[MSGirl]

Any recs for someone to repair/replace lanai screen palm rats from my neighbor’s yard is eating through?

[Chi-Town]

Head to Ace for a screen repair kit and a couple of rat traps.

[Deputydan]

One of our neighbors Palm Rats got into my garage and chewed my air conditioning wires on my Toyota Highlander. Total cost ($2700.00) They had to completely remove the dashboard and other parts to fix it! Ins. paid $2000.00 I paid $700.00 out of pocket.

I see people leaving their garages doors open to cool things down. BEWARE!

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by MSGirl

Any recs for someone to repair/replace lanai screen palm rats from my neighbor’s yard is eating through?

I do apologize for commenting bc I can't help you with the screening repair issue however, I'm kinda horrified by the issue.

I can live w the fact that palm rats are in TV but is palm rats chewing through screens a thing in TV too? Hard to imagine they'd just chew through screening wo reason. Tell me there was something they wanted that was stored on your lanai! And are they "your neighbor's rats" bc you don't have palm trees and the neighbor does? I stupidly lured rats into my yard by feeding the birds. Only took those vermin a couple weeks to find the feeders behind a concrete wall. I removed those feeders immediately. Couple days later I saw THE biggest black snake slither through my yard. Holy cow! Rats and snakes. IN my yard! I gather the snake was there bc the rats were there (dinner) but I'm just not accustomed to rats and snakes in my yard. Kinda horrified, won't lie.

[vintageogauge]

The rats aren't your neighbors, they are part of nature and are everywhere down here. If you didn't see the rat eating your screen or the other post eating your Toyota wires, how do you know it wasn't a squirrel, they will do the same things a palm rat does.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Deputydan

One of our neighbors Palm Rats got into my garage and chewed my air conditioning wires on my Toyota Highlander. Total cost ($2700.00) They had to completely remove the dashboard and other parts to fix it! Ins. paid $2000.00 I paid $700.00 out of pocket.

I see people leaving their garages doors open to cool things down. BEWARE!

I seem to recall the insulation on the wiring used was made from vegetable products attempt at making it environmentally friendlier. Insurance paid 2,000. What would cover rats?

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

The rats aren't your neighbors, they are part of nature and are everywhere down here. If you didn't see the rat eating your screen or the other post eating your Toyota wires, how do you know it wasn't a squirrel, they will do the same things a palm rat does.

We humans seem to find some animals cute and others disgusting. A squirrel is but a rat with a fuzzy tail.

[Becca9800]

Originally Posted by DAVES

We humans seem to find some animals cute and others disgusting. A squirrel is but a rat with a fuzzy tail.

Yep! Very true! I find squirrels at my UpNorth feeders a joyful site. I creep into and from my screened in porch so as not to scare them away.

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Head to Ace for a screen repair kit and a couple of rat traps.

I suggest the HAVE NO HEART TRAPS, the old spring traps.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by DAVES

I suggest the HAVE NO HEART TRAPS, the old spring traps.

The last time I used a rat trap I caught a dove. They are not selective.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

The rats aren't your neighbors, they are part of nature and are everywhere down here. If you didn't see the rat eating your screen or the other post eating your Toyota wires, how do you know it wasn't a squirrel, they will do the same things a palm rat does.

Squirrel, rat all in same family. Only difference the squirrels with furry tails are so cute. I too suspect squirrels?

[Billy1]

Bird feeders, dog or cat food do attract rats, and stored feed attracts them to the lanai and/or garage or wherever the feed is stored.

[bellringer606]

Rats or squirrels? If the damage was done at night it was rats. During the day squirrels.

[Two Bills]

I have a squirrel in my garden here in UK who is always trying to dig up my potatoes.
I put down a humane trap, but he is far too smart to go in, he does however sit on top of it occasisionaly eating whatever he has grubbed out.
He gives a chuckle, and a wink to me, and goes on his merry way, all in his own good time.
I'll catch the little booger one day, and take him far away to annoy someone else.
We are the best of enemies!

[Mosca82]

CVS is a long standing company who has been doing business in TV for a long time, they do new, rescreening of entire cage (which I had done last year) and repairs. They are great.
You may contact them at 352 237 3088. You may tell them you were reffered by Mr. Arango/Village of Harmeswood.

Good luck