Facts About Rats & Mice

Helpful advice on what to expect when it comes to Rats & Mice

  • Rodents can gnaw through materials such as steel, cement and plastic including electrical wiring.
  • Rodents have continuously growing incisor teeth that are used for gnawing.
  • To keep their incisors at a manageable length rodents have to constantly gnaw.
  • A female rat and her offspring can theoretically produce 2,000 rats per year.
  • A female mouse and her offspring can theoretically produce 15,000 mice per year.
  • Every year a rat produces 15,000 droppings, 6 litres of urine and sheds 300,000 hairs.
  • A mouse produces 30,000 droppings and 1 litre of urine per year.
  • Rats and mice can spread salmonella through their droppings.
  • Leptospirosis or Weil’s disease is spread through infected rat urine to food and water sources.
  • For every 1kg of food eaten by rats and mice a further 3kg has been contaminated.
  • Rats require a separate source of drinking water, mice can survive on the moisture in food.
  • Over 20% of farm fires are caused by rodents gnawing through electrical cables.
  • To survive rats and mice have developed behavioural or physiological resistance to many current anticoagulants.
  • A rat can fit through a gap the width of an adult thumb (25mm to 30mm)
  • A mouse will fit through a gap the width of a pencil (10mm to 15mm)

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Cockroaches (both large and small), spiders (all kinds) ants, silverfish and rodents.

All areas are covered in our pest sprays without exclusion. This will include all applicable areas externally, internally, gardens, pathways, letterbox, driveway, windows, eaves, guttering, weep holes, garage, sheds, cubby houses, washing lines, subfloor, roof void, storage areas and fences. We also use cockroach bait in kitchen cupboard hinges. We do not spray fruit trees or herb gardens, fish ponds and fish tanks. Please advise our technician of any area you would like excluded before commencement.

If the forecast is for rain it’s best to reschedule. We need enough time for the external spray to fully dry for it to be effective. If it is forecast to rain not long after the treatment we will call you to reschedule. If it is windy we may also need to reschedule as we cannot control our spray and it may pose a risk to our technician or your neighbours.

Generally, you can be home while we spray. We ask you keep some footwear on for at least two hours and stay inside. Pregnant women and young children must vacate for two hours.

Internally – We spray around all skirting boards, please move loose items at least 30cm from the wall or onto tables or beds. It is not necessary to move large pieces of furniture. The more coverage we can achieve the more effective the spray will be. We don’t use anything airborne internally so there is no need to cover benches or other sensitive areas. Externally – Ensure pet toys and bowls are put away, children toys should be neat and tidy all in the the one area so we can create a ‘safe zone’ that isn’t exposed to any spray. Please remove all washing from clothes lines.

Yes we ensure your pets are safe, our staff have tarpaulins on board for bird and rabbit hutches. We make sure pet bowls are turned upside down before we start spraying and ask for any pet toys to be put away. The pets can be stored in an area like the garage or laundry whilst the rest of the house is treated then released after one hour or alternatively if they can be taken out of the house for 1-2 hours, it will be safe when they return. During the warmer months the external spray dries within 10 minutes so if we start outside the pets can be let into the yard when we start spraying internally.

We ensure that your children are safe, this is achieved with safe practices and the use of the safest products used in the correct areas. No children’s play equipment or toys are sprayed with residual products. We have a non-residual aerosol we can use to treat spiders and other pests in these areas. We also have a company policy not to spray a house with anyone pregnant or young children inside.

No it is not necessary to clean the floors, our internal water based spray is microencapsulated meaning once it is fully dry it is safe, it is recommended you do not mop the floors for 48 hours after our spray.

We also offer termite inspections and treatments, possum control/removal, rodent proofing and bed bugs treatments, speak to our friendly staff for more information.

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