That would freak me right out, I am petrified of rats and mice. I love snakes spiders etcc but get one of those varmits and I run like a screaming child.
Rats are smart though they will send 1 or 2 in and if they do not come back they will move on for it is not safe, mice will come in by the hoards and are not that smart.
I would rather get rid of rats then mice. We put poison in our basement every fall and spring,we do not go in the basement (dirt floor and the old limerock foundation). We had a mouse a couple of weeks ago they(dogs) tried to get him but never got him ,ended up trapping him in the middle of the night.But found a dead rat in our pond that we drained(was some water left in it he must of went for a drink and ended up drowning).
We live in big farm country and the rats and mice are moving now looking for a warm place to stay for the winter.They have big live traps for them,and big snap traps for them.I would be careful of what the exterminator would use to get rid of them, Good luck getting rid of those nasty things, they are probably just moving as winter is coming and they are looking for a nice warm home. |