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Rat Removal and Rat-Proofing in North Georgia

Young rat in a cage trap facing the camera after being trapped and removed from a house by a pest control company.

At Rid-A-Critter, we make a science out of pest rat control.

Most rat exterminators kill rats by setting out rat poison. We don't. There are more reasons not to use rat poison than to use it, which we'll discuss a bit further down in this page.

The long and short of it is that with the exception of a few commercial accounts and other special situations in which exterior bait stations are required by law or industry standards, we don't use rodenticides to kill rats; and we never use rodenticides to kill rats inside of buildings. They're unnecessary and potentially harmful.

What we do is remove existing rats from your home or building non-chemically using various types of traps, and then seal your home or building to keep rats out. Our organic approach to rat extermination is safer, more environmentally friendly, and more permanent than using poisons.

Trying to control rats without sealing them out of a building is pointless. New rats will move in almost as quickly as the old rats are removed. You'll develop a lifetime relationship with your exterminator because the rat problem will never be solved. Your exterminator will show up every month to set out more poison, you will pay the exterminator every month to do it, and you'll still have a rat problem. Forever.

That's not how we do rat removal.

Rid-A-Critter is one of the largest and most well-established animal control companies in North Georgia, and we got that way by doing things differently. Unlike most pest control companies, we practice non-chemical rat control that doesn't rely on poisons, as is consistent with our philosophy and practice of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). We emphasize rat extermination using trapping, habitat modification, and rodent exclusion ("rat-proofing") to prevent rats from getting into your home or business.

Removing rats from your home without using poisons means reduced risk to humans, livestock, and pets, as well as less risk of rats dying inside your house and stinking it up. Non-chemical rat control is the smartest way to solve a rat problem, no matter how you look at it.

More Cutting-Edge Rat Control Technology

Thermal Imaging Picture of a Rats' Nest

We also use thermal imaging to help quickly locate hard-to-find rats' nests, so we can get to the root of the problem and solve it quickly -- and permanently. These pictures illustrate how this works.

The top picture was taken with the sheet rock still on the studs. The bright spot that's circled was the rats' nest. the bottom picture shows what it looked like once we opened it up and found the nest -- exactly where the thermal camera said it would be.

When needed, we also utilize other high-tech methods, such as motion-activated robotic cameras, to determine how many rats there are and just how they're getting into your home. Using the "Rat Cam" allows us to be absolutely certain that we've found and repaired every hole to be sure that we've sealed the rats out of your house.

Finally, we also clean up and sanitize after the rats, removing their droppings and applying disinfectants or insecticides as needed to kill parasites and germs that the rats left behind. Optionally, we can also replace the contaminated insulation.

Of course, not every rat extermination job requires such high-tech equipment. But it's good to know we have it for when those tough jobs come along.

Advantages of Non-Toxic Rat Control

In addition to being more environmentally-friendly, "green," non-chemical rat control has many practical benefits:

Non-toxic rat exclusion and trapping avoid all of these problems and provide the most effective, long-term rat control. Trapped rats don't wander off to die inside walls and structural voids and stink up your house. Instead, they are promptly removed from your home before they start to decompose and stink.

Integrated Pest Management and Rodenticides

There are a few rat infestation situations which require the selective and judicious use of rodenticides (rat poisons), even in the context of an IPM program. But even in these situations, non-chemical control should be the primary rat control method. Rodenticides should be used only when absolutely needed.

Some situations in which rodenticide use is justified include:

Rat Control Gallery

Here are some randomly-selected pictures of rat pest control jobs we've done in North Georgia.

A clothes dryer vent that is missing two out of its three louvers which created a gap that allowed Norway rats to get into a house in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Why this house in Alpharetta has a rat problem
Roof rats gnawed a heart shaped hole about an inch and a quarter wide through the plastic roof ridge vent to get into the attic of a house in Young Harris, Georgia.
Rat damage to a roof ridge vent in Young Harris
The handyman attached a four inch square of wire mesh on the left side of the foundation vent lattice where some pipes and wires pass through, but left the rest of the lattice unprotected, which allowed rats into a Roswell, Georgia home.
Handyman rat-proofing attempt in Roswell
Water rot to the bottom rows of wooden siding and the sheathing behind them made it easier for Norway rats to gnaw their way through the rotted wood and into a house in Roswell, Georgia.
Rat hole through water-rotted siding in Roswell
Norway rats gnawed a hole about the size of a tennis ball through the bottom of a porch post at a house in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Rat hole gnawed into a porch post in Alpharetta
Norway rats tore a roughly trapezoidal hole through the outer sheath and inner fiber glass of an insulated heating duct in the crawl space of a house in Rome, Georgia.
Norway rat damage to a heating duct in Rome
Norway rats used an existing half inch gap as a starting point to gnaw a dome shaped hole through the bottom of the vinyl trim covering the garage door track to get into a house in Canton, Georgia.
Rats gnawed through the garage door trim in Canton
Severe water rot to the siding and sheathing at the bottom of an exterior wall opened up a fist sized gap an inch or two above ground level that allowed Norway rats into a house in Jasper, Georgia.
Water and Norway rat damage at a house in Jasper
Under a lifted shingle we find a gap of about an inch between the plywood roof sheathing and the top of the metal rain gutter that allowed roof rats into the attic of a house in Canton, Georgia.
Entry gap at a Canton roof rat control job
Lifting a shingle exposes a construction gap of about an inch along the edge of the roof that allowed rats into the attic of a house in Alpharetta, Georgia.
How roof rats got into this attic in Alpharetta
Rats peeled back the corner of a piece of sheet metal at ground level to expose a gap in the foundation and get into the crawl space of a house in Big Canoe, Georgia.
Norway rat gap into a house in Big Canoe
A gap around an insulated air-conditioning line where it passes through a hole in the wooden siding that allowed rats to get into a house in Jasper, Georgia.
Rat gap through the siding in Jasper
Greasy stains around a gap about three quarters of an inch high between the roof sheathing and the fascia are evidence of a roof rat infestation in the attic of a house in Jasper, Georgia.
Rat gap into the attic of a house in Jasper
Rat rub marks on top of a pipe where it passes through a hole in the siding are evidence that a house in Woodstock, Georgia has a Norway rat infestation.
Man-made rat gap through the siding in Woodstock
Large pile of Norway rat droppings on the vapor barrier among loosely coiled electrical wires in the crawl space of a house in Suwanee, Georgia.
Rat droppings in the crawl space of a Suwanee home
Many rat droppings on the concrete floor of the crawl space under a house in Acworth, Georgia are evidence of a longstanding Norway rat problem that needs to be addressed.
Rat droppings in a crawl space in Acworth
Lifting the shingle reveals a gap of about three quarters of an inch running the length of the roof that allowed tree rats into the attic of a house in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Tree rat gap under the shingles in Alpharetta
A gap around some pipes and wires where they pass through a hole about the size of a tennis ball in the wooden siding that allowed rats into a house in Snellville, Georgia.
Rat gap through the wooden siding in Snellville
A gap of about an inch under a plastic roof ridge vent that has started to detach from the shingles and allowed roof rats into the attic of a house in Snellville, Georgia.
Roof rat gap under a ridge vent in Snellville
A gap around the air conditioning pipes and wires where they pass through a hole in the cinder block foundation wall that allowed Norway rats into a Young Harris, Georgia home.
Man-made rat hole into a Young Harris home
A hole about two inches wide through the crawl space wall where a pipe used to pass through that allowed rats to burrow through the soil and into the crawl space of a house in Suwanee, Georgia.
Rat hole in a crawl space wall in Suwanee
A notch about an inch and a half square in the bottom of the garage door frame that doesn't appear to serve any purpose allowed Norway rats into a house in Carrollton, Georgia.
Rat gap through a mysterious notch in Carrollton
A gap between the window frame and the top of the window that the builder tried to hide with putty allowed roof rats into a house in Big Canoe, Georgia once the putty fell out.
Roof rat gap over a window in Big Canoe
Metal pest barrier screwed over the edges of the roof to keep roof rats, rodent pests in general, and nuisance wildlife out of the attic of a house in Hiawassee, Georgia.
Rat-proofed house in Hiawassee, Georgia
Rats gnawed a vertically oblong hole about four inches high through a rickety old plywood crawl space door to get into a house in Gainesville, Georgia.
Rat hole through a crawl space door in Gainesville
Lifting the edge of the shingles reveals a gap of about an inch between the plywood roof sheathing and the wooden fascia that allowed roof rats into a house in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Why this Alpharetta home has rats in the attic
The plastic roof ridge vent is coming detached and has a gap of about an inch underneath it that allowed roof rats into the attic of a house in Gainesville, Georgia.
Roof rat gap under a ridge vent in Gainesville
Four vertical ventilation gaps in the cinder block foundation that allowed Norway rats into a house in Young Harris, Georgia.
Why this Young Harris home has a rat problem
A metal foundation vent with no screen at all that allowed Norway rats into the crawl space of a house in Villa Rica, Georgia.
How the rats got into this Villa Rica home
A burrow in the surface of the filthy attic insulation is evidence of roof rats that need to be trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Acworth, Georgia.
Evidence of roof rats in an attic in Acworth

Rid-A-Critter has locally-based rat control specialists living, working, and keeping rats out of houses throughout North Georgia. We have the tools and personnel to handle any rat control or mouse control job, so please call us today for a professional inspection and consultation.

 

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Good morning, glad to back, was out 2 1/2 months cause I broke my leg, time to quote some houses
by Chris Collender
Mar 20, 2023 09:48:34 am.

A clothes dryer vent that was missing two out of its three louvers made it easy for Norway rats to get into a house in Alpharetta, Georgia. Rat-control technicians from our North Georgia office are replacing the vent with a rodent-proof one, and using traps to get the existing rats out of the house without using pesticides.
by Webmaster
Mar 16, 2023 09:43:14 am.

Rodent Pest Control Technicians from our North Georgia Office are Braving the Cold Weather to Install Ridge Guard to Replace a Damaged Roof Ridge Vent at a Young Harris, Georgia Roof Rat Control Job
by Webmaster
Mar 14, 2023 08:38:42 am.

In Tifton Ga giving a quote for a commercial building for squirrels and then headed to another commercial building in Americus Ga for bats. Ending the day in Macon Ga for a residential quote for Rats. Have a good day!
by Jason Arruda
Mar 13, 2023 11:57:15 am.

One of Our Non-Chemical Rodent-Control Crews is Fixing a Handyman's Attempt at Rat-Proofing a House in Roswell, Georgia
by Webmaster
Mar 13, 2023 09:12:20 am.

We are working on sealing a house and giving a couple quotes in the Fayetteville/Newnan area today. Critters must have been busy over the weekend!
by Brandon C.
Mar 13, 2023 08:41:59 am.

Scurrying in the attic, scratching in the walls sounds like you may have critters. Going to some homes today hearing these noises.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 10, 2023 09:34:34 am.

On route this morning heading over to Elijah and Blairsville GA for a couple of trap checks. Roof rats and flying squirrels have been going crazy on these customers houses until we sealed them up. Charley will be defeated!
by Mason B.
Mar 10, 2023 09:01:11 am.

Wildlife exclusions for Bats, rats and squirrels are keeping us busy in Barnesville, Macon and Albany Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 09, 2023 10:44:54 am.

Exclusion and insulation quote in Habersham Ga
by Chad W.
Mar 09, 2023 10:13:14 am.

Exclusion and insulation quote in Habersham Ga
by Chad W.
Mar 09, 2023 09:11:05 am.

Headed to Vienna Ga after a customer referred they’re neighbors to us.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 08, 2023 10:35:37 am.

Helping the technicians today with a Bat Exclusion on Lake Jackson Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 07, 2023 10:47:30 am.

Water rot to the bottom rows of wooden siding and the sheathing behind them made it easy for Norway rats to gnaw their way into a house in Roswell, Georgia. A rat pest control team from our North Georgia office is heading out to address the water problem, rodent-proof the house, and non-chemically treat the rat infestation without using pesticides.
by Webmaster
Mar 02, 2023 07:10:13 am.

Norway rats gnawed a hole about the size of a tennis ball through the bottom of a porch post at a house in Alpharetta, Georgia. Our rat control crew will repair the damage and rodent-proof the house as soon as they're sure that all the rats have been trapped and removed.
by Webmaster
Feb 14, 2023 09:50:31 am.

Norway rats tore a big hole through an insulated heating duct in the crawl space of a house in Rome, Georgia. Our rat control crew will repair the damage as soon as the rats have been trapped and removed, and the house made rodent-proof.
by Webmaster
Feb 09, 2023 10:09:23 am.

Norway rats used an existing half-inch gap as a starting point to gnaw a dome-shaped hole through the bottom of the vinyl trim covering the garage door track to get into a house in Canton, Georgia. Our rat control crew will replace the trim to rodent-prof the house.
by Webmaster
Feb 03, 2023 06:01:24 am.

Severe water rot to the siding and sheathing at the bottom of an exterior wall opened up a fist-sized gap an inch or two above ground level that allowed Norway rats into a house in Jasper, Georgia. Our rat control crew will address the water problem and repair the damage to rodent-proof the house, and use traps to clear up the existing infestation without using poisons.
by Webmaster
Feb 01, 2023 10:22:05 am.

A pest control service crew doing roof rat control in Canton, Georgia is nearly done. All the rats are gone and the house has been made rodent-proof. Once they replace the attic insulation, we can call the job finished.
by Webmaster
Jan 31, 2023 09:10:07 am.

All our North Georgia rodent pest service technicians had to do was lift a shingle to expose a construction gap of about an inch along the edge of the roof that allowed rats into the attic of a house in Alpharetta, Georgia. Our non-chemical rat control approach to this job includes installing a metal pest shield over the gap to rodent-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 31, 2023 09:02:46 am.

Rats Peeled Back a Piece of Sheet Metal to Expose a Rodent Entry Gap at a Norway Rat Control Job in Big Canoe, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jan 31, 2023 08:57:55 am.

Rats climbed up the insulated air-conditioning line and through a gap where it passed through a hole in the wooden siding to get into a house in Jasper, Georgia. Proper rat control begins with exclusion to seal rodents out of the house, which is what our North Georgia pest control technicians are doing today.
by Webmaster
Jan 30, 2023 09:32:45 am.

Greasy stains around a gap about three quarters of an inch high between the roof sheathing and the fascia were evidence of a roof rat infestation in the attic of a house in Jasper, Georgia. A rat control crew from our North Georgia office is trapping and removing the rats and sealing rodents out of the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 27, 2023 07:37:09 am.

Rat rub marks on top of a pipe where it passes through a hole in the siding made it clear that a house in Woodstock, Georgia needed Norway rat control.
by Webmaster
Jan 27, 2023 07:30:54 am.

A rodent pest control doing Norway rat control in Suwanee, Georgia has trapped and removed the last of the rats from the crawl space and rodent-proofed the house. Now they're replacing the insulation that the rats pulled down from between the joists.
by Webmaster
Jan 25, 2023 09:42:36 am.

Rat droppings on the concrete floor of the crawl space under a house in Acworth, Georgia were evidence of a longstanding Norway rat problem. Our rodent pest control specialists are in the crawl setting traps to non-chemically treat the infestation, as well as sealing gaps in the foundation to rat-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 25, 2023 09:33:25 am.

Lifting the shingle revealed a gap of about three quarters of an inch running the length of the roof that allowed tree rats into the attic of a house in Alpharetta, Georgia. Our rat control crew is covering the gap with a metal pest shield that will keep rodents out of the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 23, 2023 09:23:32 am.

A gap around some pipes and wires where they pass through a hole about the size of a tennis ball in the wooden siding allowed rats into a house in Snellville, Georgia. Proper rat control begins with sealing any potential entry gaps to non-chemically keep rodent pests out of the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 23, 2023 09:20:46 am.

Our non-chemical rodent control experts are installing a Ridge Guard pest barrier on the roof as the crowning touch of a Snellville, Georgia roof rat control job.
by Webmaster
Jan 19, 2023 10:47:56 am.

A rodent pest control crew doing Norway rat control at a Young Harris, Georgia home is sealing gaps around the air-conditioning pipes and wires where they pass through the cinder block foundation walls. Rodent-proofing is an essential part of non-chemical rat control.
by Webmaster
Jan 17, 2023 09:44:47 am.

A hole through the crawl space wall where a pipe used to pass through made it easy for rats to burrow through the soil and into the crawl space of a house in Suwanee, Georgia. Our rodent pest control specialists are busy trapping and removing the rats before they get into the house proper, and sealing all the holes in the foundation to rodent-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 12, 2023 10:57:11 am.

A notch about an inch and a half square in the bottom of the garage door frame that doesn't appear to serve any purpose allowed Norway rats into a house in Carrollton, Georgia. A rat control crew from our North Georgia office is rodent-proofing the house and non-chemically eradicating the rats.
by Webmaster
Jan 12, 2023 09:59:18 am.

Rid-A-Critter provides non-chemical pest rat extermination in all of North Georgia, including Athens, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cumming, Dacula, Doraville, Ellijay, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Macon, Milton, Norcross, Rome, Roswell, Suwanee, Villa Rica, Winston, Woodstock, Young Harris, and everywhere in between.

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