Roof rats: the Savannah specialty
Older neighborhoods with mature oaks are prime roof-rat territory — they run the canopy like a highway and drop onto rooflines, entering at gaps you’d never notice from the ground. They’re climbers, hoarders, and creatures of habit: the same runway nightly, which is exactly what makes a well-placed trapline so effective. Norway rats hold the ground level — burrows along foundations, the port corridor, anywhere cover and food meet.
Why exclusion is the real product
Trapping removes the current residents; sealing the entries is what makes the answer permanent. A rat folds through a gap the size of a quarter; a mouse, a dime. The inspection maps every penetration — roof returns, soffit vents, utility lines, crawlspace doors, the weatherstrip on exterior doors — and the written plan lists exactly what gets sealed with what. Skip this step and you’re subscribed to rats.
The honest timeline
Most rodent jobs run two to four weeks from first trapset to verified quiet — trap checks, exclusion work, then a confirmation visit. Anyone promising same-day rodent elimination is selling the trapping and skipping the sealing. We quote the whole job in writing up front, so the follow-ups aren’t a surprise invoice.