Rat Exterminator
Effective Rat Control Without Harmful Exposure
Rats aren’t just unsettling—they present serious threats to your home’s structure and your family’s health. These intelligent, adaptable rodents can chew through electrical wiring creating fire hazards, damage insulation, contaminate food sources, and spread diseases through their droppings and urine.
The most effective rat control begins with prevention—stopping rats from entering your home in the first place through comprehensive exclusion strategies that eliminate access points and make your property a fortress against these persistent invaders.
Signs You Need A Professional Rat Exterminator
Rats are masters of stealth, typically emerging at night while you’re asleep. By the time you actually see a rat, you’re likely dealing with a significant infestation. Watch for these telltale signs:
Fresh Droppings
Dark, rice-sized droppings (up to 40 per rat nightly) often concentrated in hidden areas.
Gnaw Marks
Damage to wood, plastic, wiring, and food packaging with rough, chisel-like edges.
Nocturnal Noises
Scratching, scurrying, or grinding sounds in walls, ceilings, or under floors after dark.
Greasy Smudges
Dark marks along baseboards and walls where rats repeatedly travel using the same paths.
Nesting Materials
Shredded paper, fabric, or insulation gathered in hidden locations.
Unusual Pet Behavior
Pets staring at walls or becoming agitated around specific areas.
Why DIY Approaches Often Fail
Over-the-counter rat traps may address symptoms without eliminating the root cause. Worse, many rat poisons contain dangerous toxins that can harm pets, children, and beneficial wildlife when rats carry the bait outside or predators consume poisoned rodents.
One Rat Sighting Signals a Larger Problem
One rat sighting signals a much larger problem. Rats reproduce at alarming rates—females can produce up to 60 offspring annually through multiple litters. In the Pacific Northwest, Norway rats burrow near foundations while roof rats nest in attics and upper structures. These destructive rodents infiltrate properties through holes as small as a quarter, gnaw through wood and electrical wiring creating fire hazards, and contaminate surfaces with disease-carrying urine and feces. Children, elderly individuals, and those with respiratory conditions face the greatest health risks from rat-borne diseases and allergens.
Our Integrated Pest Management Approach
At All Natural Pest Elimination, we prioritize prevention through comprehensive exclusion strategies. Our detailed inspection process identifies and seals every potential entry point using our 20-point checklist, not just the obvious access areas other companies address. While competitors may seal one compromised vent screen and ignore others, we examine every vent screen, checking whether it requires rodent-proof reinforcement. We proactively seal any area that might become problematic—including plumbing and electrical penetrations, door gaps, and structural cracks—creating complete barriers against future infestations. Every treatment is backed by our unlimited service warranty.
