Rat and mouse control in Amsterdam
Mice in the kitchen or rats along the fence in Amsterdam? We establish the route first and treat precisely, without using more product than needed.
On site within 24 hours, often the same day
- On site within 24 hours, often the same day
- Guarantee on the work carried out
- Free inspection & fixed price
- Working to the IPM method
The surroundings of Amsterdam as a starting point
Amsterdam is not a random place to have a rodent problem: what happens here follows directly from the landscape and the buildings around it. Old masonry holds moisture and old mortar gives way. Together that produces exactly what a rodent looks for: a dry cavity next to a damp one, with a way between them that widens a little every year.
Around Amsterdam we consistently see the same few factors at work, and they are the ones we check first. Alongside that, the bars and restaurants plays a part in what we find here. So the inspection in Amsterdam begins outside, where the traces tell us how long it has been going on.
Amsterdam falls under the municipality of Amsterdam in Noord-Holland. We cover it on the same schedule as the surrounding places, including Diemen, Amstelveen and Zaanstad, so an extra visit rarely takes long to arrange.
What we check in Amsterdam
An inspection in Amsterdam follows the places that matter most locally. Given the old centre, these are at the top of the list:
- cellars that connect beneath adjoining buildings
- soft mortar and settled masonry with open joints
- timber floors and voids behind panelling
- bins and containers in inner courtyards
Quote and rates for Amsterdam
The inspection is free, and there is no catch attached to that. We come and look, you hear what is going on and what it would cost, and then you decide. If you say no, that is the end of it and no invoice follows for the visit.
What we are clear about: if work follows from the inspection, you hear the amount before anything happens. A single treatment starts from 95 euros and proofing is quoted per property, always at a fixed price agreed in advance.
The free inspection in short
- Inside and outside checked, including crawl space and roof edge
- Species identified and the scale of the problem established
- Advice on what you can do yourself, even without an order
- No invoice if you decide to leave it there
Our rates at a glance
Guide prices. You always get a fixed price in advance based on your situation, with nothing added afterwards.
Inspection & advice
Free
No obligation, quote included
- Thorough inspection
- Honest advice
- Fixed price quotation
Rat and mouse control
from €95
Single treatment
- Targeted treatment
- Safe around pets
- Follow-up advice included
Treatment + proofing
quoted per property
Complete and lasting result
- Rat and mouse control
- Entry routes sealed
- Guarantee on the work
Our approach, step by step
- 1
Intake by phone
When, where and at what time do you notice it? Those answers steer the whole inspection.
- 2
Judge the urgency
Wiring, a child's bedroom or food preparation comes first; a trace in a shed can wait.
- 3
Inspect with purpose
With your account in mind we search the places that are most likely first.
- 4
Plan and price
By the end of the visit you know what is needed, what it costs and when we can come.
Every job starts with a ten-minute conversation before anything is done. When did you first hear it, in which room, at what time of day, and has anything changed in or around the house? Those answers steer the inspection, because they usually already indicate roughly where the entry route is.
That conversation also decides how urgent it is. Noise in a child's bedroom or gnawed wiring in a meter cupboard we treat as an emergency; a single trace in a shed can usually wait for the next regular appointment.
Reading traces: a short guide
Gnaw marks can be read like a text once you know what to look for. Two parallel grooves about four millimetres wide belong to a rat; fine, shallow marks a millimetre across belong to a mouse. Fresh gnawing is light in colour and feels sharp; older gnawing has darkened and has rounded edges.
Look at the height at which you find gnawing damage too. Damage just above the floor or on the bottom of a cupboard belongs to mice. Damage half a metre up or higher, on a pipe or a beam, means something is climbing, and then you are more likely dealing with a rat or a marten.
Reading gnaw marks
- Two parallel grooves about four millimetres wide: rat
- Fine, shallow marks about a millimetre across: mouse
- Light in colour and sharp to the touch: fresh gnawing
- Darkened with rounded edges: weeks to months old
Making your property less attractive
A tidy garden is not the same as a rodent-proof garden. It is not about how it looks but about whether there is unbroken cover: a fence with a dense hedge against it, a stack of paving slabs against the wall, a shed standing directly on the ground. Those are the places where a population settles.
Breaking the cover changes a property fundamentally. Lift a shed onto legs, put stacks on a rack clear of the wall, and keep a strip of thirty centimetres along the facade free. Crossing an open strip is something rodents would rather not do.
Breaking the cover
- Keep a strip of thirty centimetres along the facade clear
- Shed and garden store on legs rather than on the ground
- Stacks on a rack, clear of wall and fence
- Thin out dense planting along running routes each year
Rats and mice in Amsterdam: common questions
- For an urgent problem in Amsterdam we are often there the same day, and otherwise within 24 hours. We work in Amsterdam and the surrounding villages daily, so the lines are short.
- Yes, all of Amsterdam and the rest of the municipality of Amsterdam, plus the surrounding villages and districts in Noord-Holland.
- Ask for the Dutch certificate for rodent management. Without it no rodenticide may be used outdoors. Our technicians work to the IPM rules.
- A cat will catch the occasional mouse, but it cannot reach an established population in the cavity wall or under the floor. The opening they come in through also stays exactly where it was.
- We remove it in full, together with the nesting material. Leaving a nest and catching only the adults causes an odour problem and solves nothing.
Around Amsterdam we also cover
Read more about rat control and keeping mice out.
Want to talk through your situation in Amsterdam?
Booking an inspection is possible without deciding anything about a treatment.
We mainly work for private households. Is your business dealing with rats or mice? Get in touch to hear what is possible.
We are out in Amsterdam and the surrounding area every day.
On site within 24 hours, often the same day in Amsterdam. Call or message us and we will help you quickly.