Rat and Rodent Pest Control in Juhu

Three things that get rats out for good

After that, the technician comes back to check the stations, clear any nests and make sure the activity has stopped. If you would rather not kill them, we have humane traps and live trapping. Say so when you call.

• Find the way in. The technician looks at how bad it is, which rat it is, where it walks and exactly where it enters. The inspection is free.
• Traps and bait stations. A rat or two can often be handled with traps. More than that needs secure bait stations that keep the bait inside. Rats do not trust new things, so where a station sits matters more than how many there are.
• Close the gaps. Wire mesh, sealed pipe holes, door sweeps and vent screens. Skip this and new rats will move in.

Signs you have rats, and why not to wait

Rats chew through food, wires, furniture and documents, and a chewed wire can start a fire. They can also carry diseases such as leptospirosis, salmonellosis, murine typhus and rat-bite fever. So do not leave droppings near food, and clean them up carefully with gloves on.

• Droppings along the wall, in drawers or behind the stove.
• Bite marks on food packets, wires, doors or plastic pipes.
• Scratching in the false ceiling or in the wall at night.
• Greasy marks along one regular path, and bits of paper or cloth pulled into a nest.

What rat control costs in Juhu

It starts at ₹2,000. The final price depends on the size of the place and how bad it is, and sealing gaps on its own can be quoted as a separate job. Restaurants, offices and hotel food stores are priced by their size and can have a regular schedule with service records.

A housing society can ask for its garbage room, meter room, basement and drains to be done together, which usually works better than one flat at a time. See pest control for homes and societies for that.

Photos: Rat and Rodent Pest Control in Juhu

• How much is rat control in Juhu?

  It starts at ₹2,000. A home usually costs more or less depending on its size and how many rats there are, and a business is priced for its premises. Sealing gaps can also be done as a separate job. The free inspection sets the figure, and you get it in writing.

• Can you deal with rats near Juhu Circle?

  Yes. One of our recent jobs was a flat on 10th Road near Juhu Circle, treated for rats. Rat work there or anywhere else in Juhu starts with a free inspection to find where they get in. Once we fix a time, a technician reaches you in 30 minutes to 1 hour, and you get a 1-year warranty with the work.

• How are rats reaching my flat so high up?

  Black rats climb very well, and they use drain pipes, cable runs, service shafts and duct gaps to get up a building. They can also fit through very small openings. The inspection follows their route, because closing those gaps is what stops the next rats after the first ones have gone.

• Rats are digging in my bungalow garden. Can you stop that?

  Yes, ask the technician to look at the garden, the base of the walls and the drains during the free inspection. Burrows near the house usually mean brown rats. Bait stations and traps go along their paths, and any gap into the house gets closed. Keep fallen fruit and pet food off the ground too.

• Are bait stations okay if I have small children or pets?

  Secure bait stations are made to keep the bait inside, and they go along the rats' paths and not in open areas. Tell the technician about children and pets during the inspection. In places they can reach, traps can be used in place of bait, so that nothing is left out.

• Do you catch rats without killing them?

  Yes, we have humane traps and live trapping, so ask for them when you book. Closing the gaps matters even more with this method. A rat let go too close will simply return, and any gap you leave open will let another one come in after it.

• My flat smells of a dead rat. What should I do?

  If you can reach it safely, wear gloves, take it out and clean the spot with disinfectant. If the smell comes from a false ceiling or a duct, tell us when you book so that the technician can check there. The smell usually fades in a couple of weeks.

• How can a cafe or hotel kitchen keep rats away between visits?

  Keep food in sealed boxes off the floor, take waste out every night, clean under the cooking range and close the gaps under the doors. Regular visits can be set up for kitchens and food stores, with service records. The technician will show you the spots to check every day.

• What is the way to get rid of rats for good?

  Close the way in. That means wire mesh, sealed pipe holes, door sweeps and vent screens, plus keeping food and water out of reach. Bait on its own only clears the rats you have today and leaves the same door open for the next ones to walk in.

• Can rats be cleared from the house in one night?

  Not reliably, and it is better to hear that now. The first visit takes 1 to 2 hours, activity should fall in 7 to 14 days, and it takes 2 to 4 weeks to finish with follow-up visits. Rats are careful and do not take bait right away. Call 80979 41077 to begin.