Have you had problems with rodents or other small animals entering your home?
813081
To be frank, pet doors in general (not just ours) typically don't have this problem. Most dogs and cats don't take too kindly to varmints poking around their house. That being said, our door has two additional features that keep other animals from wanting to use it. Our airtight seal means that no "inside smells" are coming through the door, and our opaque flap means that no light is coming through from the house at night. This makes the pet door indistinguishable from the wall or door in which it is installed to the wild animals.
813082
I haven't seen any such problem, and I do have squirrels in my yard. The door seals so well that even in winter winds (50mph+) I never felt any air coming in. With the old single flap door I replaced, I would have to shut storm door, and that part of house was still always colder than anywhere else.
813083
The dog door opens to a fenced in area where I do not usually see squirrels or rabbits that inhabit the rest of the yard. So no, there have not been any uninvited guests coming in through the pet door.
813084
No we haven't. It would have to take a fairly strong animal to push it open as the magnets keep it very tight. Our backyard is an undeveloped area with a lot of trees so we do have a lot of wild animals in the area.
813085
Nope. It could be even difficult for a small (toy) dogs to use the door, since the flap is heavy enough with strong magnets.
630874
I had a rat in my kitchen, I got 2 of these PestVacators and thought they worked, but I saw the rat again. He was stealing things off the counter and taking them somewhere every night. I bought the box that shocks them and it killed it the first day.
1864539
Not that I know of. I have not seen any rodents for one year of putting it in my outside storage unit.
1762547
I'm genuinely not sure, I've never had one before. From seeing my friends' rats I think they might be too big, but it's hard to tell cause they can get through some pretty tight places.
1823343
I did not have rodent issues. I did have fire ant issues in the summer. If I get a lot of rain, the ground around the compost pile gets saturated. Because of that, the fire ants make a home there since it is out of the water. I usually have to bang the side each day to tell the ants to leave.
2123530
I don't know how a rodent could get in it, unless it chewed a hole in it. I have not had a problem.
152324
well we have rats from our outback compost pile and other critters around our deck, but nobody ever came inside. I think maybe the magnets are too strong for them to push through. Or maybe they never wanted to come in our house; not sure why they would want to when food is plentiful outside in the summer when we use the screen...
1214375
Have you hosed it out? I gets leaves & crud in it, I even had a rat with a nest in one of mine!! Got rid of him fast!! I have 3 of then & hose out regularly. Try it!
516367
Have not had a problem at all and we did see a mouse in our back yard. There is a pretty good seal around the opening.
1574607
No. I have had a few issues with them now.. My son still has bugs and we keep his space very clean. You cannot tell if they actually work and I do believe I got a few duds. I do not recommend it for small animals like a racoon. Get yourself a live trap!
1574612
I haven't had experience with such a large animal in the crawl space using the Pest A Cator at home. Although we have had raccoons nest and raise babies in the walls at our office. The only way we got rid of them was with using live traps and then moving them miles and miles away where no other buildings or homes exist. We found that they used the ducts to traverse along under the roof of the metal building and then decided on coming down the walls to find a home inside the walls. You have to find and close their access point. They chatter a lot and sound quite cute inside the walls, but we had to cut open the drywall at the baseboard and coax them out with food inside the live trap. We just heard that another raccoon fell through the ceiling of the neighboring office, crashed and broke things while falling and then was so scared ripped up the office! Their little fingers can open just about anything a human can.
1871589
I had rats in the attic. I just threw some around where I saw the hole under the eves of the roof. I wore disposable gloves. Good luck!
1487329
I also have a problem with chipmunks, but haven't seen any in my garage or shop since I got the Pest A Cator. They have never been a problem in my barns as the mice have been. The chipmunks are just around the house, garage, and shop.
2075205
Uh... I don't know how mice would get in - unless they can push up the door. The door is pretty rinky-dink with some gaps (mine was bent on arrival so I sent it back). But I have no mice, so I really don't have any idea.
1846380
Am not certain of the critter involved, but we purchased two of these because we heard scratching inside the walls of our home about three in the morning. I hit on the wall with my fists, then with my shoes, and the scratching continued. We installed two of these on opposite ends of our 2,000 sq. ft. ranch and the scratching ceased. The scratching was loud enough so that we could hear discrete scratches across an 18 foot room. Also, had a problem with ground squirrels in our crawl space. Installed one down there about six months ago and gave them two weeks to get out, then sealed it. Have not seen them since the installation of the device. Am not certain of the critter involved, but we purchased two of these because we heard scratching inside the walls of our home about three in the morning. I hit on the wall with my fists, then with my shoes, and the scratching continued. We installed two of these on opposite ends of our 2,000 sq. ft. ranch and the scratching ceased. The scratching was loud enough so that we could hear discrete scratches across an 18 foot room. Also, had a problem with ground squirrels in our crawl space. Installed one down there about six months ago and gave them two weeks to get out, then sealed it. Have... » Read More Am not certain of the critter involved, but we purchased two of these because we heard scratching inside the walls of our home about three in the morning. I hit on the wall with my fists, then with my shoes, and the scratching continued. We installed two of these on opposite ends of our 2,000 sq. ft. ranch and the scratching ceased. The scratching was loud enough so that we could hear discrete scratches across an 18 foot room. Also, had a problem with ground squirrels in our crawl space. Installed one down there about six months ago and gave them two weeks to get out, then sealed it. Have not seen them since the installation of the device. « Show Less
1176130
First make sure you are using the best batteries they will last longer and give a lethal jolt. It could be the rodent entered the trap and took the food but the batteries were weak but set off the red indicator. Also I use salmon training dog treats and put a couple in front of the trap opening and then a couple way in the back against the metal plate. I have caught and killed mice and small squirrels that some how got into my home attic. Believe me they can smell the dog treats and it has worked every time.
516366
The door I have is to heavy for a.mouse to push through. I think you may have really big mice where you live.