Rats!

No seriously - I think we have had (or still have) some rats somewhere in our house. Last week, I was making a bagel and coffee for breakfast and heard some scratching sounds in the the wall of the kitchen. Well that was an unpleasant suprise!

Our current pest control folks only did bait, which immediately made our mind go to dead animals in the walls - not good. We then called another pest control company - Cooks- that could set traps. We set up a time for them to come over on Saturday (today).

In the next days, we found a website of a company that specializes in animal control (varmints). Possum, rats, mice, squirells, you name it - they get it. They came out Friday afternoon and tried to talk my wife into sealing our homes cracks and openings for $2000. Well, that seemed high and we confirmed with our contractor that it was. Bonus - any sealing or work he can do for us.

Oh well, it should be interesting to see what if anything is behind our walls and under our cabinets.