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Dealing with Rat Infestations: What to Do When Your Neighbor’s Property is Infested

Rats and mice, often misunderstood and underestimated, are more than just nuisance pests. To effectively deal with rodent infestations, dispelling common misconceptions and understanding their behavior is essential. Here, we unravel the top five myths surrounding rats and mice:

Understanding the Risk:

Contrary to popular belief, rats and mice are not harmless creatures. They can carry a myriad of diseases, making direct contact risky. Ingesting contaminated food, water, or air or sustaining a bite can lead to serious health implications. The recent outbreak of the Seoul virus serves as a grim reminder of the potential dangers posed by rodent-borne diseases. To stay safe, it’s best to keep a safe distance from these pests and enlist the help of trained professionals for removal.

Taking Action:

While sanitation plays a role in preventing rodent infestations, it’s not foolproof. Even the cleanest environments can fall prey to rats and mice if there are entry points into the structure. Proper sanitation is a deterrent, but homes remain vulnerable to invasion without adequate rodent-proofing measures.
  1. Open Communication:Approach your neighbor directly and respectfully to discuss the rat problem. Avoid accusatory tones and emphasize the community’s shared responsibility for rat control. Express concerns about the potential spread of rats and collaborate on finding solutions.
  2. Building Management (Apartments):If you live in an apartment building, contact the building management to address the rat infestation. Many management companies offer pest control services as part of the building’s maintenance. Inform them of the situation and request their intervention to ensure thorough extermination.
  3. Homeowners’ Association (Suburban Neighborhoods): In suburban areas with homeowners’ associations, seek assistance from the local association. They may provide resources or recommendations for professional rat control services. Work together to persuade the neighbor to promptly eliminate the infestation.
  4. Alerting Authorities: If your neighbor disregards the rat problem or fails to take preventive measures, consider alerting local public health authorities or pest control departments. Provide evidence of the infestation, such as photographs or videos, to support your claim. Authorities can intervene and enforce necessary actions to address the situation.

Final Precautions:

While efforts are underway to address the rat infestation, take proactive steps to protect your property. Ensure your dwelling is rat-proof by sealing entry points, maintaining cleanliness, and eliminating potential food sources. Don’t rely on DIY methods for rat control, as they often prove ineffective in the long run.

Conclusion:

Dealing with a rat infestation requires cooperation and collective action within the community. You can address the issue comprehensively and prevent further spread by engaging with neighbors, building management, or homeowners’ associations. Prioritize open communication, swift intervention, and proactive measures to safeguard your home and neighborhood from the dangers of rat infestations.

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Bought a couple of different traps, had most success with these. They are bigger and seem to be stronger than the others we purchased. And these were cheaper.

Gloves and instructions were very useful.

Keeping human scent off the traps and allowing the rats time to get used to them (baiting but not setting) etc. has helped catch a trap-shy rat.

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I have a neighbor with a huge overgrown garden (her house looks like a horror movie set as well). Consequently over the last few years we have the autumn influx of critters which move into my sheds for the winter. They even dug under the ground to come in via the floor! I have tried everything available to be kind to them, then to poison them then to trap them. Only death works because there are so many breeding mice next door. These traps are failsafe. Box has warnings in about useless bait (like cheese, peanut butter etc) and also comes with gloves and brushes to get rid of fleshy ick. You need a 2-pronged attack – I have heeded the advice and only put about six grains of poison in the middle well in each trap. I then set trap and dropped only about 2-3 grains beside trap to have a trail going to trap. Every single day I have set two traps as an experiment and every day I have caught two mice.

Note at end of November: I have now caught two mice a day for 16 days – found out they came in via a mole tunnel underground then chewed through a wall. I filled up hole n have no more since – using this method NOT ONE MOUSE HAS BEEN TRAPPED BY LEG ETC and all die quickly by instant effect as their eyes are still open in surprise. Not cruel and no lingering suffering for them, just instant.