I think I have a rat in my attic. I can hear sounds at night and it seems like they might be gnawing at something. I'm afraid to go up there but I can't afford any service company to come out. I don't want to use any poison anyway and that's all they want to so I guess I have to do something myself. What can I do?
First, review the online Rat Control article we have posted. We have a whole section on using live traps which are actually quite effective for rats. You will have to get up in the attic to set them up unless you know of some place in the living area they are visiting. If you have such a place, you can set out a trap there. Otherwise, the only way you'll get control of this problem is to get some traps set up in the areas where they are most active and for now, that sounds like the attic.