Rats and mice are the four legged menace that circulates our homes in search of food at night. They leave their droppings, make holes on our walls and eat off our trash and left overs. When you happen to see such a creature, it only means one thing, he or she has brought the whole family with him. Talk about a strong family bond.

Rats and mice are not only grouse but they are highly dangerous too. And by dangerous, we mean diseases. Rats and mice can transmit a number of diseases to humans. These are 3 of the most serious ones:

* Eosinophilic Mengitis: This is an infection in the human brain that is caused by a worm in the rat\’s lung.

* Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS): HPS is a highly deadly disease caused by rats through indigestion of their saliva, urine and feces.

* Leptomspirosis: This can further into liver failure, abdominal pain, chills, diarrhea, meningitis, muscle aches, high fever, vomiting and kidney damage.

OK so rats are really serious. So how do we get rid of these creeters? How can we redeem our houses for good? Here\’s how:

INDOORS

Materials:

Cleaning Materials

Keep your house clean. They can\’t stand a spic and span environment.

Rat proof storage containers

Be sure to store your foods in rat proof storage containers. Test if they are tight sealed and are a bit heavy so that they will not fall over easily.

Steel Mesh, Steel wool and Caulking compound

Mice and rats can fit into holes that are small as a dime. They can bite of walls in a snap. Look for holes on all your walls, cabinets and surfaces. Seal them off with steel mesh or steel wool. If you are steel wool, apply caulking compound to thoroughly seal it in. Those rodents won\’t even dare to bite off these things.

Rat snap traps

Leave off snap traps with treats in them like a slice of potato, apple, cheese and a spoonful of peanut butter or chocolate spread. Some people have the notion that snap traps do not work anymore. but they really do. Make use of them and when you do, use them in multitude.

Tip # 1: Rats hate light. Leave your traps particularly at night and leave no lights on.

Tip # 2: Contact a local pest control company if you feel the need to use rat poison. Its good if you do because rat don\’t vomit.

Tip # 3: Always wash your hands with hot water and hygienic soap after catching a rat or handling traps.

Outdoor

Cleaning Materials

Keep your house clean. They can\’t stand a spic and span environment.

Higher Surfaces

Place your firewood and things at least 20 inches above the ground.

Gardening Scissors

Prune and trim garden bushes and grass that are taller that 10 inches.

Cement, Steel Mesh, Steel wool and Caulking compound

Seal off all holes on the premises.

Moth Balls and Snap traps

Leave out moth balls and rat snap traps lying around.

Tight fitting garbage cans

Use tight fitting garbage cans so that rats and mice can\’t get to your trash.

Let us not be powerless rat victims anymore. Take these steps to shoo rats and mice for good. Regain rule over your kingdom once and for all.

Author Bio: This writer for Pool Prodigy specializes in chlorine generator and salt water pool systems as well as many other pool supply products.

Category: Home Management
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