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Tangy
User ID: 23189531 United States 11/06/2021 03:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | located in chicago. 2. Nesting Issues With nesting issues, we physically remove burrows with fumigation and/or rodenticides. Once we complete the rat extermination this way, we give you a 3 or 6-month warranty period. [link to resolvepestsolutions.com (secure)] need to look up nest removal in your area. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80434529 United States 11/06/2021 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So I live in a older house, in Chicago the rat capital of America (true fact). For 17 days have been dealing with a situation of "mice"--have had three different exterminators out (what alot of non-help they have been). Anyway, yesterday, got the stench that one was dead in a wall. Quoting: Justice4all Knew exactly where it was...it was where the last sounds/scratching was coming from. The kitchen is a long run of cabinets, that ended short, so some contractor just "walled in" the final 18 inches with board, and extended the countertop to the end of the wall. So there is this "void" next to the final cabinet, that is comprised of the last cabinet, this front of 1" wood, the wall, and then the exterior wall (which is where all the water comes into the building, and there is a mass of pipes in this void). So the Orkin man was scheduled to come, we took off the countertop, and indeed, there was a dead..RAT, not mouse. SO that is still sinking in, a rat was in my kitchen. So here is the thing, Orkin man took the body but WILL NOT CLEAN out the nest. How am I going to do that? It's an enclosed space, the top is open, it's 3.5 feet down, I am 5-4, you can't vacuum it up, because you can't aerate the insulation, poop, urine, and overall the hanta virus that is surely all over it, it's like 6 inches thick. Seriously there is garbage bag of poop and insulation in there. Dr. Google/Youtube has shown me that I have to: -totally suit up, respirator, hazmat type gloves, etc. -spray the whole lot down with bleach and disinfectant to reduce the particulates -scoop the now wet mess somehow all out (how am I going to do that?) -bag it -clean/wipe down with bleach the whole scene (again, how to do that when I can't reach it) -put a trap in there in case they come back (because there is never only one) -close the whole thing up So GLP, who also live in rat infested houses or who are real exterminators for a living, what am I going to do? The first exterminator's suggestion was 'I think you should move' so that's not an option. All helpful suggestions welcomed! Invite Kate Winslet over and she will eat them all. |
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Tiger One
User ID: 79267566 United States 11/06/2021 04:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you can't move, get a Rat Terrier. Almost any type of Terrier will work, but Rat Terriers have been specifically bred to go after rats. My late Staffordshire dog, Sheba,used to catch mice. You can also get a cat, but it has to be a large one. If you got any big alley cats in your area, make friends with them.Take the biggest and strongest one into your home. the cat will have a home, and the cat will do it's job. My late Abyssinian Cat,Thomas, used to go out in the alley in my old neighborhood, kill rats and bring them home to show off what a good hunter he was. Abby's are very long and lean, but extremely agile. He was so long, he could stand up on his back legs and reach my kitchen counter. 23rd Psalm |
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User ID: 76782502 United States 11/06/2021 05:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Could be worse . . . you could have woke leftists in your house. ; ) Dedicated to the brave men who fought and laid down their lives on the beaches of Normandy and the plains of Europe . . . that their sacrifice was not in vain. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] |
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Justice4all
(OP) User ID: 80744161 United States 11/06/2021 07:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | thanks to all...I just sucked it up and did it, a five hour proposition, from trip to Menards, to shower to get the Hanta virus off of me. Appreciate the suggestions. The grabber idea is how the Orkin man took out the dead rat... but you can't grab the fine pieces of insulation OR the rat poop with a grabber. What I did was sprayed it all down with disinfectant to kind of mat it all together as best I could. Then I took a narrow garden rake and raked all the mess into a pile. Then using a grabber I lowered an amazon box into the space like a dust pan and raked it into the box, and lifted it out (over and over). IT WAS A GARBAGE BAG FULL OF NEST no shit. The I put a broom down in there and again swept it out (there is DIRT at the bottom of this void that the beasts have dragged over). Then I sprayed it all with bleach. While that was drying, I tried to fashion screen around the holes around the piping, one I filled with steel wool the other was too big (joins through to the bathroom apparently, wasn't so successful at this, because I am retarded about all this stuff and it was so awkward a space to use any tools like a drill or hammer. DId what I could and it would at least slow the bastards down. Tried to put the Orkin guy's trap into the void as he suggested, but set off two of them trying to lower them into the void with the grabber. Said screw it, and lowered down a wimpy trap I have with peanut butter on it, and called it a day. Sprayed the whole cavity with peppermint oil (if only to deal with the dead smell), put the counter back on, and then spent an hour putting my kitchen back together, and chloroxing EVERY THING I had used and touched. WTF.... But listen, if anyone is in AZ, CA or UT, these are the guys you want...I have learned SO much watching their youtube channel and this is the kind of service I would like to be able to find....they will find, remediate and literally do everything needed. These TWIN brothers who are both plumbers and rodent removal, they are so passionate about helping people. TwinPlumbing [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Last Edited by Justice4all on 11/06/2021 07:35 PM |
canyouhearmenow?
User ID: 77083298 United States 11/21/2021 01:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | thanks to all...I just sucked it up and did it, a five hour proposition, from trip to Menards, to shower to get the Hanta virus off of me. Quoting: Justice4all Appreciate the suggestions. The grabber idea is how the Orkin man took out the dead rat... but you can't grab the fine pieces of insulation OR the rat poop with a grabber. What I did was sprayed it all down with disinfectant to kind of mat it all together as best I could. Then I took a narrow garden rake and raked all the mess into a pile. Then using a grabber I lowered an amazon box into the space like a dust pan and raked it into the box, and lifted it out (over and over). IT WAS A GARBAGE BAG FULL OF NEST no shit. The I put a broom down in there and again swept it out (there is DIRT at the bottom of this void that the beasts have dragged over). Then I sprayed it all with bleach. While that was drying, I tried to fashion screen around the holes around the piping, one I filled with steel wool the other was too big (joins through to the bathroom apparently, wasn't so successful at this, because I am retarded about all this stuff and it was so awkward a space to use any tools like a drill or hammer. DId what I could and it would at least slow the bastards down. Tried to put the Orkin guy's trap into the void as he suggested, but set off two of them trying to lower them into the void with the grabber. Said screw it, and lowered down a wimpy trap I have with peanut butter on it, and called it a day. Sprayed the whole cavity with peppermint oil (if only to deal with the dead smell), put the counter back on, and then spent an hour putting my kitchen back together, and chloroxing EVERY THING I had used and touched. WTF.... But listen, if anyone is in AZ, CA or UT, these are the guys you want...I have learned SO much watching their youtube channel and this is the kind of service I would like to be able to find....they will find, remediate and literally do everything needed. These TWIN brothers who are both plumbers and rodent removal, they are so passionate about helping people. TwinPlumbing [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Congrats!! And thanks for the info and the video. i have a mouse living in the back insulation of my fridge...i can hear it.... "Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." -Clive James Miss Trump yet? LET IT RAIN. |