Rats/Mice
If my dog eats a poisoned rat will it kill him/her?
NO. A rat needs to eat a small proportion of bait before it accumulates a lethal dose, therefore your dog would only be coming in contact with a very small percent of rat bait that has been ingested by the rodent. Secondary poisoning is not very common with modern rodenticides.
If you suspect your dog has been poisoned do not hesitate to call your vet who will administer a vitamin K injection as an antidote.
Will the Rats/Mice die in my roof after eating the bait?
Rats generally live in burrows below ground or in rubbish or wood piles. The baits we use work by prevention of the rodents production of Vitamin K1 which acts to clot their blood. Over a period of 3-7 days the rats will die.
It is therefore much more likely that they will die outside your building than inside it. However it is possible and we can come to remove any rats and deodorize as part of another service.
Will my Dog/Cat be attracted to the baits?
No, the bait contains a bittering agent called Bitrex which makes it taste unpleasant to pets and humans.
Nevertheless we always place the baits in locations that your pets do not have access to as a precaution, we also use lockable stations.
What rats damage my property?
Rats can eat a wide variety of building materials, stored products, and of course food that you eat, they have been known to be the cause of many house fires as they chew through electrical wiring, they also have the potential to spread a wide variety of diseases.