Wished i watched this video earlier when I had the problem.Most pest companies are cowboys but these guys know what they are taking about , took me a long time , lots of money (drainage surveys etc) before i realised it was the meter box ..had to rip up floor to get to the entrance point and block the access . They had us terrorised every winter .. were trying to build a nest in the couch. Clever animals too. Caught one of them nudging the toaster with his head to shake crumbs out..Thank god we finally got rid
We have a sudden problem with rats since the neighbour built a close boarded fence 1/2 metre from a farm wall and the void has filled with brambles. Could that be a nest? Great video 👍
Good advice these chaps we had a rat problem. Previous owner built over a manhole - took us ages to piece it together. From there they climbed into our loft via the cavity All the pest control guy we got said to us was put poison down - and trap but they are too smart, need to stop them getting in
@@clbo9878you will need to work out if they are coming from outside in or from inside out. The technique in this video is only for when rats are coming from outside in. Put some loosely crumpled paper in the holes and then cover with soil to a depth of a few inches. Pat down the soil. Leave until the holes reappear. If there isn’t soil piled up around the hole, then you know the rats have come from inside. Rats inside are usually coming from a drainage system problem.
Fantastic video guys. Thank you very much for posting this. We have the same issue, new build terraced home and a rat has been living in the roof of our house. Making it's way from one home to another through the eaves. Caught it on camera in roof which I can send you. After laying poison and traps for weeks in our roof, my partner suggested we lay poison under our neighbours deck, attached to a thin steel rod. So we did that and bingo, most of the posion blocks had all been nibbled. So will be asking my neighbour nicely tomorrow, if we can lift his deck to investigate this and put a stop to it. Thanks for the advice.
Great news. Poison outside should be in a bait station though to stop non target animals from eating it. Ps. If the shingle starts to disappear downwards that means the rats are coming from below ground and not from above. If this occurs it will nearly always be a drainage/sewer problem. Good luck
Thanks for your reply. After watching the majority of your videos, you spoke of how not to use poison, so I was scampering back to delete my original comment, but you had already beat me to it. Thanks for your helpful advice.
@@callumgreig2379 we are here to help and to educate. You don’t know what you don’t know, that’s not your fault. We only get 😡 when it’s “professionals” or “know it alls” who are using rodenticide when there are non toxic or no kill alternatives that they should be using. 😊
Very interesting video. I have a persistent issue with rats inside my cavity wall. Have had three(!) Different pest control teams out and all are stumped as to how they're getting in. Have spent a small fortune on all this and had a drain survey done. I have no idea what to do next!
@alexk2967 your story is all too common! Take a look at our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee Program. Here’s the link: www.pestinterceptors.co.uk/rat-free-lifetime-guarantee
@@PestInterceptors I didn't see where you explained about using pea gravel - I see where you say you explain it keep watching, but no explanation - is it because when it moves it will fall back in on itself. English person in US
who ever build them block of flats also corwards if you ask me,Ive worked on Building sites before,We build walls from 7 feet down in to the ground,That building looks like the bricks started less than a few foot in the ground,Im also so surprised the building has not even fallen down yet
So no wire nessaccary at the 2nd rat hole where u added 2 bags 10 mm gravel, only gravel ? So gravel fill is key to keeping any opening sealed frm critters? One wld hope there's a law for builders, plumbers, utility Co etc to seal them inspect all pipe inserted areas? Great channel u guys r great i learned so much here👏🏻 Thank You stay safe Margie frm Boston MA. 🇺🇸🍀
There was wire mesh under both areas, it was just really hard to film in the second hole so we didn’t show it. The wire mesh is there to stop the gravel disappearing down the rat holes as well as a second line of defence. We love the fact you enjoy our channel Margie!
@@PestInterceptors do you know it’s frustrating about things like this-it’s when you don’t live in the locality of the great tradesmen that are making the videos
Great video cheers, I've one or two rats that has found its way into my house in a similiar way around a sewer pipe the hole of which is a wider diameter, I'm concerned though if i block it, the blighters will chew their way out through some other route, what do you do in this situation? I'm considering setting up a camera to study when they leave and then rush down and fill it when they're outside foraging!
@charlesleavitt4787 it’s rarely just two rats….and if it is they don’t stay that for long. If the hole is near to a sewer pipe you need to look at that. Check out our playlist on our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee. You’ll see how we solve that problem. 👍🏼✅
@@PestInterceptors I noticed a brown rat in my garden today chilling under the shed, seemed to be eating the bird seeds off of the grass, what should i do? theres only 1 that i have seen so far
@@PestInterceptors Fair point but if the cats are well fed then generally they only use the rat as a play thing. Even the smell of a cat is enough to discourage rats from an area, generally speaking. If poor moggy comes a cropper then get another one. I believe with the overpopulation of all major citys in the UK and poor litter collection schedules this problem will only get worse.
I had on in my living room at silly o'clock in the morning. I could hear a load of noise put the light on and my cat come running in with a rat in her mouth. Grab the cat and she let the rat go, rat span around and went in my bathroom and down the side of the bath never saw it again. I got a rat trap still but haven't court it. How the guy is explaining it is how it got in the flat. P.s I keep a tidy flat so I am clean as is flat lol
Because it rolls back into the hole that the rat is trying to dig. Bigger and it won’t do the same. The mesh needs to be 10 mm holes and stainless steel or galvanised.
I really wish you could come and sort out the problem at my flat. I paid hundreds to get my coal cellar rat proofed and they just used foam and 5 months later the rats are back in and the company is refusing to come back unless I pay them again! 😩
We do cover all of the uk with our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee program. Really sorry you’ve wasted your time and money on idiots/conmen…..sadly the industry is full of them! (Not all, some are fantastic.)
@@up2now because small round stones roll back into the hole that the rat is trying to dig out. Be observant though! If the holes appear again and there is no spoil heap above ground, then it’s been dug out from below…..then it will be a drainage problem….we have a playlist all about that if it happens.
@@PestInterceptors it's more a preventative measure at the moment I've built a summer house with decking so going to put mesh all around it 30cm above and away from building ie reverse l shape then back fill with the 10mm gravel ?
A rat or rats are in our loft, neighbour too. Our house is surrounded by patio so would I be right in assuming it’s more likely they’re getting in underground like through sewer and drains? I’d initially assumed it was a ground rat going up through the gutters or something. If they’re coming from underground through sewer or drain how would we be able to stop that. Any advice appreciated 😊
@christinacradick4682 any pest or drainage “specialist” that tells you they are getting in up the drain pipes is someone you don’t need in your life! In 15 years we’ve known it happen once. So your choices are: Get this service from us www.pestinterceptors.co.uk/rat-free-lifetime-guarantee Or try rat flaps, these are the only ones we use: www.pestinterceptors.com/collections/rat-flaps
I moved into a house 2 months ago , there are rats in the ceiling and walls , i have no loft so cant get up there , ive found holes outside where the pipes go in , can wire wool be used to fill the holes up ? Will it work ?
@rachelcarter2036 it is rare for rats to get into a house that way, but it is common for rats to leave a house that way. It is a common misconsception in the pest control world tha rats get in houses from outside. The truth is 99% of rats in houses get there via the drain pipes under the houses. Take alook through our rats playlist.
@nonickname5850 i just checked this out. I discovered that you can move the subtitles by picking them up with your cursor and moving them to another part of the screen. So i guess we have both learned something today 👍🏼👊🏻✅
Deep enough so that the above ground rats can’t dig down to the soil without the gravel filling the hole back in. 12 inches at least. Don’t forget most rats are coming from below, not above. Check out our rats playlist to see why and how. ✅
I think those thorn bushes are traditionally put in front of windows as a natural burglar deterrent. Would be pretty unpleasant to try climbing around one into a window.
It rolls back into the hole faster than they can dig it out @stuu3270 But this only applies if the rats are coming from above ground. Most rats are coming from the sewer underneath. In that scenario the gravel will end up disappearing into the sewer.
My only worry is fitting mesh if rats are inside. They'll be trapped in side and start causing more damage. They only come out at night so it looks like a night shift for me then.😢 Or wait until the traps produce results first...
@@stuu3270 do this and save yourself a night shift: Loosely screw up some newspaper and put it into the holes. It is only there to stop the soil going down the hole! Then fill loosely with soil. Then check every day until the hole reappears. If there isn’t a pile of spoil (soil from the rats digging) outside the new hole, then you know the rats are coming from under the building and not above ground. Ps. 99.9% of rats in houses don’t come from above ground. Sadly 90% of pest control companies will tell you they do.
@wonder7798 It is important to work out if they are going in or going out of the holes. Push some rolled up paper into the hole (just lightly) and cover with soil. Check the next few days. If the hole reappears and there is a pile of paper and soil on top of the hole, the rats are coming from outside. It is more likely that there will be little or no spoil above ground though. This will indicate that they are coming from inside out.......which means drainage/sewers.
My Gas meter is the same outside the block of flats where I live,I not had and rats or mise coming in here,Had them coming in my last flat,I also hard them moving about in the loft,They will find other ways of getting in to peoples homes,They also travel through sewage pipe's,They also come up and get out of peoples toilets,How do you stop that,I also had a mouse running about in my old flat.LOL the mise/rats will also get throgh that wire mesh,They chew their way through it
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@garyproffitt5941 domesticated rats are very different to wild rats. The main difference being that wild rats usually get in your home from a turd filled sewer. They carry those bacteria and viruses everywhere they go, so on your floors, work surfaces, food preparation areas, children’s play areas. But yes, they are amazing creatures. We had two as pets for a while 👍🏼 (domesticated ones!)
Agreed, I’ve had pet rats and they were fantastic pets…BUT now I have them in my flat and they are driving me insane!!! I’ve already had leptospirosis once, I don’t want it again! They dig in under my coal cellar door and I just don’t know what the hell to do to stop them 😩
also whats inside the house,Floor boards or concrete flooring ???,If its floorboards,Mise and rats would love them sort of flooring,They also get through that easly enough,The ground floors are made out of solid concrete,Things like Mise and Rats,Got no chance of getting through concrete flooring
But they get into the cavity wall and go around the concrete floor, or just find the holes for service pipes and wires and go straight through them @dalebenton3354
You said that the mesh goes “up the wall and away from the wall otherwise the rats will burrow around it”. Can you explain this please. If the mesh is tight against the wall and covers the hole then how will they burrow around it?
They would burrow under the mesh as it’s only soil. The mesh going out at a right angle from the wall prevents this as the rats aren’t intelligent enough to dig a foot from the wall to get under the mesh.
@@PestInterceptors ok so the mesh is just there to hold the stones in place and the deterrent is that the rats cannot burrow through the lose stones. Reading your answer above, it seems that you bend the mesh into an L shaped so part of it covers the hole and the other part prevents the rats going straight down.
Rats are getting into my loft! I thought up the gutter and in through the roof! But I’ve blocked any holes! Still coming back! No idea now! I’ll look for any holes near the ground! Haven’t seen anything obvious though! Frustrating!!!!
Rat bait works best, they are very resilient creatures, they are able to navigate their way through pretty much anything. I would guess they could gnaw through that mesh in no time at all .
You would be wrong on both statements I’m afraid. Rodenticide (bait) can only be used legally if all other nontoxic control has been tried and proven to not work. No the rats can’t chew through galvanised steel mesh. If they could we wouldn’t use it. Thank you for your input though. Every day is a learning day.
Surely the problem with services into the property and the lintel could be solved during construction very easily by effectively large, square metal washer, if you can grasp what I’m saying
@@KKTR3 once rats have started nesting they are very determined to get back in. They would simply dig around your idea I’m afraid. The same with pouring concrete in…they would just find the edges and tunnel around the concrete. Trust us. We are the only lifetime guarantee company for rats…we know our stuff. ☺️
@clock99times the gravel, if it’s the size we use in the video, rolls back into the hole the rat is trying to dig. So as long as it’s deep enough and the right gravel, no they can’t get through gravel.
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Wished i watched this video earlier when I had the problem.Most pest companies are cowboys but these guys know what they are taking about , took me a long time , lots of money (drainage surveys etc) before i realised it was the meter box ..had to rip up floor to get to the entrance point and block the access . They had us terrorised every winter .. were trying to build a nest in the couch. Clever animals too. Caught one of them nudging the toaster with his head to shake crumbs out..Thank god we finally got rid
That’s good to hear. Any issues since you sorted the problem ?
We have a sudden problem with rats since the neighbour built a close boarded fence 1/2 metre from a farm wall and the void has filled with brambles. Could that be a nest? Great video 👍
Good advice these chaps we had a rat problem. Previous owner built over a manhole - took us ages to piece it together. From there they climbed into our loft via the cavity
All the pest control guy we got said to us was put poison down - and trap but they are too smart, need to stop them getting in
@philiphayton8261 Here’s all the products we use. We only sell what we use and know works.
www.pestinterceptors.com/
Gotta respect those creatures for how smart they are
@SKA343 the rats are pretty smart too though! 😉😝
@@PestInterceptors
Do you need to capture the rats on the side of your foundation before putting the 10 mm gravel down?
@@clbo9878yes because in theory you could be dealing them inside.
@PestInterceptors
Do you mean SEALING then inside? Also, I think it would be hard to know if you've killed all of them inside right?
@@clbo9878you will need to work out if they are coming from outside in or from inside out.
The technique in this video is only for when rats are coming from outside in.
Put some loosely crumpled paper in the holes and then cover with soil to a depth of a few inches. Pat down the soil.
Leave until the holes reappear.
If there isn’t soil piled up around the hole, then you know the rats have come from inside.
Rats inside are usually coming from a drainage system problem.
Fantastic video guys. Thank you very much for posting this. We have the same issue, new build terraced home and a rat has been living in the roof of our house. Making it's way from one home to another through the eaves. Caught it on camera in roof which I can send you. After laying poison and traps for weeks in our roof, my partner suggested we lay poison under our neighbours deck, attached to a thin steel rod. So we did that and bingo, most of the posion blocks had all been nibbled. So will be asking my neighbour nicely tomorrow, if we can lift his deck to investigate this and put a stop to it. Thanks for the advice.
Great news.
Poison outside should be in a bait station though to stop non target animals from eating it.
Ps. If the shingle starts to disappear downwards that means the rats are coming from below ground and not from above. If this occurs it will nearly always be a drainage/sewer problem.
Good luck
Thanks for your reply. After watching the majority of your videos, you spoke of how not to use poison, so I was scampering back to delete my original comment, but you had already beat me to it. Thanks for your helpful advice.
@@callumgreig2379 we are here to help and to educate.
You don’t know what you don’t know, that’s not your fault.
We only get 😡 when it’s “professionals” or “know it alls” who are using rodenticide when there are non toxic or no kill alternatives that they should be using. 😊
Forget all the other ideas. Get some Fenn 4 traps. Nothing works better! 👍🇬🇧😁
@@PestInterceptors ???
Very interesting video.
I have a persistent issue with rats inside my cavity wall. Have had three(!) Different pest control teams out and all are stumped as to how they're getting in. Have spent a small fortune on all this and had a drain survey done.
I have no idea what to do next!
@alexk2967 your story is all too common!
Take a look at our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee Program. Here’s the link:
www.pestinterceptors.co.uk/rat-free-lifetime-guarantee
Get a cat.
You need a cat-job done
@@jablot5054 If one cat fails get several
Neat video.. Just wondering i would have used cemment to fill the holes in,, but it would work just the same..great video..
We explain why we use pea shingle in the video 😊
Rats will just dig around cement in this situation.
Rats have chewed through cement in my home
@@PestInterceptors I didn't see where you explained about using pea gravel - I see where you say you explain it keep watching, but no explanation - is it because when it moves it will fall back in on itself. English person in US
@@GiveaDogaHomeGaDaH that is correct. If it’s bigger or smaller it tends to be dug out. This will roll back in to fill the hole.
who ever build them block of flats also corwards if you ask me,Ive worked on Building sites before,We build walls from 7 feet down in to the ground,That building looks like the bricks started less than a few foot in the ground,Im also so surprised the building has not even fallen down yet
I think it’s the design of those. It’s called, I think, a floating concrete slab.
So no wire nessaccary at the 2nd rat hole where u added 2 bags 10 mm gravel, only gravel ? So gravel fill is key to keeping any opening sealed frm critters? One wld hope there's a law for builders, plumbers, utility Co etc to seal them inspect all pipe inserted areas? Great channel u guys r great i learned so much here👏🏻 Thank You stay safe
Margie frm Boston MA. 🇺🇸🍀
There was wire mesh under both areas, it was just really hard to film in the second hole so we didn’t show it.
The wire mesh is there to stop the gravel disappearing down the rat holes as well as a second line of defence.
We love the fact you enjoy our channel Margie!
@@PestInterceptors do you know it’s frustrating about things like this-it’s when you don’t live in the locality of the great tradesmen that are making the videos
@@KKTR3 that’s why we like to show you on UA-cam how it can be done easily by anyone willing to try. (Although we do make it look easy ☺️).
Great video guys and thank you for the info
Cheers 🍻
Can you tell me why 10mm pebbles? They can't dig in it?
Great video cheers, I've one or two rats that has found its way into my house in a similiar way around a sewer pipe the hole of which is a wider diameter, I'm concerned though if i block it, the blighters will chew their way out through some other route, what do you do in this situation? I'm considering setting up a camera to study when they leave and then rush down and fill it when they're outside foraging!
@charlesleavitt4787 it’s rarely just two rats….and if it is they don’t stay that for long.
If the hole is near to a sewer pipe you need to look at that.
Check out our playlist on our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee. You’ll see how we solve that problem. 👍🏼✅
@@PestInterceptors I noticed a brown rat in my garden today chilling under the shed, seemed to be eating the bird seeds off of the grass, what should i do? theres only 1 that i have seen so far
Get yourself a cat, maybe a few of them, easy. And you'll also have something furry to play with instead of rats.
@TheJonic2000 two problems with that.
What if the rats have been eating poison?
The rats of Birmingham would kick a cats ass 🤣
@@PestInterceptors Fair point but if the cats are well fed then generally they only use the rat as a play thing. Even the smell of a cat is enough to discourage rats from an area, generally speaking. If poor moggy comes a cropper then get another one. I believe with the overpopulation of all major citys in the UK and poor litter collection schedules this problem will only get worse.
Plus terriers are rat killing machines.
I had on in my living room at silly o'clock in the morning. I could hear a load of noise put the light on and my cat come running in with a rat in her mouth. Grab the cat and she let the rat go, rat span around and went in my bathroom and down the side of the bath never saw it again. I got a rat trap still but haven't court it. How the guy is explaining it is how it got in the flat. P.s I keep a tidy flat so I am clean as is flat lol
I've got 6 cat's in the gardens, 4 mastiffs, 4 terriers, 2 minks and one Wolverine.
Brilliant educational video - thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
why 10mm gravel and not larger? what gauge wire mesh do you use?
Because it rolls back into the hole that the rat is trying to dig. Bigger and it won’t do the same. The mesh needs to be 10 mm holes and stainless steel or galvanised.
@@PestInterceptors thats what ive been doing wrong thanks using bigger stones
I really wish you could come and sort out the problem at my flat. I paid hundreds to get my coal cellar rat proofed and they just used foam and 5 months later the rats are back in and the company is refusing to come back unless I pay them again! 😩
We do cover all of the uk with our Rat Free Lifetime Guarantee program.
Really sorry you’ve wasted your time and money on idiots/conmen…..sadly the industry is full of them! (Not all, some are fantastic.)
Hi what size mesh do you recommend does it need to be galvanised ?
Rats can get through a hole of just 13mm, so anything smaller than that is going to work. we always use galvanized mesh.
@@PestInterceptors Thanks for prompt reply! Galvanised makes sense only want to do the job once! 🙄
Also what's the reasoning behind 10mm shingle as opposed to 20m cotswold chippings ?
@@up2now because small round stones roll back into the hole that the rat is trying to dig out.
Be observant though! If the holes appear again and there is no spoil heap above ground, then it’s been dug out from below…..then it will be a drainage problem….we have a playlist all about that if it happens.
@@PestInterceptors it's more a preventative measure at the moment I've built a summer house with decking so going to put mesh all around it 30cm above and away from building ie reverse l shape then back fill with the 10mm gravel ?
How do you kill them once under the floor. Ours is a brick build 90 year old building. The buggers are eating through the floorboards.😮
The first question should be; how are they getting under the floors?
99% of rats under or in houses are getting there via a drainage or sewer problem.
A rat or rats are in our loft, neighbour too. Our house is surrounded by patio so would I be right in assuming it’s more likely they’re getting in underground like through sewer and drains? I’d initially assumed it was a ground rat going up through the gutters or something. If they’re coming from underground through sewer or drain how would we be able to stop that. Any advice appreciated 😊
@christinacradick4682 any pest or drainage “specialist” that tells you they are getting in up the drain pipes is someone you don’t need in your life!
In 15 years we’ve known it happen once.
So your choices are:
Get this service from us
www.pestinterceptors.co.uk/rat-free-lifetime-guarantee
Or try rat flaps, these are the only ones we use:
www.pestinterceptors.com/collections/rat-flaps
I moved into a house 2 months ago , there are rats in the ceiling and walls , i have no loft so cant get up there , ive found holes outside where the pipes go in , can wire wool be used to fill the holes up ? Will it work ?
@rachelcarter2036 it is rare for rats to get into a house that way, but it is common for rats to leave a house that way. It is a common misconsception in the pest control world tha rats get in houses from outside. The truth is 99% of rats in houses get there via the drain pipes under the houses. Take alook through our rats playlist.
BRILLIANT!!!!! an advertisement over the top of the subtitles so I cant understand anything that is being said.
@nonickname5850 i just checked this out. I discovered that you can move the subtitles by picking them up with your cursor and moving them to another part of the screen.
So i guess we have both learned something today 👍🏼👊🏻✅
Worked, thank you for the info :-))@@PestInterceptors
You’d think Roland Rat Sunak had enough houses ?
Interesting no bait was used ? What about possible rats that you could have trapped in that could possibly now burrow out from a different area.
We would use traps. Use rodenticide in this situation and and 100% you will get a terrible smell and then a massive fly problem.
How can you be sure not to trap anything in? Incase come threw somewhere else? Or do you bait loft space and cavity walls to solve that?
Cheers
How far down do I dig to place the wire mesh? And does it need to go round the whole house? Or just at the site of a hole?
Deep enough so that the above ground rats can’t dig down to the soil without the gravel filling the hole back in. 12 inches at least.
Don’t forget most rats are coming from below, not above.
Check out our rats playlist to see why and how. ✅
I think those thorn bushes are traditionally put in front of windows as a natural burglar deterrent. Would be pretty unpleasant to try climbing around one into a window.
Maybe. 🤔
It's quite correct, security experts will tell you to use prickly bushes around your building
I have this exact same problem on a new build extension. I've watched many videos but nothing yet explains why smaller 10mm shingle. Please share...
It rolls back into the hole faster than they can dig it out @stuu3270
But this only applies if the rats are coming from above ground.
Most rats are coming from the sewer underneath. In that scenario the gravel will end up disappearing into the sewer.
Brilliant, thanks. One more thing... Do I attach it to the wall with screws or just let the shingle weigh it down?
@@stuu3270 no need for screws. Just like the video
My only worry is fitting mesh if rats are inside. They'll be trapped in side and start causing more damage. They only come out at night so it looks like a night shift for me then.😢 Or wait until the traps produce results first...
@@stuu3270 do this and save yourself a night shift:
Loosely screw up some newspaper and put it into the holes. It is only there to stop the soil going down the hole!
Then fill loosely with soil.
Then check every day until the hole reappears.
If there isn’t a pile of spoil (soil from the rats digging) outside the new hole, then you know the rats are coming from under the building and not above ground.
Ps. 99.9% of rats in houses don’t come from above ground. Sadly 90% of pest control companies will tell you they do.
We have a brick building and the same problem. PORTLAND OREGON
@wonder7798 It is important to work out if they are going in or going out of the holes.
Push some rolled up paper into the hole (just lightly) and cover with soil.
Check the next few days. If the hole reappears and there is a pile of paper and soil on top of the hole, the rats are coming from outside. It is more likely that there will be little or no spoil above ground though. This will indicate that they are coming from inside out.......which means drainage/sewers.
My Gas meter is the same outside the block of flats where I live,I not had and rats or mise coming in here,Had them coming in my last flat,I also hard them moving about in the loft,They will find other ways of getting in to peoples homes,They also travel through sewage pipe's,They also come up and get out of peoples toilets,How do you stop that,I also had a mouse running about in my old flat.LOL the mise/rats will also get throgh that wire mesh,They chew their way through it
They can’t get through stainless steel mesh if it’s the correct guage and hole size.
They come over on boats as well big ones
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@garyproffitt5941 domesticated rats are very different to wild rats. The main difference being that wild rats usually get in your home from a turd filled sewer.
They carry those bacteria and viruses everywhere they go, so on your floors, work surfaces, food preparation areas, children’s play areas.
But yes, they are amazing creatures. We had two as pets for a while 👍🏼 (domesticated ones!)
Agreed, I’ve had pet rats and they were fantastic pets…BUT now I have them in my flat and they are driving me insane!!! I’ve already had leptospirosis once, I don’t want it again! They dig in under my coal cellar door and I just don’t know what the hell to do to stop them 😩
Пока мусор не станут убирать вовремя, проблема не уйдет.
also whats inside the house,Floor boards or concrete flooring ???,If its floorboards,Mise and rats would love them sort of flooring,They also get through that easly enough,The ground floors are made out of solid concrete,Things like Mise and Rats,Got no chance of getting through concrete flooring
But they get into the cavity wall and go around the concrete floor, or just find the holes for service pipes and wires and go straight through them @dalebenton3354
Bloody hell Dale, give it a rest. These guys know how to deal with rats and mice better than you or I.
You said that the mesh goes “up the wall and away from the wall otherwise the rats will burrow around it”.
Can you explain this please. If the mesh is tight against the wall and covers the hole then how will they burrow around it?
They would burrow under the mesh as it’s only soil.
The mesh going out at a right angle from the wall prevents this as the rats aren’t intelligent enough to dig a foot from the wall to get under the mesh.
@@PestInterceptors ok so the mesh is just there to hold the stones in place and the deterrent is that the rats cannot burrow through the lose stones. Reading your answer above, it seems that you bend the mesh into an L shaped so part of it covers the hole and the other part prevents the rats going straight down.
Rats are getting into my loft! I thought up the gutter and in through the roof! But I’ve blocked any holes! Still coming back! No idea now! I’ll look for any holes near the ground!
Haven’t seen anything obvious though! Frustrating!!!!
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Rat bait works best, they are very resilient creatures, they are able to navigate their way through pretty much anything. I would guess they could gnaw through that mesh in no time at all .
You would be wrong on both statements I’m afraid.
Rodenticide (bait) can only be used legally if all other nontoxic control has been tried and proven to not work.
No the rats can’t chew through galvanised steel mesh. If they could we wouldn’t use it.
Thank you for your input though. Every day is a learning day.
@@PestInterceptors oh I see, thank you for the info😌
@@carolinegathercole8473wire wool works for small holes too. Rats and mice don’t chew metal but they can get through mortar
You did say why you use 10mm gravel.
Yes 😁
Surely the problem with services into the property and the lintel could be solved during construction very easily by effectively large, square metal washer, if you can grasp what I’m saying
We don’t build the houses, we just fix the defects ☺️
I think what I’m trying to describe is a washer-A large square washer with a hole in it for services
@@KKTR3 once rats have started nesting they are very determined to get back in. They would simply dig around your idea I’m afraid. The same with pouring concrete in…they would just find the edges and tunnel around the concrete.
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Can’t the rats go through the gravel?
@clock99times the gravel, if it’s the size we use in the video, rolls back into the hole the rat is trying to dig. So as long as it’s deep enough and the right gravel, no they can’t get through gravel.
Can you come to the US please :/
You pay the flights and we are there! We love a paid holiday and the weather in England is terrible!
Police always advise pyracanthas to deter burglars!
Pyracanthas are probably a lot better at stopping burglars, that’s for sure @swansng5263
Rats can’t really dig through pea-shingle I guess as it falls back in on them?
Only if it’s 10mm pea shingle. 👍🏼
6mm works too,better if its washed gravel
@@boromickfc but that falls through the wire mesh ☺️
Depends on ya mesh size lol
@@PestInterceptors why didn’t you fill the void with concrete and then put the wire mesh over?
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Well until he gets rid of the pain of rats we shall carry on doing what we do.
@@PestInterceptors your only able to do wat u do because of god and fun fact there part of the life cycle so there important 🤷🏿♂️
@@JayseanNichollsthe English language is the original language the King James Bible was written in. Perhaps you should take a look at your spellings? There, they’re, their and your and you’re are all completely different words with different meanings.
If you’re going to preach the word of god then perhaps you should use his words correctly?
You may want to read Leviticus 11:29-39 too. We keep people from the unclean.
It’s ok, no need to thank us.
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Thank you for your input though 🙏🏼
@@PestInterceptors this response was uncanny but funny a the same time lol it wasnt me tho u ca blame my keyboard for that 🤷🏿♂️ but ikn u know English so it's fine lol
@@PestInterceptors and no I'm no preacher god sends them I cnt make myself an apostle but I can influence u can kill the but they are there for a reason thats why the wll be here we u and me pass away until god comes 🤷🏿♂️😂no matter your kill rate lol