Rodent Control St Petersburg, FL | Rat & Mouse Removal

Rodent Control and Rat Removal in St. Petersburg, FL

St. Pete sits on a crowded peninsula with Tampa Bay on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. Rats here travel along power lines between Kenwood bungalows, nest in storm debris in Shore Acres and burrow along canal banks. We find how they get into your home, close it with metal and trap the ones already inside.

St. Pete’s Free Rodent Program Stops at Your Walls

The City of St. Petersburg runs a Rodent Control Program through its Sanitation Department. A city technician can inspect problem spots in your yard or neighborhood, give prevention advice and, if needed, set tamper-resistant bait stations outdoors at no charge. You book it by calling Sanitation at 727-893-7398.

The city is clear that the program covers the outside only. If rats are already in your attic, walls or kitchen, the city says to call a private exterminator. City code also puts the job on the people in the building: owners or occupants have to get rid of an existing rodent infestation.

That is where we come in. We work on the house itself: the entry points, the rats living inside, and the droppings and nesting they leave in insulation. You can use both: the city for the yard and a licensed company for the structure.

You see the full plan and price before we start any work.

Why St. Pete Saw More Rats After the 2024 Hurricanes

Hurricane Helene pushed record surge into St. Pete’s low waterfront neighborhoods in September 2024, and Hurricane Milton followed 2 weeks later. Weeks later, Shore Acres residents told Tampa Bay 28 they were finding droppings and seeing rats run through debris piles, on streets that never had a rat problem before.

What the storm did	Why rats like it	What we do
Flood cut drywall and open wall cavities	Open walls connect the garage, kitchen and attic into one path	Check the cavities for droppings and nests before they are closed up, then seal pipe and wire holes
Torn soffit, fascia or roof edge	Roof rats climb in from trees and lines and nest in the attic	Close gaps with sheet metal or 1/4 inch hardware cloth, never foam alone
Bent garage doors and lost weather seals	A small gap at a door corner lets rats and house mice walk in at night	Replace door sweeps and corner seals, close gaps at the frame
Cracked slabs, steps and seawall caps	Rats burrow under sidewalks and along canal banks and come up next to the house	Find the burrows, trap the area and close openings at the foundation
Debris, sheds and stored contents in the yard	Shelter and food right beside the walls	Point out what to move, then focus traps and exterior exclusion near the cover

What the storm did

Why rats like it

What we do

Flood cut drywall and open wall cavities

Open walls connect the garage, kitchen and attic into one path

Check the cavities for droppings and nests before they are closed up, then seal pipe and wire holes

Torn soffit, fascia or roof edge

Roof rats climb in from trees and lines and nest in the attic

Close gaps with sheet metal or 1/4 inch hardware cloth, never foam alone

Bent garage doors and lost weather seals

A small gap at a door corner lets rats and house mice walk in at night

Replace door sweeps and corner seals, close gaps at the frame

Cracked slabs, steps and seawall caps

Rats burrow under sidewalks and along canal banks and come up next to the house

Find the burrows, trap the area and close openings at the foundation

Debris, sheds and stored contents in the yard

Shelter and food right beside the walls

Point out what to move, then focus traps and exterior exclusion near the cover

What Rat Removal Costs Around St. Pete

Angi does not publish a separate St. Petersburg figure, so the numbers here are for nearby Tampa, across the bay. They are market averages from Angi, not our quote.

In St. Pete, the price mostly comes down to how many openings need sealing. A Kenwood bungalow with open vents and a flat roof seam needs more work than a newer block home with tight soffits. Flood damage can also add openings that were not there before.

We price your home after the inspection and you approve the plan before any work starts.

Is your ZIP on the route?

St. Petersburg has more than a dozen ZIP codes. These are the ones we serve most, but we cover the whole city and Pinellas County. Call if you do not see yours.

3370133702337033370433705337063370733708337093371033711337123371333714

Areas we serve

Historic Old Northeast · Historic Kenwood · Historic Roser Park · Snell Isle · Coffee Pot Bayou · Downtown · Edgemoor · Bayway Isles · Grand Central District

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No. The city’s free Rodent Control Program covers outdoor areas only. A technician can inspect your yard and set outdoor bait stations. For rats inside the attic, walls or kitchen, the city says to hire a private exterminator.

The storms flooded homes, opened walls and left debris piles for weeks. That gave rats cover, food and new gaps into houses. Once debris is gone, the openings are still there, so the house needs to be checked and sealed.

It can be. When one home is closed up, the rats living there look for the next easy way in. In a close-packed city like St. Pete, that is often the house next door. Sealing your own openings is the fix.

Yes, older homes in Historic Kenwood, Old Northeast and similar areas usually have more openings: gable vents, soffit gaps, crawl spaces and seams where a flat roof meets the main roof. Sealing usually takes more time on these homes.

St. Pete’s guide says the owner or manager of a multi-family property handles pest control. In single and 2-family homes, the occupant handles it. Tell your landlord in writing. We also work with property managers on commercial rodent control for whole buildings.

Angi lists a Tampa average of about $1,078, with most jobs from $441 to $1,716. That is a market average, not our price. We give you a written price after the inspection, and nothing starts until you approve it.

Call St. Pete Codes Compliance Assistance at 727-893-7373 or use the city’s online Report an Issue page. City code bans outdoor junk and debris storage and requires owners to keep yards trimmed.

Yes. Along with St. Pete we serve nearby Pinellas County cities, including Pinellas Park, Largo, Seminole and Clearwater. Call (561) 562-7607 any time, 24/7.