Tampa Rat & Mice Removal

Animal Pros | 813-895-3534

Animal Pros is greater Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater’s premier rodent control solution. We offer pest control and exterminating services for roof rats, fruit rats, and mice in greater Tampa Bay area wide. Our comprehensive rodent control solutions include humane trapping procedures, expert opening repair, and sanitizing rodent activity areas to provide you with a final product and peace of mind, the problem won’t return. Rat and mice problems can create serious health risks in the greater Tampa Bay area for residence and commercial businesses. Rodents reproduce very quickly, so it is crucial to get a upper hand early when numbers are low. If rodent problems are not dealt with in a timely fashion, infestations can occur, and can become a costly ordeal. It is also very important to understand that rodent removal alone is not a solution. It is a step in the process of a solution, but with removal, exclusion is needed, or repair of the openings rodents are using. Animal Pros specializes in rodent proofing services and industry leading techniques to rodent proof your home for good. Our step-by-step solutions will effectively solve rodent problems permanently.

• On-site evaluation.
• Humane, poison free, trapping solutions, monitored daily.
• Complete exterior seal-up of your home or building.
• Decontamination of affected areas.
• Guaranteed work, with a warranty you can trust.
• We specialize in rodents and wildlife.

Rodent Proofing Tampa, St. Petersburg, & Clearwater

Rats and mice in the greater Tampa area have the ability to fit into very small openings. Rats in St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater can utilize openings larger than 1/2″, while mice will utilize openings larger than 1/4″. Small crevices, cracks, and construction gaps that normally exist on your home will eventually be utilized by a rodent over time. Did you know, that even with new home construction, before the home is complete, there will be a number of workers leaving food and drinks on the job site, and rodents will often be in the home, before the home is complete.

Animal Pros of Tampa has a 30-point inspection process for rodent proofing solutions. Rats and mice will enter spots on a home low to the foundation, as well as high up around the roofline, especially if fruit or roof rats. Rats will commonly enter in a AC chases, in roof vents, window dormers, and in barrel tile roofs. Animal Pros specialists will ensure to check for any and every opening top to bottom of your home. It is our main goal to make your home or business the “Fort Knox” of your neighborhood or place of business, stopping rodent problems for good.

Rodent Control Solutions

Animal Pros of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater offers rodent control solutions to solve rodent intrusion’s. Our process includes:

Inspections – Our hightly trained specialists will look over your home or place of business, identifying any rodent activity, including openings, damage, structural construction gaps, body oil markings and staining, food sources, and the species of rodent or other wildlife that happens to be causing the problems.

Trapping & Removal – Animal Pros specialists in Tampa, go to great extents to ensure rodents are removed properly, which requires us to get as close to the rodent openings as possible. This often requires accessing drop tile ceilings, getting into the attic, or wedging under a home or business, to get where of the rodent activity is occurring. This often goes far beyond the “normal” removal means of other rodent control companies. We are specialists for a reason.

Bait Stations & Rock Stations – Preventative rodent control is easily achieved by the proper placement of bait stations to capture rodents before they have a chance to enter a building. Need a unobtrusive, invisible control option, then utilize Animal Pros rodent rocks, that appear just like a normal landscape rock, available in grey, tan, and slate. They are highly effective at population control of rodents that may be using areas around a home or business.

Rodent Proofing & Exclusion – Our goal is to make sure your Tampa home or business is rodent-free. Proper exclusion and rodent proofing starts with addressing any openings larger than 1/4″. There are common entry points and construction gaps rats will utilize, so it is very important to have these openings properly sealed up to prevent rodent intrusion’s.

Sanitizing & Contamination Remediation – Rodent infestation’s can leave a homeowner or business owner feeling helpless. Severe rodent problems often have rodents utilizing insulation in the walls and attic’s to use for nesting, and can have large fecal accumulations of droppings and urine staining contaminating articles in your home. It is important to understand the rats communicate by body oil’s, scent markings, and fecal and urine odors, so providing a permanent solution can only be achieved if these articles are removed the area sanitized. Animal Pros specialists go to great extents to ensure your home and your homes environment is safe and rodent-free.

Rodent contaminated insulation removal and replacement – Rodent problems in the greater Tampa Bay area often will include rodents in the attic. Rodents in a attic will utilize tunneling and borrowing in the insulation. This will create a problem contaminating insulation with urine and rodent droppings. There is only so much urine and droppings that insulation can absorb, before you have strong urine odor’s or even drywall staining in the interior of the home. You will need to contact Animal Pros specialist if you are needing insulation services due to rodent damage in your attic, today. Animal Pros utilizes HEPA vacuum systems to prevent dried fecal material from becoming airborne or distributed throughout the attic. As most HVAC duct lines are ran through a attic where rodent problems occur this can create serious problem. Contact a Animal Pros specialist today for immediate help in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, Florida.

Animal Pros are the rat and mice removal experts for the Tampa metro area, and can take care of your rodent removal problem quickly and help to rid your property of a rat or mice infestation. If you are hearing scratching noises in your walls or the attic, it may be a sign that you have rodents. We are experts at rat and mice removal, trapping, and rodent prevention. Common nuisance rat and mice complaints include:

• Rats or mice in the wall.
• Rats and mice in the attic.
• Rats or mice under the home.
• Dead rodents in walls.
• Rats or mice in drop tile ceiling.
• Rats and mice chewing water and plumbing lines.
• Rats and mice chewing ac lines.
• Rats and mice chewing vehicle electric wires.
• Rats and mice in AC chase.
• Rats and mice under the home.
• Rats and mice in the insulation.
• Rats and mice in between the floor.
• Rats in the pipes.
• Rats in the toilet.
• Dead rat in the home.
• Dead rat in a commercial business.
• Rat and mice urine and dropping clean up needed.
• Rat urine and droppings in the insulation.
• Rats on the roof.
• Repairing rat and mice openings.
• Rats chewed through screening.
• Rats and mice in the kitchen cabinets.

Rodents in Tampa, Florida

Scientific Name:

Order Rodentia

Roof Rats (Rattus rattus)

Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Wood Rats (Neotoma)

Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)

Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus)

Mice

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

House Mouse (Mus musculus)

Field Mouse (Mus musculus)

Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)

Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)

Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)

Rodent Proofing Experts Tampa

Animal proofing your Tampa home to prevent rat and mice problems is our specialty, as all repairs are performed aesthetically pleasing to compliment your home, and prevent animal intrusions for good. We use top quality materials (No Foam, Steel Wool, or Brillow Pads) to prevent any future rodent intrusion. Rats love to chew, and their teeth will grow constantly, unless they keep those teeth filed down by continual chewing. Common rat and mice entry points include:

Animal Pros specialists are highly trained to permanently repair rat & mice common problem areas, which can be easily overlooked by others. Inside openings will be of no concern, as we will be fortifying your structure from the outside, which is what is needed for long term results. With all rodent removal, removing all problem rats and mice is important, but exclusion repair services offered by Animal Pros, will ensure your home stays rodent-free. Regardless if your home is a new construction or is years old, construction gaps will exist, allowing rodents to make a minor gap, a little larger.

How To Get Rid Of Rats & Mice

Rodents can be very challenging to control for homeowners and even other pest companies. Their behavior and habits, can make them avoid traps, glue boards, and poisons, and cause a serious health and safety risk to your home. If you are attempting rodent control in your home, do not limit traps to just in the interior. Rodents will never have a opening that leads straight into the inside of the home. Rodents will often enter construction gaps around the foundation or roofline, giving them access into the attic, wall, or crawlspace. From there, rodents can go up and down walls, come out across baseboards, and utilize openings around pipes to gain access into the interior of the home. Here is what you need to know:

Rats

• Control: Rats can be very wary of traps. Utilize more than a few traps in the attic and crawlspace. Avoid the use of glue boards, as rats are large enough, they can drag the glue board away. Avoid the use of poisons, as rats can die in walls and other inaccessible areas.
• Behavior: Rats rely heavily on scent markings, body oils, feces, and urine from other rats to communicate and be attracted to your home. They can fit through very small openings and be extremely destructive.
• Disease Contamination: Rats can harbor over 30 human communicable diseases associated with “rat bites” and their “droppings”. They have larger droppings than mice, and can harbor pathogens and parasites.

Mice

• Control: Mice are opportunistic, and control can be achieved with snap traps and glue boards. Avoid the use of poisons as mice will die in walls and other inaccessible areas.
• Behavior: Mice have the ability to enter extremely small openings. They will utilize small construction gaps, and you will notice waves of activity from seasonal changes.
• Disease Contamination: Mice can contaminate much more than it eats daily.

Tampa Pest Control For Rodents

Most homeowners think a wildlife company and a pest control company are the same for effectively removing rats and mice, and they are not. Understanding the difference can aide you in permanently solving your rodent problem. Pest Control companies will usually contract a homeowner or business for a monthly service for rodent control, which is fine in theory. But one factor that is not covered, is repair of openings, and a true understanding of wildlife. Most pest companies, have integrated into the wildlife field for the extra revenue. Bug specialists usually fall short in wildlife inspecting, turning a simple issue into a problem. When you receive a wildlife inspection from a Animal Pros rodent specialist who specializes in wildlife, you will see the difference. Animal Pros rat control specialists will inspect, diagnose, repair openings, and even clean up and restore damage caused by rodents. That is what is needed for a long term solution, and understanding the process is half the battle.

Tampa Rat & Mice Exterminator

Rodents in the Tampa area, have the ability to get inside your home though very small openings. Getting rid of rodents is only the first step in taking care of your rat or mice problem. Animal Pros will also help with rodent exclusion, to prevent the rats or mice from getting back into your home. Rat and mice removal should be taken care of as soon as you see that first rat or mouse. Rodents are quick breeders and can populate to large numbers in a short period of time.

Rat and mice removal extermination, in Tampa, Florida, will help you to eliminate rodents from your home or business, and also prevent the spread of disease. Rats are a top carrier of a number of diseases that can be spread to your family or your pets. You should never attempt to take care of rat or mice problems on your own. Let us safely and effectively remove your rodents today.

Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings