Rodents can bring contamination, spread disease, and destroy property at your Florida home, leaving you to deal with the clean-up. Removing rodents, such as mice and rats, can be difficult as they will reproduce quickly once they’ve found a habitat to nest in. To prevent rodents, it’s important to place necessary precautions throughout your property. Check out these 3 ways you can deter a rodent problem!
How to Prevent Rodents
Hidden Entry Points
Rats and mice are prone to use any opening leading into your home to search for food and water. House mice can squeeze through a hole as small as a dime, while rats, like the roof rat, can enter through open vents or gaps along eaves. It’s important to do occasional inspections of the exterior of your home to look for any openings rodents and other household pests could enter from, repairing and sealing them as soon as possible.
Remove Food Sources
If rodents continue to find available food sources, they will continue to come back and look for more! Removing access to any food and water source throughout your home is crucial to avoid rats and mice – check out these do-it-yourself rodent prevention tips for removing food sources:
- After each meal, wipe up leftover food crumbs and drink spills.
- Avoid leaving dirty dishes in your sink, instead wash them and put them away.
- Consider placing pantry items, like flour, in plastic containers with tight lids on them.
- After cooking, make sure to thoroughly wipe down your stovetop and countertops for leftover food and grease.
- Regularly take out the garbage and place it in an outdoor trashcan with a tight lid.
Call a Rodent Control Company
If you do spot signs of rodents or would like to get ahead of preventing rodents, it’s best to call a rodent control company near you. These wildlife professionals will provide you with thorough inspection of your home, identify the type of rodent, and provide the best rodent control and prevention plan based on your home’s needs.
