RODENT BAITING; EFFECTIVE PREVENTION
Table of Contents
- 1 What Is A Rodent Baiting Program?
- 2 How Much Does Rodent Baiting Cost?
- 3 How Many Rodent Bait Boxes Do I Need?
- 4 Frequently Asked Questions
- 4.1 Why are there do many rats on the barrier island (Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Satellite Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, and Vero Beach)?
- 4.2 Should I be worried about rodents in my car?
- 4.3 What city’s do you offer Rodent Baiting in?
- 4.4 Can rats come get into my house from the toilet bowl?
- 4.5 If I bait for rodents will I find less dead rats in my pool?
- 4.6 If I bait for rodents will I find dead rats randomly on my property?
- 4.7 I hear rats in my attic. Should I bait for them?
- 4.8 Why did you put a paver on the rodent box you installed?
- 4.9 If my dog eats this rodent bait will it die?
- 5 Related Links
- 6 Table of Contents
Rodent baiting can be an effective way to control rodent populations.
We offer rodent baiting as a stand-alone service or in addition to any of our services! Rodent Exclusion is a service that frequently goes with our Rodent Baiting Program. Keeping Rats and Pests out of your house is the 1st step to any successful rodent program.
What Is A Rodent Baiting Program?
A rodent bait program is when we replenish rodent bait in rodent bait stations. This reduces the pressure of rats and mice on your home. This is commonly needed on the barrier island community, near woodland areas, areas with old sewers (Downtown Vero Beach, Downtown Melbourne, Eau Gallie Arts District) as they have a tremendous amount of rats.
How Much Does Rodent Baiting Cost?
The cost of Rodent Boxes depends on the quality of box you’d like to have installed and the frequency with which you would like to have your box refilled.
RODENT BOX INSTALLATION:
$55.00-130.00 each Depending on quality/customer needs.
- One-Time cost
- Cost increases as anti-theft needs increase. Raccoons<Humans
RODENT BOX REFILL COST:
Rodent Box Refill: $25.00 (Bi-Monthly or Quarterly) Per Box
How Many Rodent Bait Boxes Do I Need?
2= low rat-pressure homes. Low rat pressure homes are generally West of US1. Post 1980’s construction. Few, if any trees. Especially fruit trees.
4+ = high rat-pressure homes. Any beachside home. Houses that are older or are near communities such as downtown Vero Beach, downtown Melbourne, Eau Gallie, or Cocoa Village all feature construction and sewar features conducive to a large population or rodents.
Frequently Asked Questions
The shore of the Indian River Lagoon and the shore of the Atlantic offer an abundant supply of food such as shellfish for rats. We, and nature provide rats with plenty of fruits and other fotter. We’ve also erraticated most natural predators of rats such as rattlesnakes and bobcats. Therefore rats are able to breed prolifically and will take up residence anywhere safe they can.
Should I be worried about rodents in my car?
Yes. If you live in an area with many rats it is best to garage your auto. If you cannot garage your automobile avoid parking it next to food sources (mango, avocado, vegtable gardens, or any palm species dropping it’s fruit on the ground or allowed to ripen on the tree). Rodents can sometimes enter the passenger compartment via the HVAC system in search of forgotten food.
What city’s do you offer Rodent Baiting in?
We proudly serve Palm Bay, Suntree, Viera, Rockledge, Cocoa Village, Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Vero Beach, Sebastian, Grant-Valkaria, and Barefoot Bay.
Can rats come get into my house from the toilet bowl?
Yes, rats can show up in your toilet bowl; however this is uncommon. Our experiences with rats coming up through the plumbing have only been during hurricanes and other heavy rainfall events that overwhelm sewer systems.
If I bait for rodents will I find less dead rats in my pool?
Yes.
If I bait for rodents will I find dead rats randomly on my property?
Yes.
I hear rats in my attic. Should I bait for them?
No. Do not use baits while there is the possibility a rat can die inside your house. Rodent exclusions should be done before the use of baits are considered.
Why did you put a paver on the rodent box you installed?
We sometimes use pavers as weights, depending on the style or rodent box you’ve chosen so that racoons don’t try to carry the boxes away. Some premium rodent boxes come with a chamber for a paver for weight to prevent raccoon thefts. Some styles allow for chains to prevent human thefts.
If my dog eats this rodent bait will it die?
Maybe, but probably not. Depends on how much they’ve eaten and how big the dog is. If you suspect that your dog has consumed rodent bait you should call your vet immediately. All situations and dogs are different, but we don’t recommend rodent baiting in areas where dogs can access the bait boxes.
Related Links
https://www.epa.gov/rodenticides/safely-use-rodent-bait-products
