How do Rodents In Essex Hide From Us From Day To Day? People say to me when we turn up to deal with rats in Essex, “we did not even know we had rats until we saw one running along the wall or fence line”.

Well this could not be truer in the sense that rodents in general manage to hide from humans with a sense of ease. In my professional opinion as a trained pest controller, rodents manage to find all the best places.

Its only due to a sense of bravery by the rat or mouse that they sometimes get caught by the human eye, this bravery in the world of pest control has a name “neophobia” shyness to a new object, once the rodent becomes accustomed to its surroundings and feel secure the rodent will show more signs of bravery as the rat or mouse moves around the area it knows.

Common hiding places are compost heaps in the garden. We at Pest Control Essex go to many calls for this problem. If you think about this logically, rats and mice have a ready-made home to move into. A subterranean of warmth and in most cases food supplied daily. Yes rodents are the greatest survivors I have come across in my role as a pest controller.

A compost heap has the added advantage of being hidden away out of site and the Rats or Mice can move freely without threat. Add to this a nice 12 degrees of heat & they are sat back in their home enjoying a nice little freebie !

Things we look for are holes in the compost heap to the rear or the sides. General smoothing of the soil or grass in the area, this is due to the rodent using the same run each time “a rat run” see my forthcoming posts for more information on this.

Try not to allow fresh rain water to build up in garden plant pots or saucer holders that plants sit in, rodents love fresh water. Turn them upside down & this will deter Rodents.