Why placement matters most.
A trap in the wrong place is just an obstacle. Rodents follow edges, walls and familiar paths, and they avoid open space. A trap set flat against a wall, across a runway, catches animals that a trap in the middle of the room never would.
The technician reads the route first: droppings that show direction, rub marks along a baseboard, gnawing at a corner. Each trap is positioned along that route and its position is noted, so the check visits are quick and nothing is forgotten.
The kinds of traps we use.
| Device. | Best for. | Safety notes. |
|---|---|---|
| Snap trap. | Mice and rats on known runways. | Used in covered or enclosed positions. |
| Enclosed station. | Places with children or pets nearby. | Tamper-resistant and secured. |
| Attic or wall-void sets. | Animals inside hidden spaces. | Positioned so no one can reach them. |
Glue boards are not part of the plan. They catch pets, birds and unintended animals, and they leave a suffering animal for someone to deal with. If you have some at home, take them up before the visit.
How the schedule works.
After setting, we revisit on a timetable chosen for the species. Mice often get cleared quickly, while rats may need several rounds. Each visit empties traps, resets them and records what was caught and where, which shows whether activity is dropping.
- First check within a few days of setting.
- Further checks until two consecutive visits find nothing.
- Traps removed once the sealing work is complete.
- Notes handed over with the final visit.
Why trapping is half the job.
If animals are removed and gaps stay open, new ones arrive. For this reason a trapping plan always pairs with entry point sealing, which waits until catches slow so nothing is sealed inside a wall.
To see the whole job laid out first, start with an inspection, which maps where to trap and where to seal.
Handling what is caught.
Dead rodents carry germs, so they are handled with gloves or tools and sealed in plastic bags before disposal. If you find a caught animal before we return, avoid touching it with bare hands and read the safety list at the end of this page.
Before you call: handling droppings
Public health agencies give identical advice to every household. Nothing on this list is unique to a visit from us.
- Soak first and handle later. Dry waste is never swept up.
- Ventilation is step one for a musty shed or crawl space: about thirty minutes of open doors.
- At minimum, you need rubber gloves while working and a good scrub when finished.
- Disinfect before you collect. Wet the waste fully and leave it roughly five minutes.
- Put waste in a bag, tie it off and drop it with the household trash. Never lift a dead rodent with bare hands.
- Flu-like illness or breathlessness after exposure is a job for a doctor. Mention the cleanup, and leave health judgments to them.
Public guidelines this page relies on
Every claim about safety traces back to an agency page, and each page appears here with a line about what it covers.
- CDC: hantavirus prevention: Cutting down contact inside houses, sheds and cars, from the CDC hantavirus pages.
- CDC: cleaning up after rodents: Air it, wet it, bag it: the household routine in the CDC's words.
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