Rats and mice in the San Fernando Valley
Rodent Exterminator, the licensed company that does SealWell’s work, is based in the Valley itself, in North Hollywood, so homes from Burbank and Glendale out to Woodland Hills and Chatsworth are close by.
Most Valley homes are single-story houses from the 1950s and 60s, on lots with orange, lemon and avocado trees. Fallen fruit and pet food left outside are easy meals, and the trees give roof rats a path up to the roofline.
Where rodents get in around the Valley
Fruit trees and fallen fruit
Backyard citrus and avocados feed roof rats for much of the year. Branches that reach the roof give them a direct route to the attic.
Low roofs and attached garages
Single-story roofs and attached garages put the attic within easy reach. Worn garage door seals and gaps where pipes and cables enter the house are common openings.
Hillside streets
Homes along the Santa Monica Mountains in Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Tarzana and Woodland Hills sit next to brush and open land, where wild rodents live close by.
Block walls and ivy
Block walls covered in ivy run between many Valley yards. Rats use the ivy for cover and the tops of the walls to travel from yard to yard.
Cities and neighborhoods we serve in the San Fernando Valley
- North Hollywood
- Burbank
- Glendale
- Van Nuys
- Sherman Oaks
- Studio City
- Encino
- Tarzana
- Reseda
- Northridge
- Chatsworth
- Canoga Park
- Woodland Hills
- Calabasas
- Sun Valley
- Pacoima
- Sylmar
- Granada Hills
- Mission Hills
- Panorama City
