Oct 26 2008
Animal Control Los Angeles- Orange- San Diego
Anytime Animal Control is a company comited to helping the public in Los Angeles-Orange-and San Diego counties with nuisance wild animals. This begins by educating people on what we see in the field as the typical causes of wild life problems so they may make changes to the environment on the property in a pro active step to avoid an animal invasion. We have wildlife managers in the field which will resolve animal issues by trapping, and exclusion. We will also repair dammage caused by wildlife upon request. You may reach us at
800-714-8727 or for a list of services click www.http://anytimeanimalcontrol.com
Here we are almost into November, and the rats and squirrels are storing the nuts and seeds away for winter. They will also put away dry dog food, and whatever else looks or smells like food. When gaining access to the home, I’m seeing alot of tree limbs offering an easy way to the roof. Boganvillia are some of the rats favorite cover. they are almost invisible to natural enemies. Boxes in the garage offer cover also. Bags of dogfood in the garage are torn into on the bottom while the rats go un noticed in the effort to store it in the walls.
The dammage rats cause can be an expensive repair. I’ve seen them chew water lines to get a drink, causing a flood in the house. I’ve also responded to a call on occasion where the client was bitten in the face while they slept. My guess is that the client wasn’t attacked, but was bitten as a result of food odor or tooth paste left on the cheek or lips. It doesnt happen often, but it happens enough.
So, what kind of pro active steps can we take to avoid rats, mice, squirrels from choosing YOUR home as a place to live?
First, take away the vines crawling up the wall. Not all the way, just get them away from the roof, by about 3 feet. Now the tree branches, don’t offer any easy way for them to get up there. Cut them back at least 4 feet from the roof.
Second, don’t use pet doors unless they are petsafe doors or something like it. Rats can and will follow your pets inside.
Third, make sure the gas lines are not offering any space for a rat or mouse to get in next to it.
Fourth, store pet food in plastic bins, dont leave them in the bag. Also remember the seeds…that you put in a bird feeder? Box them up too. And be sure to get a seed catcher for that bird feeder. Birds toss seeds all over while eating. the ones that hit the ground will catch the attn. of a passing rat or squirrel, then he starts looking for nice place to live near this new grocery store!
Fifth, Get the garage so you can see everything, don’t have lots of boxes and bags all over the place. Open space makes rodents nervous, and thats what we want to do. Make sure the outside of the home is the same way.
Other than that, make sure the outside if the home is in good repair, not offering any space as big as a nickle, and you hve greatly lessoned the chance of having rodent troubles on the inside of your home.
If you ARE invaded already, please don’t use poisions. I also get lots of dead rat calls from clients who need the animal found in the walls. This is expensive to do. You are better off doing a trapping progrm, or hiring someone to trap them.
Feel free to go to anytimeanimalcontrol.com for a list of services we offer or call
800-714-8727 to set up an apointment.
