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Roof rat on a timber beam inside a Melbourne roof void at night
Licensed Rodent Specialists

Rat and Mice Control Melbourne Scratching in the walls? We stop it fast.

Droppings in the pantry, gnawed packets, scurrying after dark. Rats and mice breed fast, contaminate food and chew through wiring. We identify the species, treat it safely and seal every entry point so they cannot come back.

  • Same day service, 7 days
  • Child and pet safe methods
  • Entry points sealed for good
  • Written guarantee
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Licensed techniciansFully certified in Victoria
Same day service7 days across Melbourne
Honest fixed quotesNo call out fee, no surprises
Written guaranteeIf they return, so do we
Rat inside a Melbourne roof void before professional rodent treatment
Melbourne wideAll suburbs plus Mornington Peninsula
The Problem

Why Melbourne homes get rats and mice

Melbourne is perfect rodent territory. Older homes with gaps under the eaves, new estates backing onto creeks and paddocks, cafes and bins on every corner. When the weather cools down in autumn, rats and mice move indoors looking for warmth and food, and once they are in they multiply frighteningly fast.

One pair of mice can produce more than 300 offspring in a single year. They chew constantly to wear down their teeth, and that includes electrical wiring, which is linked to house fires across Victoria every year. The longer you wait, the bigger and more expensive the problem becomes.

The good news: rodents are completely fixable when the job is done properly. Not just baits thrown in the roof, but identification, targeted treatment and sealing the entry points so the next family of rodents cannot move in.

300+offspring from one pair of mice per year
12mmgap is all a mouse needs to get inside
25%of unexplained house fires linked to rodent damage
What We Do

Complete rat and mice control, done properly

Every job starts with a full inspection so we treat the actual problem, not a guess. Here is what is included.

Home rodent treatment

Full treatment of your roof void, subfloor, walls, kitchen and garage using locked, tamper resistant bait stations and traps that are safe around kids and pets.

Cafes, restaurants and offices

Discreet commercial rodent programs with monitoring, documentation for health inspections and after hours visits so your customers never see a technician.

Roof void and wall cavity treatment

Rats love the warm, quiet space above your ceiling. We treat the roof void directly, find how they are getting up there and cut off the route.

Secure baiting programs

Professional grade baits in locked stations, placed along the runways rodents actually use. Checked and topped up on follow up visits until activity stops.

Rodent proofing and sealing

The step most companies skip. We seal gaps, vents, pipe penetrations and eave openings with steel mesh and rodent rated materials, backed by our written guarantee.

Carcass removal and sanitising

We locate and remove dead rodents before they cause odour, then sanitise droppings and nesting areas so your roof void and cupboards are safe again.

How It Works

From scratching to silence in four steps

No mystery, no jargon. This is exactly what happens when you book us in.

01

Inspect and identify

We check your roof void, subfloor, kitchen and exterior, confirm whether it is rats or mice and map out exactly where they are living and how they got in.

02

Treat safely

Locked bait stations and traps go in along the routes rodents actually travel. Everything is child safe, pet safe and explained to you before we leave.

03

Seal every entry point

Gaps, vents, pipework and eave openings are sealed with steel mesh and rodent rated fillers, so the next rodents looking for a warm home stay outside.

04

Follow up and guarantee

We return to confirm activity has stopped, remove carcasses, refresh stations if needed and hand over your written guarantee.

Know Your Intruder

The three rodents in Melbourne homes

Each species behaves differently, so each one is treated differently. Getting this right is the difference between a fixed problem and a repeat visit.

Norway Rat

Rattus norvegicus

The big one. Heavy bodied with a blunt nose, it lives low: burrows in the garden, under decking and concrete slabs, in the subfloor and around drains.

  • Up to 25cm long plus tail
  • Digs burrows near food and water
  • Strong enough to gnaw through timber and soft mortar
How we treat it: ground level stations, burrow treatment and sealing of subfloor vents and drain gaps.

Roof Rat

Rattus rattus

The climber, and the one behind most ceiling noise in Melbourne. Slim and agile, it runs along fences and branches, slips in under the eaves and nests in your roof void.

  • Tail longer than its body, excellent climber
  • Most active at night, heard after dark
  • Notorious for chewing wiring in ceilings
How we treat it: roof void stations, trimming access routes and sealing eave and roofline entry points.

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Small, curious and unbelievably quick to breed. Mice live close to food, in kitchen kickboards, pantries, wall cavities and behind appliances.

  • Squeezes through a gap the width of a pencil
  • A new litter every three weeks
  • Contaminates far more food than it eats
How we treat it: fine gauge stations near food zones, kickboard and cavity treatment, sealing of pencil width gaps.
Why It Matters

Rodents are a health risk, not just a noise

Rats and mice spread disease through their droppings, urine and constant gnawing. Here is what an untreated infestation can expose your family to.

Leptospirosis

Spread by urine

Bacteria in rodent urine can contaminate benchtops, floors and stored food, causing flu like illness that can become serious without treatment.

Salmonellosis

Spread by droppings

Droppings in pantries and food prep areas are a common cause of salmonella food poisoning, especially risky for kids and older family members.

Rat bite fever

Bites and scratches

Cornered rodents bite. Never try to grab a rat or clear a live trap by hand, the infection risk is real and entirely avoidable.

Asthma and allergies

Dander and droppings

Dried droppings and dander break down into household dust and are a known trigger for asthma and allergies, particularly in children’s bedrooms under a roof void.

Found droppings? Do not vacuum or sweep them dry. Disturbing dry droppings puts particles into the air you breathe. We remove droppings safely and sanitise the area as part of the job.
Early Warning

Six signs you have rats or mice

Spot any one of these and it is time to act. Rodent numbers only ever go one way.

Scratching at night

Light, fast scurrying in the ceiling or walls after dark, often on and off through the whole night.

Droppings

Dark pellets along skirting boards, in the pantry, under the sink or in drawers. Mouse droppings are rice sized, rat droppings are larger.

Gnaw marks

Chewed food packets, cables, skirting or timber. Fresh gnaw marks are pale and rough, a sign of current activity.

Ammonia smell

A stale, musky odour in cupboards, the roof space or behind appliances comes from rodent urine and nesting.

Grease rub marks

Dark, oily smears along walls, beams and pipes where rodents run the same route night after night.

Nests and shredding

Shredded paper, insulation or fabric packed into quiet corners of the roof void, garage or behind stored boxes.

Seen one of these in your home? Call 0489 176 244 and we will tell you straight away what it likely is and what it will take to fix.

Our Work

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Real jobs at real Melbourne homes, filmed by us on site. Press play to see how we work.

On the job, Melbourne
Roof void inspection
Sealing entry points

Stop the scratching tonight

Tell us what you have heard or found and we will call you back within 30 minutes during business hours with straight answers and a fixed quote. Same day bookings available across Melbourne, 7 days a week.

  • Fixed price before any work starts
  • Child and pet safe treatment, explained clearly
  • Entry points sealed and guaranteed in writing
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Happy Customers

What Melbourne locals say

Real reviews from rodent jobs across Melbourne.

Google★★★★★

“We had scratching above our bedroom every night for weeks and supermarket baits did nothing. Json found where the rats were getting in under the eaves, treated the roof and sealed it all with mesh. The noise stopped within days. Should have called months earlier.”

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Sarah M.Glen Waverley
Google★★★★★

“Found mouse droppings in the pantry with a newborn in the house, so we were pretty stressed. They came the same day, explained everything, and all the stations were locked boxes our dog could not touch. Follow up visit included. No sign of mice since.”

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Daniel T.Preston
Google★★★★★

“We run a small cafe and needed the rodent issue handled quietly and properly before an inspection. They came after close, set up a monitoring program and gave us the paperwork we needed. Professional from the first phone call. Highly recommend.”

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Maria K.Brunswick
Questions

Rodent questions, answered straight

It depends on the size of your home, the species and how established the infestation is, so we quote each job individually. You get a fixed, itemised price before any work begins, with no call out fees and no hidden extras. Call 0489 176 244 or send the form for your personalised quote.
Rats and mice make light, fast scratching sounds on and off through the whole night. A possum is heavier: you hear a few solid thumps just after dusk when it leaves and before dawn when it comes home. It matters because possums are protected and treated completely differently. We identify the animal before anything is treated, and we handle both.
Yes. We only use approved products placed inside locked, tamper resistant stations that children and pets cannot open, positioned out of reach. Where baiting is not suitable we use traps and sealing instead, and your technician explains every placement before leaving.
Rodents are wary of new objects in their territory, so poorly placed baits simply get avoided. Retail baits are also often the wrong formulation for the species in your home. And most importantly, baiting alone does nothing about the entry points, so new rodents move in behind the ones you removed. Professional treatment fixes all three problems at once.
Activity usually drops sharply within the first few days and most homes are clear within one to two weeks of the first treatment. We book a follow up to confirm the property is clear, remove any carcasses before they cause odour and finish the entry point sealing.
Not through anything we have sealed. Rodents return when the entry points are left open, which is why proofing is built into our standard job rather than sold as an optional extra. Combined with the follow up visit and written guarantee, the aim is one treatment that actually ends the problem.
Yes. We treat homes, rentals, cafes, restaurants, offices and warehouses across Melbourne. Commercial customers get discreet after hours service, monitoring programs and the documentation health inspectors want to see.
Yes. Rodent treatments come with a written guarantee. If rodents return through an area we treated and sealed, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Ready When You Are

Every night you wait, they multiply

Rats and mice do not move out on their own. Call now for same day rat and mice control anywhere in Melbourne, or send the quote form and we will call you back within 30 minutes during business hours.