The smell is getting bad. We can't see them so they must be UNDER the insulation. Should we call a hazmat team? Animal control? I just don't know. We put poison out a few months ago... and have no idea how many are up there.Who should I call to find the dead rats in the attic? We have 18in thick insulation up there.?
The smell will be gone in a week. The real issue is finding out how they are getting in is so it dosen't happen again.Who should I call to find the dead rats in the attic? We have 18in thick insulation up there.?
thats exacty why using posion is a bad idea just buy traps next time now you could find a stray cat and lock him in your attic for a day or two lol just kidding the posioned rats wouuld kill the cat i would make the person who told you to put the posion out climb up there and get them out hiring some one probable wont work cuz it is going to be very hard to find a rat especialy with thay much insulation just throw some air fresheners up there a nd burn some sented candles till it goes away
Call a pest control company. HAZMAT is for emergency situations like chemical spills.
Orkin
Could be very $$$$$ to have someone crawl around up there and find dead rodents.
Good news is that eventually flies will consume the corpses by laying larve in them. Then the smell is gone.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Where can I find tree collars to prevent rats from climbing my trees?
Last year, the rats ate all of my cherries, so I'm looking for a plastic collar this year to stop them.Where can I find tree collars to prevent rats from climbing my trees?
Fix sheet tin around the trunks.
else ask power supply companies where they buy thiers for polesWhere can I find tree collars to prevent rats from climbing my trees?
I'd find out where the rats are coming from and get rid of them.
I'd buy a cheap lampshade at a tag sale, cut it and fashion it around the tree!
Fix sheet tin around the trunks.
else ask power supply companies where they buy thiers for polesWhere can I find tree collars to prevent rats from climbing my trees?
I'd find out where the rats are coming from and get rid of them.
I'd buy a cheap lampshade at a tag sale, cut it and fashion it around the tree!
What is the best of way to get rid of the smell of dead mice/rats from the fridge after you scoop them out?
After noticing a bad smell in my kitchen, I found dead rodents underneath my refrigerator. I took them out, but the smell is still there. I cleaned the floor and the area but it's been 4 days and the smell is bad enough I get a headache. What else can I do to get rid of this annoying smell?What is the best of way to get rid of the smell of dead mice/rats from the fridge after you scoop them out?
Krisz has the right idea, but PLEASE don't mix bleach and ammonia. You will end up with chlorine gas which can kill you. Google ';ammonia bleach mix'; to get the idea. Scrub the area with some other cleaning solution.What is the best of way to get rid of the smell of dead mice/rats from the fridge after you scoop them out?
PHEW! the top of the question looked like they were INSIDE the fridge!!!
Some may have been in contact with the fridge itself. Carefully (with help) tip the fridge up at an angle,, maybe against the sink, put bricks under it so it doesn't fall back on you, and wash the bottom of the fridge with a strong ammonia bleach mixture. Use the same on the floor. This will kill any remaining bacteria .
Then go over it with a mixture of water and baking soda (bicarbonate of soda about $3 from supermarket or grocerystore) to neutralise the bleach.
Leave a tray of baking soda (powder) under the fridge to absorb any remaining odours.
Squirt around regularly with a good anti-bacterial odour remover like Glen20.
Put out rodent baits where they can be caught before making it to the fridge; if you don't likethe idea of traps that chop their heads, you can get box traps with poison in.
That's a tough one. But, I've had really good success with a product called FRIDGE IT odor absorbers - Go out and get a couple of these activated carbon odor absorbers - little purple odor absorber- not the imitations. costs around $3 dollars each and place a couple in the fridge and freezer. Maybe also other areas in kitchen. Totally unscented so it actually eliminates odor rather than covering up with some nasty fragrance.
I've used these for worst smells including spoiled fish in car and for closets and horrible smell in fridge etc. they work really fast and are FANTASTIC%26gt; No spills or chemicals to worry about. You can buy these in kitchen gadget stores or just go direct which is what I do - contact them at customerservice@innofresh.com and ask for order form. You get it right away. Also, noticed you can buy it at Starcrest catalog too. Definitely the way to go. try it.
Good luck
Get some Fabreze the kind for your problem.Also some baking soda by Arm-n-Hammer absorbes smells.
Do Not under any circumstances mix Ammonia and Bleach.
It creates a poisonous gas.
baking soda ,in a dish ,stir it up every day ,change in 2 day intervals.............tom
Wow... maybe some ammonia. Be careful with it, though.
Krisz has the right idea, but PLEASE don't mix bleach and ammonia. You will end up with chlorine gas which can kill you. Google ';ammonia bleach mix'; to get the idea. Scrub the area with some other cleaning solution.What is the best of way to get rid of the smell of dead mice/rats from the fridge after you scoop them out?
PHEW! the top of the question looked like they were INSIDE the fridge!!!
Some may have been in contact with the fridge itself. Carefully (with help) tip the fridge up at an angle,, maybe against the sink, put bricks under it so it doesn't fall back on you, and wash the bottom of the fridge with a strong ammonia bleach mixture. Use the same on the floor. This will kill any remaining bacteria .
Then go over it with a mixture of water and baking soda (bicarbonate of soda about $3 from supermarket or grocerystore) to neutralise the bleach.
Leave a tray of baking soda (powder) under the fridge to absorb any remaining odours.
Squirt around regularly with a good anti-bacterial odour remover like Glen20.
Put out rodent baits where they can be caught before making it to the fridge; if you don't likethe idea of traps that chop their heads, you can get box traps with poison in.
That's a tough one. But, I've had really good success with a product called FRIDGE IT odor absorbers - Go out and get a couple of these activated carbon odor absorbers - little purple odor absorber- not the imitations. costs around $3 dollars each and place a couple in the fridge and freezer. Maybe also other areas in kitchen. Totally unscented so it actually eliminates odor rather than covering up with some nasty fragrance.
I've used these for worst smells including spoiled fish in car and for closets and horrible smell in fridge etc. they work really fast and are FANTASTIC%26gt; No spills or chemicals to worry about. You can buy these in kitchen gadget stores or just go direct which is what I do - contact them at customerservice@innofresh.com and ask for order form. You get it right away. Also, noticed you can buy it at Starcrest catalog too. Definitely the way to go. try it.
Good luck
Get some Fabreze the kind for your problem.Also some baking soda by Arm-n-Hammer absorbes smells.
Do Not under any circumstances mix Ammonia and Bleach.
It creates a poisonous gas.
baking soda ,in a dish ,stir it up every day ,change in 2 day intervals.............tom
Wow... maybe some ammonia. Be careful with it, though.
Will a worm farm in the city attract rats?
Some volunteers built a small raised-bed garden for our low-income apartment building. The soil looks like pretty good sandy loam, at least a foot deep, but short on nutrients and with NO organic matter whatsoever, and NO worms (or any other living beasties, as far as I can tell.) We'll buy some organic additives before we plant, but I would like to get some worms in as soon as possible. I'd like to set up a worm farm. but we already have trouble with rats, and we don't want more!
What is the absolutely cheapest set-up for a worm bin, that will be secure from rats? Do you have a persuasive argument for keeping it inside, that would work on staff worried about hygiene and odor?Will a worm farm in the city attract rats?
Worm boxes do not smell if you only include non-meat scraps in your box. Just include veggie scraps, coffee grinds, egg shells, paper napkins and towels, etc. After I dump my veggie scraps into my worm box, I cover the assortment (to keep out the flies) with straw (you could use newspaper) before I put on the lid .
For a cheap worm box, you could buy a plastic storage container with a lid (like from Target or Wal-Mart). Start out by filling it half full of newspaper torn in strips. Follow the instructions that come with your worms. My commercial worm box drains into another box where all the worm ';pee'; accumlates. I pour this onto my plants. If your box does not have holes in the bottom, then you will need to drain off this liquid from time to time to keep the worms from drowning!!
You could weigh down the lid with something heavy or cover the lid with chicken wire. I have mine out in my back yard. Even though we have rats and raccoons in our yard at night, they have never bothered my worm box.
I have my worm box outside under some trees all year round, but I live in Northern California. The box should not be in hot sun (you will cook the worms!) or in a place that freezes. Some people keep them in their garage or basement.
Good Luck!!Will a worm farm in the city attract rats?
Get some small-meshed chicken wire and 2x2s, make a small cage around wormery. Rats should not be a problem with the small amounts of vegetable materials involved.If you have enough rats to make it a problem, you should deal with them for health and hygiene reasons, (you mentioned ';staff';).
I have one of the systems that is described in the website below and we keep it in the house with no odors of any kind. The important thing to remember is that only vegetable matter should go into the bins. Cooked items are OK as long as they don't have any oils on them.
I've just used worms from the yard to start it so far and they are taking their good old time multiplying, I am considering buying some worms, but I'm having a problem with spending so much for worms.
What is the absolutely cheapest set-up for a worm bin, that will be secure from rats? Do you have a persuasive argument for keeping it inside, that would work on staff worried about hygiene and odor?Will a worm farm in the city attract rats?
Worm boxes do not smell if you only include non-meat scraps in your box. Just include veggie scraps, coffee grinds, egg shells, paper napkins and towels, etc. After I dump my veggie scraps into my worm box, I cover the assortment (to keep out the flies) with straw (you could use newspaper) before I put on the lid .
For a cheap worm box, you could buy a plastic storage container with a lid (like from Target or Wal-Mart). Start out by filling it half full of newspaper torn in strips. Follow the instructions that come with your worms. My commercial worm box drains into another box where all the worm ';pee'; accumlates. I pour this onto my plants. If your box does not have holes in the bottom, then you will need to drain off this liquid from time to time to keep the worms from drowning!!
You could weigh down the lid with something heavy or cover the lid with chicken wire. I have mine out in my back yard. Even though we have rats and raccoons in our yard at night, they have never bothered my worm box.
I have my worm box outside under some trees all year round, but I live in Northern California. The box should not be in hot sun (you will cook the worms!) or in a place that freezes. Some people keep them in their garage or basement.
Good Luck!!Will a worm farm in the city attract rats?
Get some small-meshed chicken wire and 2x2s, make a small cage around wormery. Rats should not be a problem with the small amounts of vegetable materials involved.If you have enough rats to make it a problem, you should deal with them for health and hygiene reasons, (you mentioned ';staff';).
I have one of the systems that is described in the website below and we keep it in the house with no odors of any kind. The important thing to remember is that only vegetable matter should go into the bins. Cooked items are OK as long as they don't have any oils on them.
I've just used worms from the yard to start it so far and they are taking their good old time multiplying, I am considering buying some worms, but I'm having a problem with spending so much for worms.
What are good ways to get rid of rats/mice?
They are not pet mice, they are wild mice and are some how getting in our house. I would like to know ways to not let any more in the house and to get rid of the ones that are inside. Also good rat/mouse poison and/or traps (they do not have to be humane). Good websites would be helpful.
ThanksWhat are good ways to get rid of rats/mice?
Go to the shelter and save a couple of ferrel cats. Feed them outside and you will never have a problem with mice. Otherwise, place the sticky traps in strategic spots, so you wont have to use any poison. They will go someplace to smell and die where you may not be able to retrieve them, like between walls. Ugh!What are good ways to get rid of rats/mice?
Well, it's disgusting...but last year I scattered fox urine all around the perimeter of the house. I had a problem early in the fall (Minnesota--they start coming in around October), but I didn't see any after that. I have humane traps set that I bait and re-bait every week in the fall/winter months....but they were empty after fox urine. However, I just now checked one of my humane traps (hadn't checked them all summer as that's not usually a problem)...and there was a goner in one from god knows when. He was stuck...it was gross, and defeated the purpose of the humane trap. Anyway, off I go for more fox urine. I have holes around my garage where they get in easily. I have a sports car that I store in the winter (in the garage). I put moth balls in the car and all over the garage so they don't eat my car or build nests in it (I've had rats and mice inside internal parts in cars in the past, chewing wires and messing everything up....when I lived in another part of town....so I'm just being precautious.
A mouse can get into your house through a hole the size of your pinkie finger so you have to seal everything with metal mesh and spray foam insulation. Personally I find plastic snap traps and glue traps to be the most effective things. We can't buy any of the poisons that you seem to be able to get. Anyway with poison they crawl off and die in places where you can't reach the bodies - very smelly and annoying.
Luckily enough, I haven't had this problem. Probably because I have cats that catch mice and birds. I did, however, find this very useful website in my searches and I've used it quite a few times. Here's the link. Hope it helps.
http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/mice鈥?/a>
This stuff works good in the barn and on the boat.
http://www.critter-repellent.com/tvs
ThanksWhat are good ways to get rid of rats/mice?
Go to the shelter and save a couple of ferrel cats. Feed them outside and you will never have a problem with mice. Otherwise, place the sticky traps in strategic spots, so you wont have to use any poison. They will go someplace to smell and die where you may not be able to retrieve them, like between walls. Ugh!What are good ways to get rid of rats/mice?
Well, it's disgusting...but last year I scattered fox urine all around the perimeter of the house. I had a problem early in the fall (Minnesota--they start coming in around October), but I didn't see any after that. I have humane traps set that I bait and re-bait every week in the fall/winter months....but they were empty after fox urine. However, I just now checked one of my humane traps (hadn't checked them all summer as that's not usually a problem)...and there was a goner in one from god knows when. He was stuck...it was gross, and defeated the purpose of the humane trap. Anyway, off I go for more fox urine. I have holes around my garage where they get in easily. I have a sports car that I store in the winter (in the garage). I put moth balls in the car and all over the garage so they don't eat my car or build nests in it (I've had rats and mice inside internal parts in cars in the past, chewing wires and messing everything up....when I lived in another part of town....so I'm just being precautious.
A mouse can get into your house through a hole the size of your pinkie finger so you have to seal everything with metal mesh and spray foam insulation. Personally I find plastic snap traps and glue traps to be the most effective things. We can't buy any of the poisons that you seem to be able to get. Anyway with poison they crawl off and die in places where you can't reach the bodies - very smelly and annoying.
Luckily enough, I haven't had this problem. Probably because I have cats that catch mice and birds. I did, however, find this very useful website in my searches and I've used it quite a few times. Here's the link. Hope it helps.
http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/mice鈥?/a>
This stuff works good in the barn and on the boat.
http://www.critter-repellent.com/
Why are Rats or Mice attracted to Attics on roofs ?
At Night I sometimes hear scratching inside my roof, not sure if its Rats or Mice, and sometimes I hear it or them squeal, also sometimes I hear them run around inside my walls.
So wondering why they are going in the roof, are they trying to get in my house? And I wonder why they are attracted to my roof when I know there is no food up there.Why are Rats or Mice attracted to Attics on roofs ?
It is not the food that attracts them, it is the fact that you and your cat are not there.
Entry takes the longest and is the most dangerous.
Once in the walls they can multiply and attack the food source at will and at random when you are asleep or not at home.
The have instincts that God gave them to outsmart you.Why are Rats or Mice attracted to Attics on roofs ?
It might be raccoons because we had a problem like that before. The reason they like it is because they use the fiberglass thats instalating your house for making beds. Because they have such thick fur the fiber glass dosent make them ichy. They find food on their own and then come store it in your attic. The attic also protects them from bad stormy weather. Racoons make high pich squeal sounds too. To check if you have coons circle your house to see if you have any holes in the siding or panels. the coons at my house got in from rotten siding by the chimny. They are a hassle to shoo away.
Hope you dont have coons. : )
well i am no animal genious but they like it up there cause some of your houses AC/HEATED air is getting up there which makes the rats cooler or warmer i suggest you call a person who takes care of these kinds of problems. for now u should keep windows open for cool air and close them and put ur heater hot enough to heat your body this way you can cut off some of thier warmth.
So wondering why they are going in the roof, are they trying to get in my house? And I wonder why they are attracted to my roof when I know there is no food up there.Why are Rats or Mice attracted to Attics on roofs ?
It is not the food that attracts them, it is the fact that you and your cat are not there.
Entry takes the longest and is the most dangerous.
Once in the walls they can multiply and attack the food source at will and at random when you are asleep or not at home.
The have instincts that God gave them to outsmart you.Why are Rats or Mice attracted to Attics on roofs ?
It might be raccoons because we had a problem like that before. The reason they like it is because they use the fiberglass thats instalating your house for making beds. Because they have such thick fur the fiber glass dosent make them ichy. They find food on their own and then come store it in your attic. The attic also protects them from bad stormy weather. Racoons make high pich squeal sounds too. To check if you have coons circle your house to see if you have any holes in the siding or panels. the coons at my house got in from rotten siding by the chimny. They are a hassle to shoo away.
Hope you dont have coons. : )
well i am no animal genious but they like it up there cause some of your houses AC/HEATED air is getting up there which makes the rats cooler or warmer i suggest you call a person who takes care of these kinds of problems. for now u should keep windows open for cool air and close them and put ur heater hot enough to heat your body this way you can cut off some of thier warmth.
If I had a pet rat in my shed, would this put off wild rats coming in to my shed?
no...the wild rats probably wouldnt even see or know that the pet rat was even there! lol
but u can give it a try. =]If I had a pet rat in my shed, would this put off wild rats coming in to my shed?
Of course not. Wild rats would visit, socialize and give your rat fleas and diseases that it wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to acquire.If I had a pet rat in my shed, would this put off wild rats coming in to my shed?
i can't see that working, it might even draw attention to your shed because the wild rats smell the others
No, it wouldn't. The rats are visiting because it's warm and there's food.
You should set some traps or lay poison, but make sure that the rabbit can't get to it or it will die as well. You may need to take the rabbit someplace else whilst you do this.
That chef from ratatouille
It would actually do the opposite and attract wild rats. They would likely come out of their way to socialise or mooch for food from your pet rat. If you want to get rid of the rats set out traps that will not kill them, such as ones from 'Have a Heart' brand and then release them far away from your house. Poisons in the shed with your rabbits would likely lead to accidents. Good luck! :)
From what I have read in articles on the Internet then yes is the answer. If and only if the rats you kept were male. The scent of the other male rats would deter other rattie visitors as rats are cautious and steer clear of other rat's territory. However, if the rats you keep in the shed are female then you are inviting trouble.
You dont keep a pet rat in the shed. How would you like it?
Wild rats would probably kill it and eat it.
but u can give it a try. =]If I had a pet rat in my shed, would this put off wild rats coming in to my shed?
Of course not. Wild rats would visit, socialize and give your rat fleas and diseases that it wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to acquire.If I had a pet rat in my shed, would this put off wild rats coming in to my shed?
i can't see that working, it might even draw attention to your shed because the wild rats smell the others
No, it wouldn't. The rats are visiting because it's warm and there's food.
You should set some traps or lay poison, but make sure that the rabbit can't get to it or it will die as well. You may need to take the rabbit someplace else whilst you do this.
That chef from ratatouille
It would actually do the opposite and attract wild rats. They would likely come out of their way to socialise or mooch for food from your pet rat. If you want to get rid of the rats set out traps that will not kill them, such as ones from 'Have a Heart' brand and then release them far away from your house. Poisons in the shed with your rabbits would likely lead to accidents. Good luck! :)
From what I have read in articles on the Internet then yes is the answer. If and only if the rats you kept were male. The scent of the other male rats would deter other rattie visitors as rats are cautious and steer clear of other rat's territory. However, if the rats you keep in the shed are female then you are inviting trouble.
You dont keep a pet rat in the shed. How would you like it?
Wild rats would probably kill it and eat it.
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