How to Deter or Get Rid of Rats form Your Garden

1. How to Deter or Get Rid of Rats form Your Garden Rats are not welcome in your garden. Rats generally will snipe away plants, dig your garden up and build burrows that they will use as their habitat. Rats are considered as vermin as they can spread potentially life threatening diseases among residents and that would include Weil’s disease and Leptospirosis, both highly dangerous infections. Rats choose their nesting place carefully and always select places that are concealed such as under the deck, under the grass or underground, composite heaps, pile of debris, pile of rotting logs, green houses, and sheds. The chances of them building nests in garden is more because it is isolated from your main building and not visited frequently by you and your family members. Before we go in to how to deter or rid of mice, you should call BBPP, the best rat removal Brampton and plan ways to get rid of them if the infestation already exists. How to identify rat infestation? Rats are not seen during day time because they are nocturnal and come out of their hiding only in nights. You can trace them by many telltale signs they leave behind when they are on the prowl and some of the signs may include: •Spot their tunnels measuring 6-9 cm in diameter or spot tracks along walls created by their running during night activities. The runways or tracks may measure 10cm in width thus are easy to identify •They can be identified by pile of cylindrical droppings that are black and 55mm in length and 5mm in width. •Gnawed wood scrawls near food storage, teeth marks on plants in garden are other telltale signs •Sudden disappearance of items that were there before, shredded paper, clothing, and strewn over grains, bird seeds, nuts, pet food etc •Spotting urine stains and droppings on the ground and the strong smell of ammonia in outhouses, barns, and sheds near garden Rats can measure more than a foot and their mere size confirms that they could be aggressive if you approach them without proper safeguard measures. The Rat Control Brampton is the right avenue to seek advice or rat removal as they are better equipped to tackle rat infestation. How to deter rats? Prevention is better than cure, so remove all the rat or mice attractions which may include removal of food items from the open. If you have rotten logs in a pile make sure to remove them from the garden or yard immediately. if you at all want to store wood in the garden then store them on a platform which is more than 2-feet above the ground. Remove clutter, waste items, old bikes, cardboard boxes, old clothing, and anything that you have dumped in an unorganized manner. Keep garbage cans at a distance from the garden and keep them closed with tight lids. Make sure to dump leftover food into trash bins and clear trash everyday by dumping them in dumpsters located near your place.

2. Remove hideaways like thick brushes, thickets, and prune vegetation that are overgrown. Mow lawns regularly and remove rotten fruits lying on the ground. Avoid storing water outside and close bird feeds when they are not in use. Rats need water frequently because they eat meals two dozen or more times and will need water after every meal. Keep your garden clean and tidy by removing all traces of food and waste. Despite your efforts to keep your garden clean of rats if you still find them in your garden do not hesitate to call BBPP, the most professional rat exterminator Brampton and get rid of them neatly. You can contact the pest control company on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com to get a free quote for rat removal.