This has been a crazy month. In the last month I have caught/killed at least 4 mice in my basement and this morning I found a freaking bat in a mouse trap still alive in my basement. I've spent a ton of time over the years sealing any gaps from the exterior, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how a bat got in my basement that has no entry points (I have glass block windows).
The fireplace flue is closed and I have vent covers on top of my chimney...this sucks, I'm so tired of it.
So, need to call in the experts I guess. I called Critter Control and it's $199 just for an inspection of the perimeter of my house, which includes the service call. Does that sound reasonable or anybody have someone they've used in the KC area?
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We had a possum on our attic at one point. You could hear the pitter patter of little feet running over your head. I think that's who we used.
$200 seems pretty standard for anyone coming out to your house.
$200 seems pretty standard for anyone coming out to your house.
Defense. Rebounds.
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I think a place we spoke with had a 149 fee for first visit so 199 seems in line.
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Yeah, I going to call them. My chimney is 30 + feet tall and I don't want to mess with it nor do I even have a ladder that tall. Just freaking annoying. Not sure if the bat will survive, its wing was caught in the mouse trap and it was very angry. I carried the trap out front with a pair of pliers and released the bat from the trap in the yard. He was hissing and not happy, oh well, stay the fvck out of my house.
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Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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apt to this thread, the wife is on a rat eradication spree…not in the house, but in our backyard
i told her it’s a lost cause when the neighbors have chickens and aren’t doing any mitigation themselves, but whatever
i told her it’s a lost cause when the neighbors have chickens and aren’t doing any mitigation themselves, but whatever
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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Is a kitty cat an option?
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for me?
the dogs are trying, but we’d rather them not get into a tussle with wild rats (hence the effort)
Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?
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chickens will usually kill mice if they get in their area the loose grain is a problem though
Just Ledoux it
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I like to put a bird feeder out in the winter months but yea it also attracts a lotta mice and voles and such
They build a little network of tunnels in the snow and can be just as entertaining as the birds. But also don’t really want so many rodents around
Of course, the rodents attract more yard visits from the neighborhood foxes too
They build a little network of tunnels in the snow and can be just as entertaining as the birds. But also don’t really want so many rodents around
Of course, the rodents attract more yard visits from the neighborhood foxes too
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Nice of you to let the bat go - hopefully he doesn't try to find his way back "home." My mom was having a major problem with rats in her attic and crawl space. We used Critter Control and they came and did an inspection and found all kinds of entry points (both under the house and in the roof and ridge vents). There was even a hole in the wall behind her dishwasher and the rats had made a nice cozy nest in the insulation around the dishwasher!shindig wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:25 am Yeah, I going to call them. My chimney is 30 + feet tall and I don't want to mess with it nor do I even have a ladder that tall. Just freaking annoying. Not sure if the bat will survive, its wing was caught in the mouse trap and it was very angry. I carried the trap out front with a pair of pliers and released the bat from the trap in the yard. He was hissing and not happy, oh well, stay the fvck out of my house.
Anyway, she paid for a full enclosure (sealing of the house). Here in Savannah they provide a 1 year warranty against any further incidences. Took them 2 days and it seems like they did a thorough job (I was there watching the whole time to see what they did). They closed in all the crawl space openings with mesh. She had a Ridge vent in her roof that has been compromised as well, so they covered that up with some wire mesh specifically designed for the vents.
Sure beats me setting traps in her attic and then having to come "remove" the occupants.
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oh yeah, I don't want to continue dealing with it. I just had a new roof put on 1.5 years ago, so I'm hoping it is not the roof. My guess is the chimney or some access point under the overhang of the roof that I haven't identified. The Critter guy is coming out next week to do a full inspection and see how it got in. I guess if it gets in the attic somehow, it can crawl down the walls into the basement, at least that is what I have read, especially in older homes like mine, built in 1928. Just not what I was expecting on a Monday morning as I walked downstairs to get a sweatshirt out of the dryer.3rdGenJayhawk wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:31 pmNice of you to let the bat go - hopefully he doesn't try to find his way back "home." My mom was having a major problem with rats in her attic and crawl space. We used Critter Control and they came and did an inspection and found all kinds of entry points (both under the house and in the roof and ridge vents). There was even a hole in the wall behind her dishwasher and the rats had made a nice cozy nest in the insulation around the dishwasher!shindig wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:25 am Yeah, I going to call them. My chimney is 30 + feet tall and I don't want to mess with it nor do I even have a ladder that tall. Just freaking annoying. Not sure if the bat will survive, its wing was caught in the mouse trap and it was very angry. I carried the trap out front with a pair of pliers and released the bat from the trap in the yard. He was hissing and not happy, oh well, stay the fvck out of my house.
Anyway, she paid for a full enclosure (sealing of the house). Here in Savannah they provide a 1 year warranty against any further incidences. Took them 2 days and it seems like they did a thorough job (I was there watching the whole time to see what they did). They closed in all the crawl space openings with mesh. She had a Ridge vent in her roof that has been compromised as well, so they covered that up with some wire mesh specifically designed for the vents.
Sure beats me setting traps in her attic and then having to come "remove" the occupants.
And I don't want to open the attic to peak in, I'm too nervous now, I'll let the expert deal with it.