Rats find their ways into our homes and gardens when the environment seems ideal for them but they can cause huge problems for homeowners. As the temperatures decrease in the colder months, rats will try to find somewhere warm and with shelter, including areas like garages. To help you make sure your garage is secure and doesn’t become a home for rats, garage expert Richard Berry at Lidget Compton has shared some tips to keep rodents away from outbuildings.
Pests such as mice and rats will find their way into dry places looking for food and warmth and with garages and outhouses seeing less use throughout the winter months, outbuildings can make the perfect new home for unwanted visitors. The garage expert advises homeowners to avoid storing anything edible in their garage or outbuilding (Image: Getty) Pests can cause damage to the contents of your garage or outhouse, including cars with rats, foxes and squirrels in the UK known to chew through expensive cabling. How to keep rats away from your garage Keep food elsewhere Lidget Compton ’s Richard Berry says rats and mice will often come inside foraging for food so it’s important to make sure you don’t store anything edible in your garage or outbuilding.
This includes pet food, seeds for birds and grass seeds . Additionally, make sure you don’t have any food or food residue left in your car because rats have an excellent sense of smell and might make their way into the car to investigate and cause damage along the way.