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    Experts in Rodent Control In Newcastle

    Current SPECIALS : Complete Rat and Mouse Rodent Treatment from just $150 with 6 MONTH WARRANTY

    Hunter and Coast Pest Control offers all aspects of rodent control and rodent treatment including;

    • Rodent control
    • Rodent treatment
    • Pet safe rodent control
    • Child safe rodent control
    • Kill rodents
    • Rodent removal company
    • Chemical rodent removal treatments
    • Home rodent control and home rodent treatment
    • Commercial rodent control, treatment and spraying
    • Rodent infestation
    • Rodent exterminator and rodent extermination

    Rodents – Rats and Mice

    Rats and mice love Newcastle’s warm climate and can rapidly breed and multiple creating mice problems in your home. Rats and mice can cause property damage but nesting in your home and gnawing on walls/doors and part of your house in search of food. Mice dropping and rat droppings can also spread disease, creating an unhygienic environment. We offer a full rat and mouse pest treatment service for households and commercial businesses such as restaurants and cafes. House mouse, Roof rat, mice in the walls and under the floor and rat problems. How do you eradicate rats and remove mice from your home? We get asked this question every day! Hunter and Coast offer a full rodent removal and eradication service using baiting. Our baits are pet friendly and not harmful to children. How to prevent a rodent infestation?

    1. Ensure food is not available for rats and mice. Store food in secure containers.
    2. Seal all unintentional holes, gaps and cracks larger than 5 mm.
    3. Install weather strips at the bottom of doors into the house.
    4. Remove any debris in and around your home to reduce the risk of rodent nests.
    5. Trim branches, plants and bushes that hang near the building.
    6. Ensure that gutters are directing water away from the building.
    7. Commercial bait stations and rodent poisons – rat poison and mouse poison to remove

    How much does it cost to hire someone to get rid of rodents for me?

    Rodent treatments start at $150 for a small area, but range around $250 to $350 for the average home. Several factors affect the cost of rodent control such as the severity of the infestation as well as the size of your property. Call us today on (02) 4956 3169 so we can provide you a fast free quote for rodent control. Our service is safe for pets and children and involves rat proofing your property to avoid future infestations.

    What are the methods of controlling rodents?

    There are two main methods of controlling rodents. One is to use traps and the other is to use rat poison or rodenticide. There are different kinds of traps that you can use for rodent control such as glue traps, snap traps, live animal traps, and electronic traps. Rodenticides are effective in killing rats, but note that they could also kill any animal that eats the poisoned food.

    How long does it take to get rid of rats?

    Traps are a great way to rid your property of rats, but it may take days or weeks for rats to fall into your trap. Poison works much faster at around 3 to 5 days but they have a downside of being deadly to pets and children as well. Furthermore, it’s likely that a rat will die in a hard to reach location after being poisoned. This can create an odor and fly problem that will persist until you are able to find the dead body. For effective, safe, and fast rodent control, it’s best to hire a professional exterminator.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Rodent Control

    Getting rid of rats is not the easiest task. They are smart and agile pests that can fit into the smallest cracks, so they are able to hide well around your home and even avoid traps. They also reproduce quickly, with a female rat breeding an average of 60 pups a year. How quickly they can multiply is frankly terrifying so it’s best to hire a rodent control service sooner rather than later if you have a rat infestation.

    The most important aspect of rodent control is sanitation. Like most types of pests, rats enter your home in search of food, water, and shelter. If you leave food scraps lying around, you’re providing a food source for these rodents. Declutter your home of scrap papers and fabrics that make ideal nesting locations for mice to breed. Once you do have a rat infestation at your hands, it’s best to hire a professional pest control service for rodent control.

    Getting rid of rats permanently takes a complete approach that involves prevention, extermination, and maintenance. Removing all sources of food, water, and shelter is the first step to stopping rat survival. This includes food scrap, garbage, and even leftover uneaten pet food.

    If you see signs of a rat infestation in your home, use traps or poison, or better yet, call a professional pest control service to get rid of rodents. When the rats have been exterminated, make sure to rodent proof your home to keep rats from coming back.

    If you stop providing a food source for rats, it’s possible for rats to leave on their own. This is why keeping a clean property is the most effective method of rodent control. However, rats are smart and resourceful pests and they will find things to eat from your garden to your garbage. Once they’ve started to nest in your home, it’s difficult to get them to leave without extermination measures.

    Unfortunately, yes. If you spot one rat in your home, there’s likely more hidden around your drawers, walls, attics, and other parts of your house. Rats are social animals by nature, not to mention that they breed quickly. One rat is rarely ever just one rat.

    Rats are highly attracted to rice crops. The abundance of food and water in the fields are favorable for rats, and the grassy weeds make for an optimum rat breeding ground. To control rodents in rice fields, communities would often flood and fumigate rat burrows. Directly killing the rats through traps and poison is also done.

    Rats have a keen sense of smell, and they hate the pungent scent of vinegar and onions. Vinegar and onions make good natural remedies for keeping rats away. Placed on access points, they can deter rats from entering into your home. However, once the rats are inside your home, placing vinegar and onion where they are inhabiting will only cause rats to displace and relocate elsewhere.

    Rats cannot pass gas. If they consume baking soda, the bicarbonate in the powder will react to their stomach acids to create carbon dioxide. This gas that they are unable to expel eventually ends up killing them. However, for baking soda to work, a rat would have to consume large amounts of it. It’s still more effective to use store bought poison to eliminate rodents.

    Similar to vinegar and onions, the strong smell of bleach is offensive to rats. Bleach is an effective rat repellent which you can sprinkle at entry points to prevent rats from coming into your house.

    While a rat swimming up your bowl is a rare occurrence, it can still happen. Sewer rats are excellent swimmers and they can enter your pipes and swim towards your toilet. To kill a rat that you find inside your toilet, pour bleach into the bowl and close the lid. This should suffocate the rat and kill it in under 15 minutes.

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      Testimonials

      Troy Lucas
      Troy Lucas
      2023-10-16
      Had James come and complete a pest spray today, he was very efficient, friendly, polite and most importantly professional, he was knowledgable on the product and was happy to answer any questions or concerns I had, very happy with the level of service received today, if the product works half as well as the level of service I’ll be an extremely satisfied customer.
      maddison ellis
      maddison ellis
      2023-10-16
      I have been going to these guys for a few years now for pest control. I haven’t been let down once. They are reliable, down to earth and happy to help. I won’t go anywhere else.
      Alison Banek
      Alison Banek
      2023-10-13
      Owner of The Big Treehouse Preschool New Lambton Today Hunter and Coast Pest control did a late 6pm pest control at our preschool premises. What can I say!!!!! First we had the honour of meeting a young gentleman Max very well spoken and professional 👏 went far and beyond to help. Today we have a little visit from a bird in our indoor playground. We couldn't get it out from the roof area all day both staff and children were upset and concerned. Max was happy to help in anyway he contacted another staff member that had clocked off for the day. Another lovely gentleman Ben returned with equipment to remove the bird. Massive thankyou to both Max and Ben not only did you go far and beyond to help but you have made all the kids at The Big Treehouse happy that the bird wasn't harmed. I would highly recommend this company and the staff. Look forward to seeing you for our pest control in 6 months Kind regards Alison Banek
      Rick
      Rick
      2023-10-13
      James from Hunter & Coast Pest & Handyman Services was excellent. Easy to book. Great communication, arrived on time, friendly, clean and efficient! Even gave me a recommendation for a treatment to stay on top of the ants.
      Abby White
      Abby White
      2023-09-30
      Have used hunter and coast pest control for years and couldn't be happier. They were on time, cost effective and helped get rid of all my pests. Customer service is second to none and I recommend them to everyone! Thanks team!!!
      Jasmine Griesberg
      Jasmine Griesberg
      2023-09-28
      Professional and effective! Can’t ask for much more thanks gusy!
      Justin
      Justin
      2023-09-28
      Nice lady who did the job and a good company to deal with