When your home has become invaded by rats, there are many clear signs to know if they are actually present inside of the home. Finding evidence of their presence or even hearing them is always assured. It becomes more difficult to diagnose where the rats are gaining entry to your home. Rat burrows are a complex system of tunnels that rats create to move freely around a home to avoid detection and to easily get from one place to the next. The burrows can extend from the outside into the inside and vice versa. This system of burrows usually accounts for the difficulty that comes with eliminating rats, since they can freely scatter far away from impending danger. Call our rat extermination services in Hamilton for fast and reliable rat control and removal solutions.
Rats will almost always build extensive tunneling systems that act as burrows for the storage of food, nesting spaces, a shelter for young, and tunnels to pass from one access point to the next. More often than not, one end of a burrow will lead to somewhere outside of a home and connect to multiple other exit points inside of the home. Rats are also incredibly versatile animals, which means that multiple burrow points could be located in all areas of a home, including the attic. These burrow exit holes are typically 15-20 inches in diameter and can extend to 3-5 feet in length.
Finding the burrow can be tricky, which is also compounded by the fact that there is no real way to discern if the burrows are indeed from rats. Consulting a pest control professional should always be a top priority since professionals can easily diagnose the creator of holes and possess ways to tell if the burrows are actively being used by rats. Common areas for inspection will include any areas immediately outside of the home that has standing structures nearby. Any holes that are just the right size to fit rats and lead to areas that include holes to enter inside of a home.
As previously mentioned, it can be difficult to tell if a burrow belongs to a rat, therefore, a pest control professional should be hired to make a thorough inspection and flush the rats out. If it is discovered that the burrows due in fact belong to rats, a professional will initiate a complex plan to completely remove the rat infestation and seal up the burrows to prevent easy access for future rats to enter a home. The Ontario area is reporting more and more examples of rat burrows in and around yards and residential homes, therefore, it is important to allow a professional pest control Hamilton technician to safeguard your home from an infestation.