Rodent Control Gainesville, FL | Rat Removal & Exclusion 24/7

Part of Gainesville	What the homes are like	First places we check
The Duckpond (Northeast Gainesville Residential District)	Late 1800s and early 1900s homes in Victorian, Mediterranean and Colonial styles, under big shade trees	Roofline and attic. Old gable and soffit vents, porch roof seams, gaps where later additions meet the original house, utility lines through old walls
Pleasant Street and the Southeast Gainesville Residential District	Older historic neighborhoods near downtown	Foundation vents and floor openings, gaps around plumbing, eaves and fascia boards with age or storm damage
Near campus, around University Avenue and the UF area	Student apartments, rental houses, duplexes and fraternity and sorority houses	Shared walls. Pipe chases under sinks, gaps behind appliances, back doors, dumpster pads and trash areas
Downtown, Depot Park and Innovation Square	Restaurants, offices and new infill apartments	Loading and back doors, grease and dumpster areas, ceiling spaces and utility runs between units
South side near Paynes Prairie, Bivens Arm and Sweetwater Wetlands Park	Homes close to big natural areas and tree lines	Limbs and vines touching the roof, garage door corners, sheds and woodpiles near the house
Haile Plantation and the west side	Planned communities and newer subdivisions	Small gaps. Garage door seals, AC line and cable holes, dryer vents, roof edges near tall trees

Not much. Gainesville averages only about 15 freezing nights a year, and UF/IFAS says roof rats breed all year in Florida, with peaks in spring and fall. A few rats in an attic can keep growing right through the winter.

Older homes in the Northeast Gainesville historic district often have many small openings: old vents, porch roof seams, gaps where additions meet the original walls and utility lines through old siding. Big shade trees give rats a path to all of them. Sealing the whole roofline, not just one hole, is what makes it stop.

In most apartments, the landlord. Section 83.51, Florida Statutes, says landlords of units other than single family homes and duplexes must provide for extermination of rats and mice. Houses and duplexes can be different if the lease says so in writing. This is general information, not legal advice.

Yes. You will likely always have some rodents outside, since roof rats can travel about 150 yards for food. The goal is to keep them out of the house. Once every gap at the roof, walls and foundation is closed with metal or hardware cloth, they have no way in.

UF/IFAS lists the native cotton rat as a pest in Florida fields and crops. A rat living in your attic, walls or trees and running along fences is almost always a roof rat, which UF/IFAS calls the most abundant rodent pest in the state. We identify the species at the inspection.

It depends on how many entry points need sealing, the size of the attic and how many rodents are inside. We do not guess over the phone. After the inspection you get a written plan and price, and nothing starts until you approve it.

The City of Gainesville lists dead animals among items that should not go in the garbage cart. Call the Solid Waste Division at 352-334-2330 for options, or have us remove it. If you smell one inside a wall, we can find it, remove it and clean the area.

All of Gainesville, from the Duckpond, Pleasant Street and the UF area to the south side near Paynes Prairie and Haile Plantation, plus nearby towns such as Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Archer, Micanopy, Hawthorne and Waldo.