Rodent Control Baltimore, MD

The main reason these rodents are dangerous is the disease they carry. Since they often travel the same routes, the bacteria and viruses that are in their feces are dropped along the way. Then the mouse or rat runs along it, carrying that bacteria with them wherever they go and put it on whatever they touch.

Also, rodents will bite, especially when cornered and rats in particular carry a pathogen that can give you what’s called rat-bite disease when they bite. Not an inventive name, but the fevers and other symptoms are not fun to deal with.

To tell whether you have a mouse or rat problem, without seeing the animal, you’ll need to look at their droppings. Mouse droppings are smaller, and they have more pointed ends whereas the larger, perhaps 3/4″ long, rat droppings look more squared off, almost like a brick.

Look at the food choices they make. Although both rats and mice are opportunity eaters, they do have favorite snacks. Mice will prefer carbs like wheat, other grains and flour made from them. Rats will eat most anything, including your pet’s food, tuna and more.

The way to keep mice and rats from being in your home is relatively simple: keep food sources away, keep entry points closed and keep access hard.

Start with the outside. Bushes and tree branches that come close to the house are good ways for rodents of all types to come close and nibble their way in. Trim them back.

Next, check all around the house. Seal up cracks, even small ones, and keep those rodents out.

If mice are already in your house, place bait and traps along their traces. This will generally kill them. But if you are squeamish at all, let us do the trapping and disposal.

Rats are a lot harder to get rid of. They are more intrepid, aggressive and they burrow underground. They often enter a home through the basement or crawlspace.

One thing to keep in mind. Never place any rat bait where children or pets can easily reach them. The best solution is to let Nest Pest Control take care of the rodent control problem for you.

Rodent control pricing is based on a number of factors: how big is the property to be protected, how many holes need to be sealed up, how many rodents are actually there, and more. Pricing changes, too, unfortunately, due to inflationary pressures, costs of rodenticide and other measures and how much I need to pay my guys. You’ll need to call to find out current pricing. Regardless of the cost, we will make sure the job is done, even if we need to come back to ensure it is complete. You will be rodent free. We guarantee it.