How to Avoid Rodent In Your Home

It might be true that the infection and allergy that you or any of your family is suffering through is generally because of rodents, insects or some other pests which are living with you in your home. It is revealed in a survey that a major part of the total population is facing problems just because of these pests including rats and mice.

TAKE CARE OF SEALING

You should seal all cracks as well as holes if any present inside your home. This would be critical for those places or areas where any kind of wires or cables is coming into your house from outside. Any gap even of dime-size can present a way for rodents to intervene in your house.

So you should use such materials which cannot be chewed up by the rodents can be used as a filler to fill such gaps.

BASEMENTS, WINDOWS, AND FOUNDATIONS SHOULD BE PROPERLY CHECKED

Basement, windows or foundation are the places which can be easily intervened by the rodents. These places should regularly need to be checked in order to find any loose, old weather stripping and crumbling mortar. You should also check for any gaps in windows and vents.

CLEAN UP MOISTURE

Generally, the places where there are leaking drains or pipes clogged should be checked on a regular basis. Also, any places where there is a chance of moisture should be cleaned on a regular basis.

PROPER MANAGEMENT OF FOOD STORAGE

Handling and storing of food as well as the seed is an important criterion to decide the risk of affliction from rodents. These should be stored in airtight containers which are rodent-proof as well.

It is a well-known fact that smelling power is very high of rodents and once they smell the food they will roam around the food in order to find a source to enter. So it is best to have a precaution before they intrude into those containers and destroy all of them.

It is advisable that food or seed should be stored above almost 5 feet from the ground and almost 20 ft away from the house if it is keeping outside. If you are using a garage for storing these substances them make sure that this place is not opened for a long time such as overnight.

CLUTTER

Every house has a place or two where collect and keep things causing clutter. Basement, attic and spare rooms are such examples. These make a perfect place for rodents to thrive and breed. You must make sure to avoid clutter in your house to avoid rodent infestation.

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING MAY CAUSE BEST PLACE TO LIVE FOR RODENT

If you are one of the people who love a dense plant accumulation and bushes around your house or yard then you must have to take care of rodents as well. As these places highly attract rodents because they love to make their residence here. You must avoid dense plantation around your home. If you have trees and plants around your house, make sure that they are trimmed regularly to maintain a minimum of the 6-foot gap from your house.

Well, you can also plant such plants that are generally used as rodent repellent such as a mint plant. You also can use crushed mint leaves and mint oil at these places to prevent the activities of rodents. Or you can also use cat litter at these places or around the foundation. Moreover, the use of the scent of a natural predator of rodents can even prevent rodents to enter inside your home.

SANITATIONS INSIDE HOUSE

If you will keep your home clean from inside and outside then it will help you to prevent rodents from intruding into your house. In fact, inside your home, you also have to take care of cleaning and sanitation. You have to be careful about the cleaning of areas where you used to keep the eatables and store the food such as dishwasher, refrigerator, stove underneath, etc. Make sure that you are not keeping the food and eatables open. Also, you have to take care that you haven’t left any bowl all night. Especially take care of your pet food bowl, as all of these can cause rodents’ presence in your home. So take care of each and every corner of your home. If any of the areas are not easy to access then make sure that those are rodents free.

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SANITATION OUT OF HOUSE

How to keep the outside of your home clean and make it free from rodents is slightly described above. You have already learned how to manage clutter to avoid rodent’s interest in your home. Additionally, if there is any storage area for firewood then it is best to store those out of the house and maintain some distance as well. It is advisable that firewood and timber should be kept about 18 inches above the ground. Also, make sure that you are not holding any old material or debris outside of your home and if there are any then remove it ASAP. You should also make sure that garbage outside has been kept closed.

Another habit of feeding birds may also attract rodents towards your house. However, if you are using a bird feeder, it is a good option but still, it should be kept wisely in a suitable position to avoid rodents like keep it on top and clean it regularly and if possible then keep it away from the house.

You may notice rodents at a time when it becomes too late and this is why prevention is proved more effective rather than controlling rodents. If you are finding any difficulties then you can contact a Bendigo Pest Control professional.