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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
Don't you solve this by first making your garage and house impenetrable to rats/mice, other little creatures, then poison or trap/kill the ones left inside? That has been the approach exterminators used to help with my rat problems at a few house when I lived near Lake WA in Kirkland. We had tons of them. If you don't fix how they are getting in, this cycle will never end.
I agree with those who've said you can have no mercy in this war. I love animals as well but rats carry disease and will physically destroy wiring, insulation, etc. They are pissing and crapping in your garage and very likely your house. An ex in Seattle with a Mini had several visits to get wiring replaced after rats destroyed the engine compartment of her beloved little crap box. I hated that car. Sorry for the somewhat unrelated rant, this just reminded me of all of that.
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I wish. My garage is not attached to the house. Even assuming I replace the rubber seal at the bottom of the garage door, they will chew a hole again to get under the door. And, there are ways in that I can never stop. The cinder blocks supporting the garage walls are placed vertically, with the holes up and down. The rodents dig a hole in the yard, find a cinder block entrance hole and up they go into the garage.
As for the house, well its 60 years old. I had a mice problem a few years back and learned that a mouse can fit through a hole the size of a nickel. Do you think I can locate that nickel size hole somewhere around the house? No way. Mice are gone now though
But, as I said above, I did have a squirrel in the basement a few years back and have no idea how it got in...if it was a hole...then surely a rat can get through it. And I hope they do not, obviously. Though I think by now I would know it as I am in the basement all the time, everyday and have seen no trace of rats
As for the car, I keep the lights on in the garage 24/7. The engine lid is always up and the windows are closed. Maybe I have been lucky but other than traces of a chipmunk having lunch under the front hood, I see no signs of rats being interested in my 911....could be a matter of time, or not. I think this rat situation has been going on for at least 3 years or maybe more. I have been here 9 years and no issues with any damage