Rodent calls in Bacchus Marsh track the weather. Once the autumn cold sets in, rats and mice leave the paddocks, the river flats and the vegetable blocks around Parwan and Merrimu and head for anything warm with food in it. Horse properties and hobby farms along the Werribee River are the first to notice, then the suburban streets in Darley and Maddingley start hearing scratching in the ceiling at night.
We run a baiting program using lockable, tamper-resistant stations placed where rodents actually move: along fence lines, behind the shed, in the roof void and under the house. Stations are checked and refilled on a return visit so you are not left with bait sitting out. More importantly, we walk the house looking for how they are getting in. Gaps under roller doors, missing weep hole covers, unsealed plumbing penetrations and overhanging branches are the usual answers, and we tell you exactly what to fix.
