Rodent Control Cranbourne 3977 | Same Day Service

If you have looked up how to get rid of rats, you have probably seen advice about traps and supermarket baits. They catch a few, but they rarely end a rat infestation, because they do not deal with where the rodents are coming from.

We start with an inspection of the roof space, the subfloor where there is one, the garage and the yard. We are looking for the runs, the nests and the entry points. Rat baiting is then done with lockable, tamper resistant bait stations, placed along the runs where children and pets cannot get to them, with products applied as the label directs. Loose bait is never thrown into a roof.

Then comes the part most people skip: rat proofing. Gaps around pipes, cables, weep holes, roof vents and the edges of the garage door are sealed with mesh and suitable fillers. Mice control needs extra care here, because a mouse can squeeze through a gap about the width of a pencil.

• Inspection of roof, subfloor, garage and yard
• Lockable bait stations on the runs
• Entry points sealed with mesh and fillers
• Follow up visits to check and service stations
• Advice on food, feed and harbour around the yard

Around Cranbourne we deal with three rodents. Roof rats are the climbers: they run along fences, trees and power lines and get into roofs, which is why rats in roof spaces are so common. Brown rats are bigger and heavier; they burrow and live at ground level, under sheds, slabs and woodpiles, and around drains. House mice get in almost anywhere and breed fast.

Which one you have changes where the stations go and which gaps matter most, so we confirm it on site from droppings, runs and damage before we treat.

• Roof rats: roofs, trees, fences, rats in ceiling spaces
• Brown rats: burrows, sheds, woodpiles, drains
• House mice: kitchens, cupboards, wall cavities
• Treatment matched to the rodent, not a one size plan

Most of what brings rats to a Cranbourne home is outside. Horse feed, chook food and bird seed left in open bags are the biggest draw, followed by fallen fruit, pet bowls left out overnight and compost that takes food scraps. Store feed in metal bins with tight lids, pick up fruit, and feed pets inside or clear the bowl at dusk.

Harbour matters too. Woodpiles stacked against the house, long grass along the fence and clutter behind the shed all give rats somewhere to nest close to your walls. Stack wood off the ground and away from the house, keep the fence line mown, and cut back any tree or climber that lets a roof rat step onto the roof.

• Feed and seed stored in metal bins with lids
• Fallen fruit and pet food cleared by dusk
• Woodpiles off the ground and away from walls
• Branches and climbers cut back from the roof

People searching rodent control near me in 3977 usually want someone who can come today. We work across Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, North, West and South, Clyde, Junction Village and Lyndhurst every week, so a same day visit is often possible if you call in the morning.

If you are in a brand new home, tell us whether building work is still going on next door. Rodents displaced by construction can keep arriving for months, and we plan the follow up visits around that. For a dead rat smell after baiting, see our dead animal removal service, and for possums in the roof in nearby Berwick, that is a different job again.

• Same day visits across 3977 when you call early
• Follow ups planned around nearby construction
• Rat removal of any dead rodents we can reach
• Seven days a week, including weekends

We do not publish a flat rate because a townhouse with mice in the pantry and a large block with stables, a shed and rats in the roof are very different jobs. You get a fixed price before we travel, and it does not change on the day.

The price depends on how big the property is, how many buildings need treating, how established the infestation is, and how much sealing the roof, walls and shed need. If you would rather a rat exterminator who just baits and leaves, we are not that service; we include the sealing because baiting alone rarely lasts.

• Size of the property and number of buildings
• Roof, subfloor, garage and shed access
• How long the rodents have been there
• How many entry points need sealing