Rodent Control Gold Coast

Effective Rodent Control on the Gold Coast - Say Goodbye to Unwanted Guests

We offer rodent prevention and management services including baiting and odour control for residential and commercial properties.

Rats and mice are vermin that can spread diseases, damage property and bring snakes into your home. Zapem Pest Management can give you peace of mind with our rodent services.

Disease

Rodents are known to spread diseases to humans, which can lead to severe illnesses. This can be caused from bites, or contamination through urine, faces, saliva or hair.

Damage

Rodents can cause various types of damage in both homes and businesses. This can include structural damage wuch as electrical wires (sometimes causing fires), wooden frames and structural beams. They can also chew through hard plastics and air conditioning ducting. They have even been known to cause major damages to car wiring. Rodent damage is often excluded from insurances.

Why they choose your home?

During colder months, rodents seek out shelter and where there is food supply. If you live on or close to water (canals, rivers), there is also more of a chance you will harbour the water rat.

What to hear/look for

scratch and gnawing marks on doors and skirtings; droppings around pet food, kitchen and outside bbqs; noise during the night; strange odours.

How To Know You Have Rodents

If you see rats or mice then you most likely need rodent control. They’re pretty sneaky though and they can be present without you ever seeing them. Here are some ways to know you have them in your home.

Droppings

If you see droppings sized between 12mm and 18mm then those are probably from rats and mice.

Bones

Look for a scattering of bones in out of the way places like the back of sheds.

Excited dogs

Most dogs will go crazy when they know there is a rat about. Many of the terrior breads will get on the scent days after a rat has been there.

Damage around your house

Check for burrow holes around your home. Likewise, you might see signs of gnawing. Items like dog food containers and electrical wiring can get gnawed on by rats and mice.

Eaten fruits

If you see fruit with the sides eaten out, that will be rats. Also you might see an excess of snails with the slug eaten out.

Squeaking, gnawing or scratching noises

Rats and mice will get busy at night. When it is quiet you may hear them squeaking, gnawing or scratching away.

What You Can Do To Reduce Rats & Mice In Your Home

Under the Public Health Regulation 1811 act, Queensland homeowners are obligated to control the presence of rats and mice in their home. It makes sense to comply with this act given all the reasons we outlined above. There are some simple things you can do to control rats and mice. We’ll outline them below.

Safe Storage of firewood and other timber

Store these away from your home. The storage of wood will create homes for vermin. You might have seen this yourself when you go to the woodpile and rats run for cover.

secure Rubbish bins

Keep your rubbish bins secure and safe. Make sure they don’t have any points of entry.

Block holes

Prevent access to your home by blocking holes into your home. Rats and mice will usually come and go via the same route. Block it and you’ll block them. But make sure you block other points of entry or they’ll soon to discover it.

Remove fruit from trees

Old fruit should be removed from fruit trees. If you allow it to rot and drop to the ground it’ll become food for vermin.

store pet food away

Store dog food, chicken and bird feed, in airtight containers. Keep an eye on plastic containers though because rats can gnaw through them sometimes.

No meat in compost

Don’t put meat in your compost. This will not compost fast enough. Rats and mice will get to it in no time. They can smell that stuff.

rodent Control solutions

Rats and mice reproduce very quickly. If you think you have a problem involved rats and mice it’s better to get on top of it quickly. Zapem Pest Management lay traps and baits in a way that quickly removes your problem. We’ll follow it up to make sure you don’t have further problems with them coming back.

To get rid of pests, contact Zapem!

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