Snap traps are usually the easiest and best way of dealing with the rats and set out several as there are likely to be quite a few rats present to attract the snakes.
Pet snake for attic rats.
The most popular species include corn snakes texas rat snakes gray rat snakes and black rat snakes.
This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.
Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.
In fact placement of a bunch of owl feathers sometimes proves enough to drive the rats away.
It is a good question to ask and i think i have the answer.
Cat and snake are two of the biggest predators of rats and if rats sense their presence in your house they would vacate the place.
He believes it was feeding on rats and had been wild for a while since it kept trying to bite them.
Problems the snakes can cause in an attic.
What snake is best for me what snake is best for you.
I have listed snakes that are popular pets both dangerous or not.
These are quite inexpensive and handy for rats in house home remedies.
And 1 snake wont turn into 20.
Lampart said he believes the snake a female about 10 to 15 years old was someone s pet before it got out.
The snakes that do so are of course climbing snakes such as this yellow rat snake that i caught out of an attic.
Get a pet corn snake very tame guys non poisonous eat rats and leave it in the attic.
Feed your rat snake on frozen thawed mice or rats that are as wide as the broadest part of your snake s body.
Snake will have good climate plenty of space and food.
And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere.
For this reason it can be wise to introduce your snake to the taste of rats early on.
No need to pick up dead rats or have bad smells no need for poison.
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Get some cat litter or dried snake litter from the zoo or the local pet store and spread it in the places where you notice them most.
Owners and breeders recommend feeding rodents to snakes.
But if you want to offer a more varied diet there are pet snake food alternatives available.
Model owls and snakes.
As a result they re one of the best pet snakes for those individuals with limited space available for vivariums.
Our complete rat snake care guide is applicable to most north american rat snakes in the genus pantherophis.
Fish worms amphibians and eggs are suitable for most snakes.
In every case i ve ever seen involving snakes in an attic there were also rodents in the attic usually rats.
Since they are natural predators of rats and mice the strategic placement of snake toys and mobile owl toys deters the frequency of rodents in the household.
Larger mammals such as chicks and baby rabbits offer variety.
Most snakes eat lots of mice and rats in the wild.
If it was a captive snake that had just gotten out it would be very tame he said.
Hognoses really are small pet snakes growing to only around 3 feet in length males can be even smaller than females.
