Rodent Photos

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Four wooden Victor rat snap traps with yellow triggers set in dry oak leaves and soil beside concrete pavers and a stained wooden deck, with grass at the top left.

This Plano homeowner had four wooden snap traps set in the leaf litter along the deck, and none of them had caught anything. Rats are neophobic, so they tend to avoid new objects placed in their travel paths, which is why freshly set traps often sit untouched. Pest Me Off reviewed the setup and focused … Read more

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A tan metal gutter downspout resting loosely inside a white plastic drain pipe adapter on the ground, with an open, unsealed gap around it, surrounded by pine straw and mulch.

At this McKinney home, the gutter downspout drops into a white plastic drain pipe adapter with an open, unsealed gap around it. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about the size of a quarter, so this opening can give rodents a sheltered route into the drain line … Read more

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A technician in a blue shirt and tool belt kneels on a shingled roof, fastening a long black metal mesh guard along the roofline, with a caulk gun, cordless drills, a tub of screws and a ladder nearby.

This Anna home had gaps along the roofline where rodents could reach the attic. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about the size of a quarter, so even small openings at the roof edge matter. Our tech sealed the roofline by screwing down metal mesh guards and … Read more

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Galvanized metal flashing screwed and sealed over a gap where white siding meets a gray shingle roof, closing a rodent entry point at the roofline.

At this Allen home, our tech covered an open gap where the siding box meets the shingle roof with custom cut galvanized metal flashing, fastened with screws and sealed along every seam. Openings at the roofline like this one give mice and rats a hidden path straight into the attic, especially as they look for … Read more

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A galvanized steel mesh exclusion cage installed over a roof vent on a gray shingle roof beside a white dormer wall, with a technician's drill visible at the lower right.

On this Allen home, our tech installed a heavy galvanized steel mesh cage over a roof vent next to the dormer wall. Uncovered roof vents give rats, mice and squirrels a direct path into the attic, especially as nights cool in the fall. The guard keeps the vent working while blocking that entry point.

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Galvanized metal flashing installed over the bottom of a white wooden garage door frame, next to a brick wall, concrete foundation, and a blue trash bin.

At this Allen home, our tech installed galvanized metal flashing over the bottom of the wooden garage door frame where it meets the concrete. That low corner of wood trim is a common way in for mice and rats, since they can chew through soft wood or squeeze through small gaps at ground level. The … Read more

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Close-up of new galvanized metal flashing installed along a roofline where the fascia and roof meet a red brick wall, with gray shingles below and trees in the background.

Where this Richardson roofline meets the brick wall, the uneven joint left an opening rodents could use to climb up and slip into the attic. Our tech covered the entire junction with new metal flashing, shaped to sit tight against the brick and fascia and down onto the shingles. Rats and mice cannot chew through … Read more

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A technician's hand in a black nitrile glove holds a nest of dry grass, twigs and dead leaves containing dead roof rats, with one long dark tail visible, over a green lawn beside a concrete path.

While on a service visit in Frisco, our technician found a roof rat nest made of dry grass, twigs and leaves with dead rats still inside. Wearing gloves, the tech removed the entire nest from the property so the homeowner did not have to handle it. Roof rats often build nests like this as temperatures … Read more

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A black locking rodent bait station sits on the dirt against a brick wall foundation, between an outdoor AC condenser unit with insulated refrigerant lines and a potted plant on gravel.

This photo shows a black locking rodent bait station placed against the brick foundation of a Carrollton home, right next to the outdoor AC unit and the refrigerant lines entering the wall. Rodents often travel along foundations and around AC equipment, so our tech positioned the station directly in that path as cooler fall weather … Read more

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A blue communication cable in an attic chewed through by a rodent, exposing frayed copper strands above blown-in insulation and wood framing.

During an attic inspection in Allen, TX, we found a communication cable gnawed through by a rodent, leaving the inner copper wiring frayed and exposed above the blown insulation. Rodents chew wiring constantly, which can cause service outages and fire hazards. We identified the activity and recommended a treatment plan for the rodents in the … Read more