Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but here goes. A week ago I started noticing scratching noises in the ceiling above my bedroom. Being petrified I called a private pest control company and the guy called the next morning. He's put bait under the floor boards, all through the loft and behind my bath panel. He put tracking dust down and came back a few days later. Using UV light he's found that it's coming from next door and the only bit of bait that had been touched was in the loft space joining to next door. Next door is a council house and they have put bait down but the pest control guy I've been using said the rat will actually be attracted to the better quality bait he uses. He came round yesterday to seal the loft for me and re pointed all possible entry points around the outside of my house.
I spent 150 for the call out and 3 visits plus 80quid for repointing and him sealing the entry point in the loft (wire and expanding foam). He was certain there would be no way a rat could get in now but laid in bed I can hear it every so often it's not loud but I'm sure it's not just paranoia!
Any further visits are free of charge and he does seem like a genuinely nice bloke who doesn't seem to be just ripping me off but I'm worried this problem is never gonna be sorted. With no entry points (he's looked everywhere possible and sealed everywhere) how can this problem ever be solved? Next door said they can't hear it now but I'm sure I can. Spent £230 (which I've had to borrow) and feel absolutely gutted to be honest. He said the bait can take 5 days to give them a lethal dose so in theory it should be dead by now!
Had this problem about 6 years ago and they eventually went after just putting my own bait down. Then nothing for years now this ......
When I originally went next door to ask if they had been hearing noises she said 'oh yeah I've been hearing it for a while I just assumed it was a pigeon' .. Give me strength 😣
I spent 150 for the call out and 3 visits plus 80quid for repointing and him sealing the entry point in the loft (wire and expanding foam). He was certain there would be no way a rat could get in now but laid in bed I can hear it every so often it's not loud but I'm sure it's not just paranoia!
Any further visits are free of charge and he does seem like a genuinely nice bloke who doesn't seem to be just ripping me off but I'm worried this problem is never gonna be sorted. With no entry points (he's looked everywhere possible and sealed everywhere) how can this problem ever be solved? Next door said they can't hear it now but I'm sure I can. Spent £230 (which I've had to borrow) and feel absolutely gutted to be honest. He said the bait can take 5 days to give them a lethal dose so in theory it should be dead by now!
Had this problem about 6 years ago and they eventually went after just putting my own bait down. Then nothing for years now this ......
When I originally went next door to ask if they had been hearing noises she said 'oh yeah I've been hearing it for a while I just assumed it was a pigeon' .. Give me strength 😣