Silver Bullet Pest ControlA rat ran across the kitchen floor, mice are in the pantry, or something is chewing in the ceiling every night? Silver Bullet Pest Control handles emergency rodent control in South Orange homes, apartments and businesses — fast removal first, then sealing the gaps so it doesn't happen again. Same-day visits are often available.
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Text a photo of the droppings or damage to 973-510-2585 — we'll tell you if it's mice, rats or something else.
Can I get emergency rodent control if I suddenly see a rat in my kitchen? Yes. Call 973-510-2585: calls are answered 24/7 and a tech can come at any hour, with arrival depending on your location. Silver Bullet Pest Control offers emergency rodent control in South Orange, NJ, with same-day visits often available for rats or mice in the living space, chewed wiring, or a business facing an inspection. A licensed technician finds where the rodents are getting in, removes them with traps and stations placed safely away from kids and pets, and seals the entry points. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls. NJ License 90568B. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Call right away — don't wait for a weekday appointment — if any of these are happening:
Rats in the kitchen, bedroom or living room. A rat that got in once knows the way back.
Rodents chew wiring in walls, attics and cars. Chewed wiring is a fire risk.
Droppings and urine near food or bedding are a health concern for anyone vulnerable.
Droppings in a kitchen or storage area can put a health inspection and the business at risk.
A mouse seen once in the basement is worth a call too — but it can usually go on the regular schedule.
Shut doors and put a rolled towel at the bottom of the door to keep a rat or mouse in one area.
Move food, pet food and fruit into sealed containers or the fridge. Don't leave pet bowls out overnight.
Don't sweep or vacuum them. Wet them first with a disinfectant, wear gloves, and wipe up.
Store poison can leave a rodent dying in a wall, and loose bait is a danger to kids and pets.
Tell us what you saw and where. Same-day visits are often available, and we'll explain the plan before we start.
The sound, the time of day and where it's coming from usually tell us what's in the house:
| Animal | When you hear it | What it sounds like | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mice | Night, after the house is quiet | Light scratching and scurrying | Walls, ceilings, kitchen cabinets |
| Norway rats | Night | Heavier scratching, gnawing, thumping | Basement, lower walls, under floors |
| Squirrels | Early morning and late afternoon | Running, rolling, scratching | Attic, roofline, soffits |
| Raccoons | Night | Heavy thumps, walking, chattering | Attic, chimney, under the porch |
| Bats | Dusk and dawn | Faint squeaking and fluttering | Attic, walls near the roof |
If it's daytime noise in the attic, it's probably not rodents — see our guide to attic noises or our wildlife removal page.
South Orange is an older Essex County village — many of the homes are large, early-1900s Victorians, Tudors and colonials with stone foundations, slate or older roofs, deep basements and detached garages. Those houses are beautiful, but after a century of renovations, utility upgrades and settling, they have plenty of gaps.
Fix one gap and a rodent may find another, so an emergency visit always includes a look at how they got in — not just where you saw them.
These are the three areas we check first on an emergency call:
Mice follow the food. They travel along the walls behind appliances, under the sink and through gaps where pipes come through cabinets.
In older homes, the basement is often the main highway. Rodents come in at the foundation and use pipe chases to climb into the walls.
Mice and rats climb inside walls to the attic. Heavy contamination can mean cleaning and replacing soiled insulation.
We look where you saw them, then follow the droppings, rub marks and gnawing back toward where they live.
Foundation, utility lines, garage door, vents, roofline and the door sweeps. Rats and mice don't appear from nowhere.
Traps inside where kids and pets can't reach them; locked, tamper-resistant stations outside when they make sense.
Gaps are closed with materials rodents can't chew — metal mesh, flashing, sealant, door sweeps. More on rodent proofing and exclusion.
We come back to check the traps and confirm activity has stopped. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls.
South Orange Avenue and the village center are full of restaurants, cafes and small shops, often in older buildings with shared basements. A rodent sighting in a dining room or droppings in a dry storage area needs fast action.
Landlords and building managers: rodents in one apartment usually mean a building issue. See our apartment building pest control and the landlord and tenant guide. For food businesses, see restaurant and commercial kitchen pest control.
We give a quote once we know what's going on. These are the main factors:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Rodent | A few mice | Norway rats, or mice through several floors |
| How long | Just started | Months of droppings and nests |
| Building | Single-family home | Multi-family, apartment building or restaurant |
| Entry points | A few gaps at the garage or pipes | Old stone foundation, roofline and many utility gaps |
| Cleanup | None | Heavy droppings or insulation to remove and replace |
Call or text 973-510-2585 — tell us what you're seeing and send a photo if you can.
Tell us what you saw, where, and when. Send a photo of droppings or damage if you can. Same-day visits are often available, and call for a quote.
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Same-day visits are often available, especially for rats in the living space, chewed wiring or a food business. Call or text 973-510-2585 and we'll tell you how soon we can get there.
Mouse droppings are small and pointed, about the size of a grain of rice; rat droppings are larger and blunt. Rats are also heavier and noisier. Text us a photo next to a coin and we'll tell you.
Yes, it can be. Rats and mice contaminate food and surfaces with droppings and urine, and they chew wiring. Keep food sealed, clean droppings wet with gloves on, and get them out quickly.
Most homes see a big drop in activity in the first week or two once traps are set and the entry points are sealed. Heavy infestations or large old homes can take longer.
We don't recommend store poison inside a home. Rodents can die inside walls and cause odors, and loose bait is a danger to kids and pets. We use traps inside and locked stations outside where they make sense.
Common triggers are cold weather, construction or demolition nearby, heavy rain, and new food sources like bird feeders or open trash. Rats then find a gap at the foundation, garage or utility lines.
Yes. Sealing entry points with materials rodents can't chew is part of our service, because removing rodents without sealing just makes room for new ones.
Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls during that time.
Yes. We service food businesses with visits around business hours, a focus on kitchens, storage and deliveries, and written records for inspections.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds NJ License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience serving Essex, Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties.
Yes. Close the kitchen doors if you can, keep kids and pets out and call 973-510-2585. Calls are answered 24/7 and a tech can come at any hour; arrival depends on your location.
Sí. Hablamos español. Llame o mande un texto al 973-510-2585 para una visita de emergencia o una cotización gratis.
We serve South Orange and towns across Essex County and North Jersey.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
