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Rodent Control Melbourne | Same Day Service, 7 Days
Rats or mice in the roof? Licensed rodent control across Melbourne, entry points sealed and bait kept in locked stations. Call 0436389114 for a free quote.
- Rats and mice identified before anything is laid
- Bait in locked stations, safe around pets and children
- Entry points sealed, not just the rodents killed
- Fixed price before we travel
No obligation. Your details are only used to quote your job.
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How does rodent control in Melbourne actually work?
A technician identifies whether you have rats or mice, because the two are baited and trapped differently. Bait goes into locked, tamper resistant stations placed on the runs the rodents actually use, never loose in the open where a pet could reach it. The part that decides whether the problem returns is the next step: every opening we can reach is closed, because a mouse fits through a 6mm gap and a rat through about 20mm. Killing the rodents in your roof without closing those gaps simply empties the space for the next ones. We return to check the stations and clear anything caught. Call 0436 389 114 for a free quote, seven days.
Rats or mice, we treat both. Get a fixed price today.
Rats or mice? The treatment is not the same
Melbourne houses get two rodents and they behave differently, which is why one approach applied to both tends to fail.
You can usually tell them apart before anyone comes out, from the noise and from what they leave behind.
- Roof rats. Heavy, confident movement across the ceiling after dark, usually along the same route each night. Droppings are about 12mm, pointed at the ends. They climb, so they arrive over fences, branches and downpipes.
- House mice. Lighter, faster scurrying inside walls and behind kitchen cupboards. Droppings are 3mm to 6mm, like dark grains of rice. A pair breeds far faster than most people expect.
- Not sure? Describe the hour you hear it and how heavy it sounds and we will usually place it over the phone.
Not sure which one you have? Describe the noise and we will place it.
Rodent Control Melbourne: what the job covers
Most rodent problems come down to three things: the rodents themselves, the way they get in, and what they have left behind. One visit covers all three.
Roof void and subfloor inspection
We get into the ceiling space and under the floor where it is safe to do so, follow the runs and the droppings, and count the entry points rather than stopping at the obvious one.
Bait in locked, tamper resistant stations
Stations need a key to open, so a dog or a toddler cannot get in. They sit tight against walls and along beams, because rodents travel edges, not open floor.
Snap trapping where bait is wrong
In a kitchen, a childcare room, or a ceiling where a carcass would be behind plaster, we trap and return instead. Nothing is left to die somewhere you cannot reach.
Entry points closed
Steel mesh into weep holes and vents, packed pipe penetrations, adjusted door sweeps. A mouse gets through about 6mm and a rat through about 20mm.
Dead rodent removal
Finding and removing a carcass from a wall, subfloor or roof, then treating the flies and beetles it has drawn in.
A written report
What we found, what we used, where each station sits and what still needs closing. Useful for your own records, an agent, or a body corporate.
One visit covers the rodents, the openings and the mess.
Rat control in an inner Melbourne terrace or apartment block
A freestanding house has its own problem. A terrace, a unit or a block of flats shares its problem with the neighbours.
Rodents move between dwellings through shared ceiling spaces, service risers, bin rooms and the gap under a party wall. Treating one unit while the source sits two doors along is the most common reason an inner suburb job has to be done twice.
We treat your property properly and write down what we found, so you have something concrete to give an owners corporation or a neighbour.
- Shared ceiling and subfloor voids checked, not just your rooms.
- Bin rooms and rubbish storage assessed, because that is usually the food.
- Service risers and pipe chases sealed where we can reach them.
- A written report you can hand to a body corporate or a landlord.
In a unit or a terrace? Get it looked at properly, with a report.
Rodent Proofing Melbourne: closing the way in
Bait empties the building. It does not change the reason the building was worth entering, and that is why so many Melbourne jobs get done twice in a year.
Rodents follow warmth and food along a fixed route. Close the route and the next ones have nowhere to arrive. Leave it open and you have simply made space for them.
Rodent exclusion is the half that lasts. We close what is reachable on the day and write down what needs a builder or a roof plumber.
- Weep holes and wall vents screened in steel mesh.
- Eaves, fascia joints and barge board gaps closed.
- Pipe, cable and air conditioning penetrations packed.
- Door sweeps reset where daylight shows under the threshold.
- Branches and fence lines that run to the gutter flagged, because roof rats climb rather than dig.
Get the building priced for proofing, not just a bait drop.
Dead Rodent Removal Melbourne: tracing the smell
Plenty of calls start with no noise at all. Something has died inside a wall cavity, a subfloor or a ceiling, and two or three days later one room becomes unusable.
We track it by smell, fly activity and staining, take it out, and treat the maggots and beetles that arrived with it. Behind plaster we mark the smallest opening that will reach it, so the patch is a patch and not a rebuild.
This is normally a same day callout. A carcass in a warm ceiling gets worse every day you wait.
- Tracing the source rather than guessing at the wall.
- Removal, then treatment of the insects it has drawn in.
- Neutralising the cavity instead of spraying over the top of it.
- Checking whether the rest of the group is still alive up there.
Smell in a wall or ceiling? We can usually be there today.
From your call to a sealed roof
No surprises, and no price that changes once we are on site.
You call and describe the noise
Heavy movement across the ceiling after dark reads as rats. Light, fast scurrying inside a wall reads as mice. That one detail changes the treatment.
We inspect and confirm the species
Droppings, runs, gnaw marks and grease trails along the skirting. The treatment is only ever as good as the identification behind it.
Fixed price, before we travel
Quoted on the property and what you describe, confirmed before anyone gets in the van, and it does not move on the day.
Treat and seal on the same visit
Stations and traps go on the runs, and every opening we can safely reach is closed while we are there.
We come back
A return visit to check the stations, clear anything caught, and close what the first visit turned up.
Every step above runs on a fixed price, quoted before we travel.
Commercial rodent control, and why the records matter
Cafes, restaurants, warehouses and food handling sites need more than a result. They need to be able to show the result.
Commercial rodent control here means a numbered station map, a service record for each visit, and a report an auditor or a council officer can read. We work around trading hours, including early mornings and after close.
- Numbered, mapped and locked stations.
- A service log kept on site for audits.
- Treatment timed around food handling and trading hours.
- Advice on the storage and waste habits that keep drawing them back.
Running a food business? Ask about a scheduled service with full records.
Rodent control near me, across Melbourne and Geelong
We cover all of metropolitan Melbourne and the Geelong region. If your suburb is not listed, call with your postcode and we will confirm on the spot.
Melbourne
Geelong region
Your suburb not listed? Call with your postcode and we will confirm.
Rodent control in Melbourne at a glance
| Service area | All of metropolitan Melbourne and the Geelong region |
|---|---|
| Availability | Seven days a week, with same-day appointments where available |
| Rodents covered | Roof rats, Norway rats and house mice, plus dead rodent removal |
| How bait is placed | Locked, tamper resistant stations on the runs, never loose in the open |
| Around pets and children | Stations cannot be opened by a child or a dog, and every placement is recorded |
| Gap sizes that matter | A mouse fits through about 6mm, a rat through about 20mm |
| Shared buildings | Units, terraces and blocks treated with a written report for the owners corporation |
| Follow up | A return visit to check stations and clear anything caught |
| Commercial | Mapped stations, service logs and reports for audits |
| Quoting | Fixed price confirmed before we travel, not an estimate that moves on the day |
| Contact | Call 0436 389 114 or email info@swiftpestcontrol.com.au |
Everything above in one visit, seven days a week.
Rodent control questions, answered
How quickly can you come out for rats or mice in Melbourne?
Is the bait safe around my dog and my children?
Do I have rats or mice?
I live in an apartment. Can you still treat it?
Why do rats keep coming back to my roof?
Something has died in my wall and the smell is unbearable.
What does rodent control cost in Melbourne?
Still have a question? Ask us directly, we answer seven days.
Scratching in the ceiling after dark?
Tell us what you are hearing and where, and we will tell you whether it is rats or mice, and what it costs to fix.
Tell us what you are hearing, and where
Scratching overhead at night, droppings behind the kitchen kickboard, a smell in the wall. Describe it and we will quote it.
No obligation. Your details are only used to quote your job.