Snakes can live inside the pot or container of a large plant. If you have large potted plants on your patio or porch that you bring inside for winter, it might be worth poking around in the dirt before you bring them inside, just in case.

If your problem is squirrels digging in your potted plants, solve this problem by putting a layer of chicken wire or hardware cloth on top of the soil before you plant. Place the flowers into the pot through the holes in the wire, cutting a larger hole with wire cutters, if needed.

Holes in leaves: Holes in the leaves are usually associated with poor nutrition or hot, dry air. Many people believe insects cause this, however, unless you keep the plant outdoors, this is rarely the case. The plant could be too dry from lack of adequate humidity as well.

There would be nothing about common houseplants (any potted plant indoors) that would be attractive to mice. On the other hand, food stored in cubicles would be the first place mice would go.

Rodents, squirrels, raccoons, foxes, and household pets can be digging up your potted plants at night. They might be attracted to the plants or the bugs crawling around in the potting soil. This will help you take the appropriate actions to keep them out of your plants and make sure they don’t dig up the soil.

Plants. Just as plant food and seed can attract rats, plants can do the trick all on their own. Rats that hang out in your roof will want to come down and find your fruit. This will only lead them to other sources of food, warmth, and water, which will only entice them to stay and breed.

When mice burrow into the soil around a houseplant, they may tunnel right down to the root system of the plant, decimating the roots and causing the plant to starve to death. If you notice holes in the soil around your plants, and dirt on the floor, a mouse or two may have set up home in the soil beneath your plant.

5 ways to get rid of rats without poison

1. RECRUIT OWLS TO EAT THE RATS. Owls, and other birds of prey, are natural rat eradicators.
2. USE TRAPS. Baiting traps to lure and kill rats is something most folks are familiar with.
3. USE SMOKE BOMBS.
4. USE DRY ICE.
5. POLICE YOUR OWN YARD.

Odors and smells that come from pet waste, pet food, garbage containers, barbecue grills, birdfeeders, and even from unharvested fruit and nuts from plants can attract rats and mice. Good sanitation habits can effectively improve the prevention of attracting rodents in your yard.

During the day, roof rats prefer to make their nests in high up places like attics, ceilings, and trees. Norway rats like to stay on the lower ground floors where there are cellars, basements, gardens, floor foundations, and exposed tree roots.

Basically, mice generally take anywhere from a few days to two weeks to chew through a wall when working at it on and off.

Rat-proof your floors Rats can chew through some weaker types of concrete (like cinder blocks), but even their powerful teeth can’t overcome solid concrete. If your house has a solid concrete foundation, it’s very unlikely that rats will be able to get in through the floor.

You might hear scratching and gnawing as they crawl around or chew on your walls and wires. You could also hear a scurrying noise as they move quickly across your attic. Chirps and squeaks are also common in mice, but rats usually communicate at a pitch that humans cannot hear.