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Originally Posted by Michael G.
I walk over to the neighbors today for a friendly chat and he said he and his wife
thought they had squirrels on their roof.
Hired a exterminator and he told them they had roof rats in their attic. (goggle it).
Roof rats are the worst rodent pest in the state of Florida and most abundant. The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) that is familiar to most people is rare in Florida. Roof rats consume and destroy stored animal and human food, attack fruit crops, and take up residence in attics, soffits, hollow walls, and out-buildings.
Anyone have them ?
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Yes. A direct answer to your question, which is unusual here.
I had them in a state neighboring Florida. I did four things to get rid of them:
1: eliminate the food source (bird feeder or citrus)
2. Spread rat poison in attic. It is orderless and contains warafin, the blood thinner. The vermin exit the attic to get water and die outside.
3. Set rat traps in the attic. Removal was particularly disgusting, but easy to locate by smell.
4. Patch all means of access to the attic particularly the valleys of the roof
Problem solved.