be an easy task or a harder one depending on the type of building we are dealing with.
In the case of detatched or semi detatched homes it is usually straightforward to identify all external entry points in the ground, walls and roof and seal them.
If your a ground floor flat (or any floor to be honest) in a tenement or a terraced house with neighbours to either side it’s best to check the back wall of the building to see if there are any holes in the wall that rats can enter the building through.
I should add sometimes the entry point for rats in this case can be in a neighbouring property anywhere along the row of tenement flats or terraced houses meaning it can be quite challenging to find the initial entry point.
This kind of scenario can require a combined approach to the problem where all the neighbours work together to resolve the issue.
Also another point to bear in mind is that rats can enter properties through defective drainage systems. This can be the cause of long standing repeat rat infestations.
In these cases it is sometimes worthwhile employing a drainage company with a telescopic camera to check the condition of the drains to identify potential defects that allow rats entry into a property.
Special smoke producing devices and dyes can also be used to identify drainage defects that rats can use to enter a building.
Please remember it is usually recommended that the holes are sealed on completion of the treatment. The last thing you want to do is seal the holes and trap the rats in the building where they cause havoc.
In the case of commercial buildings or certain residential areas it may be that the only practical solution is to install an external baiting system and monitor and treat the issue as a long term thing to prevent rats from entering the building in the first place.
This is often suitable in industrial areas or in areas with a close proximity to railway lines or bodies of water.
For experienced professional rat removal in Glasgow please call me on 01418460022.
