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Post by spectrum on Jul 19, 2021 7:22:51 GMT 1
We have something in the loft above our bedroom, its a new house and the eaves overhang the walls by about 50cm all around the house so I don't know how it got there, but I don't need freeloading lodger thankyou very much  so any idea where I can find a qualified person to remove the wee beasty, is there a French version of "Rentokil" Thanks |
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Post by acr on Jul 19, 2021 8:52:01 GMT 1
Never tried using extermination agencies so can't recommend any but it might be an idea first to identify it. Is it the pitter-patter of little footsteps, gnawing sounds, or something bigger? If bigger then depending on where you are it could possibly be a stone marten (northern regions of France, we had some of those) or loirs (forgotten the English for them) in the south.
Most critters can climb up walls so the thing to check is whether your overhanging eaves are open to the air. If so, put wire netting across them to stop entry.
If the creatures are small, standard rat poison sachets shoved through the loft hatch usually work.
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Post by ajm on Jul 19, 2021 9:05:02 GMT 1
Never tried using extermination agencies so can't recommend any but it might be an idea first to identify it. Is it the pitter-patter of little footsteps, gnawing sounds, or something bigger? If bigger then depending on where you are it could possibly be a stone marten (northern regions of France, we had some of those) or loirs (forgotten the English for them) in the south.
Most critters can climb up walls so the thing to check is whether your overhanging eaves are open to the air. If so, put wire netting across them to stop entry.
If the creatures are small, standard rat poison sachets shoved through the loft hatch usually work.
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Post by Polarengineer on Jul 19, 2021 9:31:58 GMT 1
Rentokil exists in France, I had them quote me for woodworm etc in the roof beams. They tried to rip me off big big time, so I cannot recommend them.
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Post by Veem on Jul 19, 2021 12:25:31 GMT 1
Please try to find out what the visitors are before you exterminate anything.
Years ago something was holding a party in the roof space above our bedroom every night. The noise went on for far too long and finally Biggles went up a ladder to investigate. The roof space isn't an attic - just the gap between the insulation and the roof tiles. He was feeling around with a long pole when out popped the most beautiful owl. He installed a fine wire mesh to prevent further entry and our noise problem ended immediately.
Hopefully the owl family found somewhere else for their parties, and we were happy not to have killed them.
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Post by exile on Jul 19, 2021 13:28:19 GMT 1
If the creatures are small, standard rat poison sachets shoved through the loft hatch usually work.
But beware,this is more dangerous than it sounds. Last Christmas one of our cats died from suspected warfarin poisoning. She probably found and consumed a poisoned mouse. It was very distressing and painful for her and very distressing for me as she convulsed in my arms. |
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Post by spectrum on Jul 19, 2021 13:57:16 GMT 1
As said its a new house so no holes, the base is solid concrete the walls are brick blocks, there are sparrows nesting under the "Roman" type tiles but under the tiles is a very strong membrane which is secured all around with battens, then the roof tiles overlap the edges, then the aluminium gutters also act as an obstacle as well, I agree about using poison, and would only use it as a last resort, I prefer traps, it could just have been the sparrows but they have nested all year and never heard anything before, we have 400mm of blown insulation up there and the sparrows nests are in the overhang of the roof, I have cleared three abandoned nests out from this area this morning as they had blocked off the downpipe and the gutters overflowed last week, I would be surprised, if its a mammal, but I know enough about nature to always expect the unexpected, have been in touch with Rentokil but their nearest spot is two hour drive away  so will wait for a devis, and keep looking and asking, the Marie may know, |
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Post by houpla on Jul 19, 2021 17:54:37 GMT 1
It's most likely to be loir or fouine (marten). They can enter by a 3cm hole/gap. If you can source some genuine naphtaline moth balls, apparently they're very effective at persuading the furry ones to move on.
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Post by stevefrance64 on Jul 19, 2021 22:31:06 GMT 1
As its a modern house and they cannot get into your space leave them be
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Post by Loiseau on Jul 20, 2021 0:45:55 GMT 1
The sort of company you want might be one dealing with "dératisation" or "désinsectisation" (who makes up these words?), such as this one www.normandie-desinsectisation.fr. Obviously you might live somewhere quite different, but there is a lot of advice on what you could do yourself to discourage beasties, such as putting sage, mint and other strong-smelling foliage into the space. i had to get a wasps' nest removed once, and called in a company in my area called, I think, Hygiène de Vendée, or something, so "hygiène" (pronounced ee-she-en) is another word to look out for. |
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so any idea where I can find a qualified person to remove the wee beasty, is there a French version of "Rentokil" Thanks
so will wait for a devis, and keep looking and asking, the Marie may know, 
