OK, you have rats or mice in the house? Obviously, you want to get rid of them, and as soon as possible.
Although you could call a professional wildlife removal company, an inexpensive and easy solution that will occur to many people would be using rat poison to rid your property of rats or mice. It’s not hard to find in a store, it’s not especially expensive and it can sometimes be effective but will come with some unintended consequences most are not aware of.
Unintended victims are the biggest problem with using rat poison. Young children and pets are at a big risk to third party poisoning. The pellets can resemble food and leaving these on the ground makes it easy for your wandering dog to enjoy an unplanned snack. Your pet cat might accidentally eat the mouse who’s already ingested the poison, leaving you to determine why they suddenly don’t feel well and a very unpleasant trip to the vet’s office. Loose pellets could wind up in the hands of toddlers, who are attracted to the color and small size. These curious family members may get a little too close to the poison, which could result in an unplanned trip to the hospital.
Rat poison kills many wild animals each year beyond just their intended rodent victims its negative effects extend to unintended third parties. The most common unintended victims of rat poison are other mammals and birds such as bobcats, coyotes, foxes, hawks and owls. They can become poisoned either by directly feeding on poisons, or indirectly by feeding on rats and mice who have already ingested them. Poison ingested by the target animal builds up in the bodies of larger animals, which can eventually lead to death. The poisons typically contain slow-acting Anticoagulants, that cause their victims—who include “non-target” wildlife and companion animals severe internal hemorrhaging and a prolonged, agonizing death. Many of these animals are protected or even endangered species. You could be unintentionally killing wild animals and hurting our animal ecosystems.
If the rats or mice do eat the poison there is a great chance that they will end up dying in your home and possibly in a place that is not easily accessible, such as in your walls. If a dead rodent is rotting away in your walls for weeks it will leave
an almost unbearable smell floating through your entire home. A dead rodent can also attract flies and that comes with a new set of problems.
The best solution to your rat or mice problem is to contact a professional like Miller’s Wildlife Services at 941-302-6009 to come out and inspect your property. We will make a plan on how to humanly evict them from your home, seal up the property so they don’t return and get rid of their scent and body pheromones.
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