Essential Tips for Rodent Proofing Your Home
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 12:00PM 
Rats and mice make great pets, but only when you know where they came from and have the means to keep them from wondering around on their own. Feral rodents are quite a different story. If your home becomes infested with rats or mice, your entire family could be at risk. Rats and mice carry dozens of transmittable diseases, many of which can be fatal. Rodents can also chew through electrical wiring, creating a fire hazard and endangering the lives of everyone inside your home. To protect your family from the dangers of a rodent infestation, start by sealing up your home and making it less attractive to rats and mice. Here’s how:
Seal Holes and Entryways
Rats and mice can enter your home through cracks and holes that are incredibly small. To prevent these unwelcome pests from invading your home, look around your foundation and seal cracks or holes that are larger than one-fourth of inch with hardware cloth, metal sheeting, or mortar. And if you keep any doors or windows open to air out your home, make sure to close them at night before rodent activity increases.
Keep Your Home Clean
One of the best ways to prevent rats and mice is by simply keeping a neat, tidy home. Sweep up food crumbs in the kitchen and keep animal feed (if you have any) in metal containers with tight-fitting lids. You should also keep the areas around your house clean to reduce or eliminate rodent hangouts, such as old appliances, trash lumber piles, junk vehicles, open garage cans, or dense thickets of weeds.
Take Immediate Action
If you see a single rat or mice in your home, don’t waste any time contacting a rodent control provider. Rodents can reproduce incredibly fast. For example, the gestation period of rats is 21 days, and a single litter can have up to fourteen offspring. This means that in just a few months, a pair of rats can turn into dozens or even hundreds of rats.
If you live in the Riverside area, contact Gopher Patrol for professional rodent removal you can trust. Our rodent eradication solutions will put an end to your unwanted guests. To learn why Gopher Patrol is the trusted name in gopher and rodent control in Southern California, call us today at (855) 460-0564.