How to Keep Rats & Mice Out of Your Garage

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Signs of Rodent Activity in Garages: 0:33
How to Get Rid of Rodents in Garages: 2:00

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Rats and mice are common pests that invade indoors throughout the year. One hotspot for rodent invasions is the garage. Garages are ideal places for rats and mice to hide with access to toolboxes, workbenches, and storage boxes.

Before you start any pest control, you’ll need to make sure you’re actually dealing with rats or mice, as the wrong identification can lead you to use the wrong control methods and products.

You can identify what rat or mouse you’re infested with just by observing the shape of the droppings. Droppings less than a quarter-inch belong to a mouse, while anything larger suggests you have rats. Norway rat droppings have blunt ends and measure to about ¾ of an inch in length. Roof rat droppings have pointed ends and measure up to ½ an inch length.

Scratch marks or holes left behind by rats or mice can be easy to spot. Rodents must chew on various materials to maintain their teeth’s size and sharpness. Commonly gnawed materials and objects include wall insulation, wiring, mowers, cars, pet food, plastic bags, bird or grass seed, cardboard, and furniture.

Rodent nests in garages are typically found in warm spaces like within the walls, behind appliances like a washing machine, inside of furniture, or in idle machinery. Mouse or rat nests can be made of a variety of materials including paper, cloth, fiber, leaves, grass, and other materials. These nests are usually bundled together with no real structure.

Additional signs of rodent activity include foul, musky odors and scratching sounds or thumping typically at night. Rodents create waste wherever they travel, and they’re also nocturnal, resulting in most of their activity taking place when people are usually asleep.

Once you’ve confirmed rodent activity in your garage, it’s time to take action. Before starting any treatment, be sure to wear your personal protective equipment, or PPE. We recommend you wear gloves in order to keep your human scent off any products.

First, make your garage less conducive to rodent activity. Seal away any pet food or bird seed into airtight plastic containers, as well as any other food in cardboard or paper packaging. Clean and organize your garage by removing items from the floor and onto shelves away from any rodents’ reach.

Once the garage is cleaned, look around the perimeter of your home and seal any entry points you may find. Rats can fit through gaps as small as a quarter, while mice can fit through holes as small as a dime. Any tight cracks can be sealed with caulk, and larger voids must be stuffed with copper mesh.

Once your building and garage’s entry points have been addressed, start control by setting up snap traps.

In addition to snap traps, you’ll also need to set up bait stations outside of your garage. We recommend you use the Solutions Rat and Mouse Bait Station baited with Eratication Rodent Bait. Load a station with up to 4 Eratication blocks, and set the station flush against the exterior of your garage near the door or along the side of the building. We recommend you set up multiple stations 20 to 40 feet apart. Check the stations once a day to replenish any bait until rodent activity ceases.

After setting up traps and bait, it may take up to two weeks to see a noticeable reduction in pest activity.

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[MikeCee]

Thanks, this is a very good & informative video.

[ComeUndun.]

Does the poison bait then kill the animals that eat the mice/rats?

[ahmedalimian]

The best & the cheapest way to kill rats is
1- 2 tablespoons of Plastir of Paris
2- 1 Tablespoon sugar
3-2 tablespoons of flour
4- 1 tablespoons Crushed peanut (not powdered) or 2-3 biscuits. Mix them well and keep small quantities in every corner (not wet place) of garage or house

[ambernecho]

I’ve been using glue traps. Now working to seal up any holes.

[andME]

I wanted to seal the gaps between the garage floor and wall but isn't it meant for air ?

[aeonokwap]

What to do when rats took the eradication and slowly died in their hidings, for example behind the walls. Do we just leave the dead bodies rot behind wall

[mackenzieirwin]

Copper mesh dont work. At least not for the bastards in my garage. .