All You Need to Know About Rodents & How to Deal with Them

Rodents are probably the most common pests that are found at your home or office. Rodents include both mice and rats. Both these rodents are abundantly found in India and at any point in time can be found at your place. They get attracted to human habitation due to many reasons. The most basic aim is to get food, breeding place and water which is easily available at our houses. Professional rodent pest control in Bhubaneswar recommends taking instant action at the sight of just one rodent. They normally do not make themselves visible but if you have seen them somehow it clearly means that they have already become familiar with your place and have been living inside your home for a very long time.

This means that there is some serious breeding going on inside your home which you are totally unaware of. Rats and mice might not live for long but they are infamous breeders. Merely a single female rat can breed up to 30 to 70 rats in a year. It takes only 12 to 19 days for a female rat to give birth to more than 6 pups. It is not impossible that the number of pups can reach up to 12 in a single litter. Also, a female rat gets ready to mate as soon as she has delivered a litter. Even the best rodent pest control in Bhubaneswar might find it difficult to eradicate a rodent infestation once they have started breeding at your place.

Here are few pointers that let you know more about these tiny little creatures which can help you to understand them a little more.

1. Rats possess metacognition which means that they know what they are doing and it was only thought to be with apes, primates, and humans.

2. Rodents are the most widespread mammals who are found in almost every place except Antarctica.

3. Female rats are called ‘Does’, mated females are called ‘Dams’, male rats are called ‘Bucks’ and infants are called ‘Kittens or Pups’. A group of rats is referred to as ‘Mischief’.

4. Rats and mice can chew through almost everything like wirings, glass, wood, clothes, and even concrete walls.

5. Rats and mice are great swimmers and can hold their breath for a long time. This is the reason why they can come back to your home even if you flush them out.

Now that you know some interesting facts about these pesky creatures, here are few tips on how you can prevent them from making themselves comfortable at your house.

1. Sealing all the cracks and gaps in the walls, doors, and windows restrict any kind of access to the house for the rodents. Even if they have already infiltrated into the house, this process can isolate them from the outside and it becomes easier for you to find them and eliminate them as they need to come out at some time from their nest and they do not have the access to go outside.

2. Trapping them is another way to get rid of the rodents without killing them. Many experts and eco-friendly pest control services in Bhubaneswar also provide this as a safe and violence-free way to eliminate the rodents from your home.

3. Cleaning and de-cluttering your entire home is also a great way to keep the rodents at bay. You can take the help of professional cleaning services as well if needed.

4. Eliminating breeding grounds is another way to prevent rodent infestation. Rodents or as a matter of fact many pest breeds in a moist environment and that might be there at your home through a busted pipe or water leakage through walls. Fixing these issues provides a rodent-free home.

5. The last but not the least is calling professional rodent control in Bhubaneswarlike TechSquadTeam to the rescue. Just give a call on 07795001555 or visit www.techsquadteam.com and book discounted services where you get the best quality of service at your doorstep at your scheduled timing.