West Texas heat and winter cold snaps push rats and mice indoors — free inspection, no contracts.

505 Stoddard St, Odessa, TX 79762

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(432) 319-8327

Rats & mice only · Odessa, Texas

Rodent Control in Odessa, TX
That Seals Rats & Mice Out for Good

Hearing scratching in the walls after dark? Finding droppings under the kitchen sink or in the pantry? You're not overreacting, and you're not alone. Rodent Pros Odessa is the Permian Basin's rodent control Odessa specialist. We don't scatter a little poison and drive off. We find exactly how they're getting in, seal it shut with materials they can't chew through, clear out the ones already inside, and stand behind the work.

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  • Rats & mice only
  • Pet- & kid-safe options
  • We seal entry points, not just bait
  • No lock-in contracts
  • Born-and-based in West Texas
Close-up of a brown rat, the kind of rodent that invades Odessa homes and attics

That's all the gap they need

¼″ mouse
½″ rat

A dime-sized hole is an open door. Finding and sealing them is the whole job.

  • Free inspection

    We map every entry point before you spend a dollar.

  • Sealed, not just baited

    Steel mesh and flashing on every gap they use.

  • Safe around family

    Poison-free plans, bait only where it can't be reached.

  • No contracts

    We fix it and back it. You call again only if you want to.

Our whole business

We only do rodents. That's the whole point.

Most pest companies in Odessa treat everything — ants, roaches, termites, mosquitoes, and rodents as an afterthought. Their "rodent service" is usually one bait box by the garage and a line item on a quarterly bill. That's why so many people spend years fighting the same mice.

We took the opposite road. Rats and mice are all we do. Every inspection, every tool on the truck, and every job is built around one outcome: getting rodents out of your home and keeping them out. When a company does one thing all day, it gets good at it fast.

Poison alone doesn't fix a rodent problem — sealing does. A dead mouse doesn't patch the hole its cousins are still using.

So we lead with exclusion (finding and sealing entry points) and use trapping to clear the active population. Bait is a tool, not the whole plan, and we only use it where it's safe and where it makes sense.

A rodent squeezing through a gap in a damaged baseboard — the kind of entry point we seal shut
Entry points like this one are how it starts. Find it, seal it, and the cycle stops.

What we handle

Rodent services across Odessa and the Permian Basin

Core service

Rodent Exclusion & Proofing

Sealing every gap, vent, pipe, and roofline they use to get in.

Know your invader

The rodents we deal with in Odessa

West Texas has its own lineup. Knowing which one you've got changes where we look and how we seal.

A mouse on gravel — small body, large ears, thin tail
Mouse — small body, big ears, rice-sized droppings
A rat close up — heavier body, blunt snout, thicker tail
Rat — heavier body, blunt snout, raisin-sized droppings

  • House mouse

    The most common indoor invader. Slips through a gap the size of a dime (about ¼ inch). Breeds fast, so a couple in October is a colony by January.

  • Roof rat

    Climbers. They come in high: rooflines, attic vents, tree limbs, and utility lines. If the scratching is above you, this is usually why.

  • Norway rat

    Bigger, ground-based burrowers. Foundations, crawl spaces, sewer and drain lines, and woodpiles against the house.

  • Deer mouse

    More common on the outskirts and in West Odessa. This is the one tied to hantavirus, so its droppings get handled carefully, never swept or vacuumed dry.

  • West Texas specialty

    Pack rat (white-throated woodrat)

    The wiring wrecker. Nests in cactus, sheds, engine bays, and AC condenser units, and chews through car and appliance wiring. Extremely common out here and almost nobody treats it as its own problem. We do.

  • Cotton rat

    Field edges and grassy lots, working their way in from the open land around town.

Want the full ID guide? Common Odessa Rodents ›

Local conditions

Why Odessa homes get rodents
(it's the Permian Basin, not you)

If you keep a clean house and still have mice, the environment is working against you. Here's what drives it locally:

Brutal summer heat
When it's 100°F-plus for weeks, rodents chase the same things we do — shade, water, and cool air. That means AC units, garages, and the gaps around your home's plumbing and wiring.
Winter cold snaps
A West Texas cold front sends mice and rats indoors looking for warmth, which is why calls spike from the first cold night through late winter.
Dust storms and dry ground
Blowing dust and long dry spells push rodents toward any building that offers cover and moisture.
Caliche and cracked slabs
Our hard caliche soil shifts and settles, opening foundation gaps and plumbing penetrations that make easy doorways.
Older housing and outbuildings
Odessa's boom-era homes, plus all the sheds, shops, and metal buildings around the oil patch, come with plenty of entry points.
Open land at the edges
West Odessa, Gardendale, and the county fringe sit right up against fields and mesquite, where deer mice, cotton rats, and pack rats live year-round.

That's why we don't hand you a generic "your city" playbook. We seal for the way rodents actually move around Odessa — through the roof in the heat, through the foundation in the cold.

Odessa Rodent Seasonal Calendar ›

Rats nesting in and chewing through a leather boot in a dark storage area
Garages, sheds, and shops give them cover — and everything in them becomes nesting material.

How the work goes

Our process: how we get rats and mice out and keep them out

No mystery, no "we'll toss some bait and see." Here's exactly what happens.

  1. Free inspection & entry-point mapping

    We walk your property inside and out — attic, garage, crawl space, foundation, roofline, AC lines, plumbing penetrations. We find the droppings, the runs, the entry points, and confirm the species.

  2. Exclusion (the sealing)

    We close every gap with rodent-proof materials — steel mesh, hardware cloth, and metal flashing. Not just foam and caulk, which rats chew through in a night.

  3. Removal

    We trap out the rodents already inside with snap traps and one-way doors. Poison is optional, and when we do use it, it's placed only where pets and kids can't reach.

  4. Cleanup & sanitation

    We remove droppings and nesting, replace contaminated insulation, disinfect, and kill the scent trails that draw new rodents to the same spots.

  5. Follow-up

    We come back to confirm zero activity. If something's still moving, we're not done.

The full process, phase by phase — including why sealing is listed before removal ›

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The work itself

Before and after: what a sealed house looks like

Trapping is the part you notice in the first week. This is the part that decides whether they come back — the hole closed with material they can't chew through, and the mess they left behind gone. Each frame below is one area, shown before and after that work.

Actual job photos taken by our technicians.

Attic before and after. Before: rodent droppings across torn, soiled insulation. After: clean new insulation with steel mesh collars fitted over the joist gaps, vent and pipe penetration.
Attic cleanout and exclusion Contaminated insulation pulled, droppings and nesting cleared, then every joist gap, vent and pipe collar screened in steel mesh before new insulation goes down.
Garage shelving before and after. Before: droppings, gnawed cardboard boxes and nesting material. After: clean shelves with sealed storage totes and mesh over the floor-level pipe penetration.
Garage storage, sealed and reset Gnawed cardboard and nesting removed, the floor-level pipe penetration screened, and storage moved into sealed totes so there is nothing soft left to nest in.
Attic insulation before and after. Before: heavy droppings across shredded, flattened batts. After: uniform fresh insulation across the whole span.
Insulation replacement after rodent damage Shredded, droppings-soaked batts stripped out and replaced once the entry points above them were closed — the R-value you were already paying for, back.
Exterior foundation before and after. Before: a cracked slab edge with an open rodent hole running under the siding. After: the gap packed and patched flush with the slab.
Foundation entry point closed An open run where the slab edge met the siding. Packed, sealed and finished flush — a mouse only needs a quarter of an inch of that gap to get in.
Crawl space before and after. Before: fallen insulation, droppings and debris across the ground. After: the space cleared, batts resecured overhead and the utility penetration screened and sealed.
Crawl space cleared and screened Fallen insulation and debris hauled out, batts resecured overhead, and the utility penetration screened and sealed so nothing gets back under the house.
Roofline before and after. Before: a weathered fascia board pulled away from the roof edge, leaving an open gap into the attic. After: the board rebuilt and the gap closed.
Roofline and fascia gap repaired Weathered fascia had warped away from the roof edge, leaving a clear run into the attic. Board rebuilt, gap closed, no daylight left at the eave.
Storage corner before and after. Before: chewed boxes, nesting material and heavy droppings around a pipe chase. After: the corner cleaned, contents in sealed bins, and the pipe chase packed with mesh and sealant.
Storage corner sanitised and sealed Contaminated boxes and nesting removed, the area sanitised, and the pipe chase packed with mesh and sealed so the wall void is no longer a route in.
Kitchen before and after. Before: droppings along the floor line and a gnawed hole in the cabinet toe-kick. After: the floor clean and the toe-kick panel replaced.
Kitchen toe-kick repair Droppings cleared from the floor line and the gnawed toe-kick panel replaced. That hollow run under your base cabinets is a highway between rooms until it is closed.

See more before & after work »

No hidden numbers

Straight talk on pricing

The #1 thing people ask — and the thing every competitor hides — is what does this cost? Quotes floating around online run from a few hundred dollars to five figures, and that leaves you with no way to know if you're being treated fairly. So here's an honest range for the Odessa area.

Typical rodent control price ranges in Odessa, TX
ServiceTypical Odessa range
InspectionFree
Minor mouse job traps + a handful of entry pointsContact us for a free estimate
Full-home rodent exclusion seal every entry pointContact us for a free estimate
Attic cleanup + decontamination with insulationContact us for a free estimate
Dead rodent removal / odorContact us for a free estimate

Your exact price depends on the size of your home, how they're getting in, and how far the problem has spread — which is why the inspection is free. No pressure, no runaround, and no contract required to get help.

See full pricing details ›

Kids, pets, and peace of mind

Safe for the people and pets who live there

The fear we hear most: "Is this going to poison my kids or my dog?" Fair question, and it's why we build most jobs around sealing and trapping instead of loading your home with rodenticide.

  • Pet- and child-safe options — poison-free plans available when you want them.
  • Bait placed out of reach, in tamper-resistant stations, only where it belongs — never loose in living spaces.
  • Humane and live-trapping options if that's important to you.
  • We handle the biohazard side right — droppings tied to hantavirus and other illnesses get cleaned to safety standards, not swept into the air.

More on pet-safe rodent control ›

A rat on a kitchen counter beside used dishes, showing how rodents contaminate food surfaces
Every surface they cross is a surface your family uses. Cleanup isn't optional.

Side by side

How Rodent Pros Odessa compares

Comparison of Rodent Pros Odessa against national chains, general local pest control, and DIY
Rodent Pros Odessa National pest chains General local pest control DIY / hardware store
Focus Rats & mice onlyEverything, rodents lastEverythingOn your own
Approach Seal them out + trapBait routesBait + a few trapsTraps you place
Finds & seals entry points Yes — every jobRarelySometimesNo
Upfront pricing Yes — ranges publishedQuote onlyVariesCheap but slow
Pet- & kid-safe options YesBait-heavyBait-heavyDepends
Cleanup & decontamination Yes — includedAdd-on or noneAdd-on or noneNo
Local Permian Basin knowledge Yes — it's all we do hereTemplatedMixedNo
Contracts None requiredRecurring lock-inOften requiredN/A

We're not knocking the chains for existing — they're fine for a bug route. But a rodent problem isn't a bug route. It's a construction problem wearing fur, and it needs someone who seals buildings for a living.

Where we work

Serving Odessa and the Permian Basin

Rodent Pros Odessa covers Odessa and the surrounding Permian Basin. We're based on Stoddard St in the 79762 area and run the whole region.

Odessa & neighborhoods

Permian Basin towns

ZIP codes served

  • 79760
  • 79761
  • 79762
  • 79763
  • 79764
  • 79765
  • 79766
  • 79768
  • 79769

Plus surrounding Ector and Midland County ZIPs. Near UTPB, Odessa College, Music City Mall, Ratliff Stadium, the Ector County Coliseum, or Medical Center Hospital — we're close.

Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

How much does rodent control cost in Odessa?

For most Odessa homes, a minor mouse job and a full-home exclusion each depend on home size and how they're getting in. Contact us for a free estimate — the inspection is free, so you get a firm number before you commit to anything.

Do you use poison, and is it safe around my kids and pets?

We lead with sealing and trapping, not poison. When bait is used at all, it goes in tamper-resistant stations placed out of reach — never loose in living areas. Poison-free and pet-safe plans are available if you prefer.

What happens if a rat dies inside my wall?

This is exactly why we don't rely on poison. Trapping lets us remove rodents instead of leaving them to die and rot in a wall. If there's already an odor from a previous DIY attempt, we locate the source and remove it.

Do you actually seal the holes, or just set bait like everyone else?

We seal. Finding and closing entry points with steel mesh and metal flashing is our core service — bait alone never ends a rodent problem, it just manages it forever.

How do rodents get into Odessa homes?

Through gaps you'd never think twice about. A mouse needs about ¼ inch (a dime); a rat needs about ½ inch (a quarter). Common doorways here are roofline and attic vents, plumbing and AC-line penetrations, garage door corners, and foundation cracks opened up by our shifting caliche soil.

Rats or mice — how do I tell what I have?

Mouse droppings are small (rice-sized) and scattered; rat droppings are larger (raisin-sized). Mice are curious and stay close to a food source; rats are cautious and travel farther. Send us a photo and we'll confirm it fast.

Why do I have rats in my car or AC unit?

That's usually a pack rat (woodrat) — a West Texas specialty. They nest in warm engine bays and AC condensers and chew wiring for nesting material. We treat vehicle and AC wiring damage as its own service because out here it's common and expensive.

Do I have to sign a contract?

No. We don't require recurring contracts to help you. We fix the problem, back the work, and you call us again only if you want to.

How fast can you come out?

Call now for direct response — we pick up. Call (432) 319-8327 and we'll get you scheduled.

In Texas, is the landlord or the tenant responsible for rodents?

It usually comes down to what your lease says, and Texas law leans on that written agreement — so read it closely. We break down how it works for renters and landlords on our Texas landlord-tenant rodent responsibility page.

Do deer mice around Odessa carry hantavirus?

Deer mice are the main hantavirus carrier in the U.S., and they're present on Odessa's outskirts and rural edges. The risk is low but real, which is why droppings should never be swept or vacuumed dry — we clean them to safety standards.

Do peppermint oil or ultrasonic repellers work?

Not for an active infestation. They may briefly annoy a rodent, but they don't seal the entry point or remove the ones already inside. Save your money for exclusion that lasts.

The full Odessa rodent FAQ — every question we get, grouped and answered ›

Stop sharing your home with rodents

Get a free inspection from the only team in Odessa that does rats and mice all day, every day. We'll find how they're getting in, tell you what it costs before we start, and seal them out for good.

Call (432) 319-8327

Rats & mice only · Free inspection · No contracts · Odessa & the Permian Basin

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