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What if a rodent got inside my house, bedroom, kitchen, etc.

So, one day you go out into the kitchen, step into your living room, or even open your bedroom closet to find that a rodent is gotten into your home. While you may not have a particularly squeamish attitude towards a rat or mouse, your attitude can be quite different when the rodent that you discover is a raccoon, squirrel, or possum. These are not the kind of animals that you want inside your house at all, so what do you do if a rodent has gotten into your home?



While this may seem like the hardest thing to do, the first step that you need to take is to not panic. You’ll make a lot of rash judgments when you panic, and so step back for a moment and get your cool before you decide to take any action at all.

Your next step is to try to see if you can block the rodent into one area of your home. If it is in your closet or in your kitchen and there is a door to those rooms then close them. You don’t want to give the animal even greater access to your house, so keeping them in one area is a good place to start.

If there is an agency around you that will handle getting one of these animals for you, then that would be a good place to turn to next. The reason behind this is that these animals pose a serious health risk to you in terms of the pathogens and parasites that they carry, and the last thing you want is to get some kind of virus or parasite in you simply because you are trying to get rid of this critter out of your home. If a professional can handle the job for you, then take advantage of that.

If this is not possible then you are going to have to handle this on your own. To resolve this kind of problem your next step is to protect yourself. This means that you should dawn a layer of clothing over all of your exposed skin, where heavy gloves, hat, goggles, and surgical mask before taking any steps. You don’t want to breathe then or be scratched by this animal and get sick. Protect yourself at all costs!

Your next step is to find something you can try to trap the animal in. A cardboard box will really not do the job because these animals may be strong enough to scratch their way through. Use some kind of heavy duty blanket or a canvas bag to try to lure the animal into it and then seal it closed. If you have somebody to assist you in this that would be of great benefit.

Once you have captured the animal, take it outside and release it away from your property. Be very careful as to not allow the animal to be too close to your skin and it is probably a good idea to simply throw away the blanket or bag to prevent any kind of illness from spreading. Read more: Rat Control, Get Rats Out of the Attic, Rat Trapping, Rats in the Ceiling, Rat Feces.


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