How Do Rodents Get into Your Home

Rodents are annoying pests that can enter into any residential or commercial property with ease. Their size helps them squeeze into coin-sized holes, crevices and openings in wall cavities, vents, crawlspaces, doors and windows and more.

There are many factors that draw them in and provide access to your spaces. Know more about how rodents get into homes and what can be done to keep them out of your home.

What Makes Properties Attractive To Rodents?

Rodents get into any property for the following reasons:

Food – Properties with carelessly disposed garbage, strewn pet food, scraps of food in the barbecue grill become hotspots for rodents. 

Water – Properties that have pools and fountains with dirty water, bird baths, leaky plumbing, puddles, and other sources of stagnant water also attract rodents.

Safety – Hawks, owls, cats, snakes and other bigger animals prey on rodents. Rodents choose to invade properties that will protect them from these animals. They look for places that offer them warmth by way of some electrical outlet. 

How do Rodents Get into your Home?

• Overgrown trees and bushes – Rodents can use overgrown trees and vegetation touching the property, to enter inside.
• Attics and crawlspaces – Rodents can also enter into a house using vents that lead into attics and crawlspaces. 
• Cracks and gaps – The cracks, gaps and holes in wall cavities, roof voids, doors & windows and other spaces also are easily used by rodents to get inside a house.
• Utility pipes – Rodents are also able to use the utility pipes & telephone poles to squeeze inside a property.  

How to keep rodents out of your property?

Rodents are pesky and annoying pests that can cause extensive damage to your home. If you are a home-owner looking for preventative techniques, here are some techniques that will help you in keeping them out of your property in the long-run. 

• Make sure there are no gaps, holes, cracks and crevices in the walls, exterior portions and foundation of your property. Seal and fill up any existing ones. 
• Keep the external perimeter of your home in a clean and tidy state. Debris, wreckage, dirt and other rubbish can attract rodents instantly to your place. 
• Clean up the outdoor cookout areas and vessels after each use.
• Store all garbage and trash in securely closed trashcans.
• Vacuum the inner portions of your house from time to time. Pick out any food scraps in the dining and cooking area before they attract pests and insects to it. These pests may be less likely to get into homes that do not offer them any food sources.
• Rodents often seek clutter to hide and nest in. Clear out the clutter in your attics and basements in a routine manner. Dispose any worn out garden equipment, broken electronic items, packaging boxes no longer in use. 
• Cut down any overgrown tall grass, weeds and leaf litter so there are no portions left for rodents to hide. 
• Install screens over vents, drains and chimney openings. Put wire mesh at the end of drain spouts.

Rodents can damage the furniture, wooden structures, wiring, insulation and the foundation of your house. Once inside, these pests are very difficult to remove from any spaces. Which is why, opting for professional assistance is of utmost importance while dealing with rodent infestations.

Removing rodents or handling an infestation is not a DIY job. A rodent removal specialist can easily map out the level of infestation and create a tailored plan of action for removing the rodents. Consult a pest control service provider immediately if your home has a rodent problem.