Rats In Rain Gutters

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Rats in rain gutters. Gutters full of debris are the ideal places for squirrels rats and mice to gather nesting materials. Keep the area around your drain spouts clear. Avoid planting fruit trees close to your house. Rain and other runoff wash all kinds of plant material into your downspouts.

Keep garbage in an enclosed space until the morning of pickup to further discourage rats. Believe it or not they re often successful in your downspout. True you can simulate the effect by adding helmets or screens. Rats mice chipmunks squirrels and other little critters may be using your downspouts to reach your roof.

Rats need to drink as well as to eat. Unfortunately they may also get the idea pretty much any other time too. From there they may find an opening into your attic or perhaps their little pitter patters are a nuisance. They drink water from water bowls for pets buckets sinks pots and pans dishes for potted plants window pits for basements clogged rain gutters bird baths and old tires.

Blocked gutters cause problems for your roof and your siding and waterlogged roofs and siding are more prone to be soft and easy for animals to damage. Secure the tops of garbage cans with bungee cords to keep garbage from attracting rats raccoons and stray animals. Thanks to a unique hooded design leafguard allows nothing other than rain to reach the gutters. Don t over water plants.

Blocked gutters can also lead to waterlogged soil which leads to foundation damage.