Woman's rat-infested home gets serious help

HOUSTON --

Eyewitness News first reported about the woman's problem earlier this week.

The moment you walk in to 93-year-old Ana's home, you can smell a foul odor. Ana said it's the smell of rat feces and urine that has compiled over several years.

She said the rats crawled in to her home after Hurricane Ike. Her home was damaged during the storm and went months without being fixed. Holes could still be seen in her ceiling and in the walls.

Texan Pest and Termite heard about Ana's story, and contacted Eyewitness News. We put Texan Pest and Termite owner Chris Carver with Ana. Carver called a team of his experts to put out more than two dozen traps inside and outside of Ana's home.

Upon arrival, the exterminators inspected Ana's home.

"Rats, squealing rats. Scratching rats in the walls. They are everywhere. Everywhere," said Craig Carver. "There are holes everywhere that the rats are using for highways."

Carver said the problem was worse than he thought from seeing our report earlier this week. Carver noted several holes outside of the home where the rats enter.

Carver also inspected the garage. He said the rats have built a big nest inside. We also noticed hundreds, if not thousands, of roaches lining the garage walls.

"This is, I think, their main hub in here," said Carver.

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Woman's rat-infested home gets serious help