Rats can crawl through openings of a 1/2 inch and climb vertical pipes of up to 3 inches in diameter. They can jump up to 3 feet from a flat surface and fall 50 feet without being injured. Rats can swim up to 1/2 mile in open water or travel in sewer lines against the water current. They will chew on electrical wires, plastics, wooden furniture or any other hard surface to wear down their incisors. Chewed and exposed electrical wires are a cause of many house fires.
Over the counter rodenticides usually require multiple feedings to work. If rats or mice eat the bait and do not ingest enough poison it could just make them sick and therefore they start to avoid the baits. Placing baits inside a home or business can cause rodents to become sick or die inside the attic or walls and then once they start to decay, the odor can sometimes can shut a business down or cause the homeowner to seek shelter elsewhere for a few weeks.
Rats and mice can cause serious damage if left unchecked. Rodents can destroy electrical, plumbing and other building components. They can destroy food storage and carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Rats and mice carry fleas and lice as well as being carriers of a variety of diseases. They reproduce rapidly and can quickly become a major infestation. Rat extermination can be complicated and frustrating to the novice, so let the pro's handle your problems.
Worldwide, rodents spread over 35 diseases! Rodent-borne diseases are spread directly to people through a number of ways, including: bite wounds, consuming food or water that is contaminated with rodent urine or feces and breathing in the germs that are present in rodent urine or feces that have been stirred up into the air.
Kalson Pest will NEVER uses rat baits in your home, garage or attic.
It is a myth that rat bait placed in your attic will make the rodents thirsty and therefore leave to look for water or dehydrate them so they don't smell. The truth is they will eat the bait, get sick and die in your home. The decaying smell usually can last from one week up to two months.
If you get sick, where do you go? Usually back to bed, and if a rodent gets sick they go back to bed too, which is usually in your attic or walls!
A rodents feces and urine carry diseases which are spread directly to adults, children and infants. Feces and urine particles in the attic are picked up and spread throughout your home from the A/C and air drafts.