You’ll sleep better knowing those scratching sounds in your walls are gone for good. No more finding droppings in your pantry or worrying about chewed wires causing house fires.
Your family stays safe from the diseases rodents carry—including salmonella, hantavirus, and rat-bite fever. Your property value stays protected from structural damage that gnawing creates. And you get back to living in your home without constantly wondering what’s crawling around inside your walls.
Most importantly, you won’t deal with the same problem again next month. Our exclusion work seals entry points permanently, so rodents can’t just walk back in through the same quarter-inch gaps they used before.
We’ve been eliminating rodent infestations across St. Lucie County since 2006. We understand how Florida’s year-round warm weather creates perfect breeding conditions for rats and mice—and how hurricane damage opens new entry points in Gatlin Pines homes.
While other companies treat symptoms, we solve root causes. Our licensed and insured technicians know exactly where rodents hide in local properties and how they’re accessing your home through roof vents, AC lines, and foundation cracks.
Our 5.0 Google rating comes from customers who appreciate our honest approach. We don’t oversell services you don’t need, and we don’t disappear after cashing your check. When we say guaranteed results, we mean it.
First, we inspect your entire property to locate active infestations and identify every entry point. This includes your attic where roof rats typically nest, wall voids where mice travel, and exterior areas around your foundation and utility lines.
Next, we strategically place traps along established rodent runways and set up tamper-proof monitoring stations. We use eco-friendly methods that eliminate rodents without putting your family or pets at risk. Our trap placement overcomes the natural wariness that makes rats and mice avoid poorly positioned traps.
Finally, we seal all entry points with materials rodents can’t chew through—not just steel wool that they’ll gnaw past in weeks. This exclusion work prevents new infestations from starting. We also provide ongoing monitoring to ensure your Gatlin Pines home stays rodent-free long-term.
Your rodent control service includes comprehensive inspection, strategic trapping, professional exclusion work, and ongoing monitoring. We handle everything from roof rats in your attic to house mice in your kitchen cabinets.
Gatlin Pines homes face unique challenges with Florida’s subtropical climate allowing rodents to breed year-round rather than just seasonally. Recent hurricane activity has created additional entry points in many properties, while the area’s abundant food sources make homes particularly attractive to rats and mice seeking shelter.
Our local expertise means we know exactly where to look and what methods work best for permanent elimination. We’ve seen how different rodent species behave in this specific area and understand the seasonal patterns that affect infestation timing and severity.
Rodents reproduce at an alarming rate in Florida’s warm climate. A single female rat can give birth every three weeks, with each litter containing 6-12 babies that reach sexual maturity within just 2-3 months.
This means a small problem becomes a major infestation incredibly fast. What starts as one or two mice can become dozens within a few months. That’s why acting quickly when you first notice signs like droppings or scratching sounds is crucial for keeping costs and damage minimal.
Rodents carry at least 10 different diseases including salmonella, hantavirus, rat-bite fever, and bubonic plague. These diseases spread through contact with rodent droppings, urine, saliva, or through bites from fleas and mites that feed on infected rodents.
Contamination happens even without direct contact. Rodents contaminate 10 times more food than they actually eat through their droppings and urine. Simply breathing dust contaminated with dried rodent waste can transmit certain diseases, making professional cleanup and elimination essential for your family’s health.
If you’ve seen one rodent, you likely have many more hiding. Rodents are nocturnal and excellent at staying hidden, so spotting one during daylight hours usually indicates an established population that’s running out of space.
Look for droppings in pantries and cabinets, gnaw marks on food packaging or electrical wires, greasy rub marks along walls and baseboards, and scratching sounds in walls or ceilings at night. Fresh droppings appear black and shiny, while old ones turn gray and crumble. The presence of any of these signs typically means you’re dealing with an active infestation requiring professional intervention.
Yes, rodents frequently cause house fires by gnawing on electrical wires. Their teeth never stop growing, so they constantly chew on materials to keep them sharp and short—including the plastic coating around electrical wiring.
When rodents chew through electrical wiring inside walls, exposed wires can spark and ignite surrounding insulation and wood framing. This creates interior wall fires that spread quickly and are difficult to detect early. Many homeowners don’t realize they have a rodent problem until after discovering chewed wires during electrical issues or, worse, after a fire starts.
DIY traps might catch a few rodents, but they rarely solve the underlying problem. Most homeowners underestimate the number of traps needed and don’t understand proper placement techniques for maximum effectiveness. Rats are particularly trap-shy and will avoid poorly positioned traps.
Professional rodent control addresses the entire infestation through strategic trap placement along established runways, exclusion work to seal entry points, and ongoing monitoring. We identify and eliminate the root causes, not just individual rodents. This comprehensive approach prevents new infestations and provides long-term protection that DIY methods simply can’t match.
Complete elimination typically takes 2-4 weeks depending on the infestation size and how long it’s been established. Larger infestations in homes with multiple entry points may take longer to fully resolve.
The trapping phase usually shows results within the first week, but thorough elimination requires patience. Rodents are naturally cautious and may avoid traps initially, especially if they’ve encountered traps before. Our strategic placement and proven baiting methods overcome this trap-shyness. Once we seal all entry points and complete the trapping process, your home remains protected long-term with proper monitoring.
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