Silver Bullet Pest ControlScratching in the ceiling at night, droppings in the pantry, or a rat by the garage? Silver Bullet Pest Control provides rat and mouse service in Hanover Township, including Whippany and Cedar Knolls. We find how they're getting in, seal those gaps, remove the rodents and stand behind the work. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls.
4.9 stars on Google • NJ License 90568B • 15+ years • We serve Morris County • Hablamos español
Text a photo of the droppings to 973-510-2585. We can usually tell mouse from rat from the picture.
Silver Bullet Pest Control provides rat and mouse service in Hanover Township, NJ, and same-day visits are sometimes possible, though most Morris County appointments are scheduled ahead. We're based in Garfield, so we plan Hanover visits around our route and give you a firm time when you call. Every job includes an inspection, sealing of entry points, trapping and follow-up, and mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls. Call or text 973-510-2585.
We'd rather be straight with you. Silver Bullet Pest Control is based in Garfield, in Bergen County. Hanover Township is outside our core four counties (Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson), but we serve it regularly. That means:
While you wait, tonight:
If rats are inside the living space, or you have a sensitive situation like a newborn at home, tell us when you call. We'll do our best to move the visit up.
The treatment is different, so it's worth knowing which one you have:
| Clue | House mouse | Norway rat |
|---|---|---|
| Droppings | Tiny, about the size of a grain of rice, pointed ends | About the size of a raisin or bigger, blunt ends |
| Sounds | Light scratching and skittering in walls and ceilings | Heavier scratching, gnawing, thumping, often at ground level |
| Gap they need | About the width of a pencil | About the size of a quarter |
| Where you find them | Kitchens, pantries, attics, inside walls, garages | Basements, garages, under decks and sheds, burrows along foundations |
| Outdoor signs | Rarely seen outside | Burrows under shrubs, worn paths along fences, gnawed trash cans |
Not sure? Text a photo of the droppings to 973-510-2585. Our guide does one mouse mean more? explains why one sighting is rarely the whole story.
Most rodent calls from Whippany and Cedar Knolls homes come from one of three places:
Many homes here are colonials, split-levels and capes with attic space over the bedrooms. Mice climb siding, gutters and trees and slip in at roof edges, soffits and vents. Once inside, they nest in the insulation where it's warm and quiet.
Attached garages are one of the most common ways rodents get into suburban homes. A worn door seal, a gap at the side of the door or a pipe into the basement is all they need.
Gaps around gas lines, water pipes and the dishwasher hookup connect the kitchen to the wall void and the basement. Rodents follow those pipes straight to the food.
A licensed technician checks the foundation, garage, roofline, attic, basement and kitchen, and finds the entry points and travel paths.
We close the gaps rodents are using with materials they can't chew through, such as metal mesh and sealant at pipes, vents and door gaps.
We set traps along the paths they use, placed where kids and pets can't reach. If other methods make sense for your property, we'll explain them first.
We come back to check traps, remove rodents and confirm activity has stopped. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls.
Trapping without sealing is why so many rodent problems come back every fall. Sealing is the part that keeps them out for good.
| Entry point | Why it's a problem | Typical fix |
|---|---|---|
| Garage door corners and bottom seal | Seals wear and curl, leaving gaps at the corners | New seal or corner guards, mesh at the gap |
| Pipes and wires through the foundation | Gaps around gas, water, AC and cable lines | Metal mesh packed in and sealed |
| Dryer and bathroom vents | Flaps stick open or break | Rodent-proof vent covers |
| Roof edges, soffits and gable vents | Mice climb and squeeze in at the top | Screening and sealing at the roofline |
| Deck, porch and shed bases | Rats burrow underneath next to the house | Burrow treatment and an L-shaped mesh barrier where needed |
Learn more about our rodent proofing work. Finding rodents in the attic with squirrels or other animals? See our wildlife removal page.
When temperatures drop, mice look for warm shelter, and a heated house is the best option around.
Trees, stone walls, woodpiles and brush near the house give rodents cover right up to the foundation.
Digging and building can push rats out of their burrows and toward nearby houses.
Spilled seed under feeders feeds mice and rats all winter.
The best time to seal a house is late summer, before the first cold snap. For more tips, see how to keep mice out of your garage.
Hanover Township has a lot of offices, warehouses and commercial buildings along Route 10 and near Interstate 287. Rodents in a break room, a stockroom or a loading dock can damage inventory and wiring and turn into complaints fast.
Regular (recurring) service comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. See our commercial pest control page, or call 973-510-2585 to set up a visit.
Quotes are free. These are the things that change the size of the job:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Rodent | A few mice | Rats, or mice in several areas |
| Entry points | A couple of gaps at the garage | Many gaps from the foundation to the roof |
| Where they are | Garage only | Attic, walls and kitchen |
| Cleanup | A few droppings | Soiled insulation that may need removal and replacement |
| Property | Single-family home | Commercial building or several units |
If rodents have soiled the attic insulation, we do the cleanup and insulation removal and replacement ourselves. Ask about it when you call.
Tell us what you're seeing or hearing and where. We'll schedule a visit and give you a real appointment time.
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Sometimes. We're based in Garfield and Hanover is in Morris County, so most visits are scheduled ahead, but same-day visits are possible when a technician is nearby. Call or text 973-510-2585 early in the day and we'll tell you the soonest time we have.
Look at the droppings. Mouse droppings are tiny, like grains of rice, while rat droppings are about raisin size or bigger. Rats also tend to stay low, in basements and garages, and leave burrows outside. Text us a photo and we'll tell you.
Most homes see a big drop in activity within the first week or two once entry points are sealed and traps are set. Follow-up visits remove what's left and confirm they're gone. Mouse service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls.
We don't scatter poison inside living areas. Inside, we rely mostly on traps and sealing, which avoids rodents dying in the walls. If anything else is needed outdoors, we'll explain what and where before we use it, and keep it away from kids and pets.
Usually because the entry points were never sealed. Traps remove the mice that are inside, but new ones follow the same gaps when the weather turns cold. Sealing the garage, pipes, vents and roofline is what stops the cycle.
You can catch a few with snap traps, and sealing obvious gaps helps. The hard part is finding every entry point, especially at the roofline and behind appliances. If you're still catching mice after a couple of weeks, they're getting in somewhere you haven't found.
Rats and mice can contaminate food and surfaces with droppings and urine and chew wiring, insulation and stored items. That's why it's worth dealing with them quickly and cleaning up droppings carefully, with gloves and without sweeping or vacuuming them dry.
Yes. We clean up rodent droppings and, when attic insulation is soiled, we remove and replace it ourselves. We'll tell you after the inspection whether the insulation needs to come out.
Yes. We serve all of Hanover Township, including Whippany and Cedar Knolls, as well as nearby Morris County towns like Parsippany, Morristown and East Hanover.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds NJ License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience, with 4.9 stars on Google.
Sí. Atendemos Hanover Township, Whippany y Cedar Knolls. Las visitas en el condado de Morris se programan con anticipación. Llame o mande un texto al 973-510-2585; hablamos español.
We serve Hanover Township and other Morris County towns, plus our core counties of Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
