Ways to Prevent Rats

 

Common sense tips to help stop rats getting into your property.

 

 

If you feed the birds make sure that the food is not accessible to rats.  Try using specialist bird feeders and remove excess food that may have fallen to the ground.  Never leave food out over night.  Rats also need to drink regularly so make sure you cover water butts and remove any standing water.

 

 

Rats can escape from the sewer system via broken drains, missing drain covers and dry outside toilets.  Make sure that outside toilets are kept filled with water and in good repair.  Disused toilets should be sealed off with concrete and any missing drain covers replaced. 

Also check the outside of your house and make sure all possible access points such as gaps around pipes are sealed.

 

 

Rats will burrow under your compost bin or climb in over the top to get to food.  Make sure compost bins are placed on solid surfaces such as flagstones or concrete and they are covered with well-fitted lids.  Never put waste for composting directly out in the garden.

 

Dispose of refuse and waste material as soon as possible.  Discarded rubbish left out in the open or in disused toilets will provide a perfect place for rats to live.  If you encourage rats onto your garden then they are one step closer to your home! 

 

Clean up after your pet.  Rats can enter hutches and pens and will eat any spilled food or even animal droppings so it is important to keep animal pens and hutches clean and in good repair.

If you have any queries or problems with rats on your property please contact us.

 

Treatments for rats are free of charge to domestic properties.