@marksyinfrance: I love my little house in France, but there have definitely been moments when the dream felt slightly less dreamy… 🇫🇷😂 Finding two dead rats underneath the sofa was bad enough. Then discovering I had rats running around in the ceiling above me took things to another level. Those were two moments when I genuinely wondered what on earth I’d got myself into. Buying an old house in rural France isn’t always sunshine, baguettes and peaceful afternoons. Sometimes it’s strange noises in the ceiling at 2am and wondering whether handing the keys back is still an option. 😂 Thankfully, I stuck with it. What’s the worst surprise you’ve ever discovered after moving into a house? #France #FrenchProperty #RuralFrance #LifeInFrance #BuyingInFrance
You don’t need to live with rats mate.. find the access point block it up and trap what you have inside
2026-09-11 11:45:27
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user7521878826715 :
We live up in the mountains surrounded by forest, we also accept that we share our home from time to time. Locals use the timing of sudden mouse arrivals around the house as signs of cold snaps coming in. 2 cats help keeps things from getting out of hand though. Bon courage
2026-09-11 15:18:58
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doitch :
We have 95%solved the problem now but when we would visit our house in rural France each year we would have to hoover up literally thousands of flies from the loft bedroom! , did it detour us ? Never!
2026-09-11 10:14:01
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WOLF :
bats,snakes and huge spiders live in there too
2026-09-10 17:49:01
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Kerryman :
Noo you need to get rid of the mice hopefully not rats both will do a lot of damage to wiring especially and also woodwork, you need to close off all possible entry point, living with them is not an option
2026-09-10 21:33:22
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G45plum8 :
We have this but with mice in rural France every time we get there. I’ve learnt to ignore them now and keep the poison and sounders topped up
2026-09-10 17:33:49
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Cakeomara :
Are the creatures in the ceiling Loir? We have them and gave up after we’d caught quite a number humanely and released them. It’s a never ending battle and just adjusted to life with them.
2026-09-10 18:17:57
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Simon :
I have no rats in the house but snakes, bats, owls, mice, spiders...and outside many scary creatures, but fortunately no neighbours around 😂
2026-09-11 07:10:18
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Alan France :
Pine Martins in ours when we bought it. Never saw a live one, but some carcasses and lots of poop
2026-09-10 18:04:42
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Mr.Mountain :
Same lol you have to just expect it and loads of flys lol scary at first then eventually it becomes nearly normal 😂
2026-09-10 18:22:55
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Chrissy :
Even in England you are never far away from long tails I live in the country and mice come into the house every Winter. They are just looking for food and shelter, it’s just the way it is and I have got used to it although I do catch them as it’s very unhealthy having them run around the kitchen!
2026-09-11 06:19:41
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teodoraangelakov2 :
Get a cats 🐈⬛ and once you’re not there ask neighbours to feed them! Will be success! Trust me
2026-09-10 20:11:35
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Bigbird :
Interesting we have had house balchik Bulgaria had it 22yrs the odd rat wouldn’t scare me get pest control in a nuisance but anything better than broken Britain now you’re like us you have other residency please be careful the inheritance tax France worse than broken Britain my bro lives near carcassone 😁ENJOY❤️
2026-09-11 04:31:09
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عقيل 🏠 Akil :
Certainly it will put you off . But understandably these house may have been a can for a while . Here in Wales some areas especially the old ones Rats / Mice travel between attics of the neighbouring house . I like what you concluded either way these creatures find ways to share places . Hope you enjoy your new residence. We thinking of buying something in France 🇫🇷.
2026-09-10 19:50:28
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T31 :
Mice ate all our soap
2026-09-10 18:28:47
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Maxmontag56 :
There are worse things than this and if you don’t live in a place full time without a couple of cats you will have Rats or Mice.
2026-09-10 17:37:37
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superslim :
Thats normal they allways move into empty houses we still get them in winter you just have to deal with them , the loir’s are the worst they eat all the cables and pee and crap everywhere , they are protected but everyone ignores that and traps them
2026-09-10 17:45:30
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thegrimreaper_666 :
Ratatouille
2026-09-11 06:25:48
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cargunka :
Nothing wrong with rural rats 🐀 they are clean animals apparently unlike city rats which cities are full of them
2026-09-11 12:10:01
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John :
Rats carry diseases, and if they're droppings, get anywhere near your food preparation areas you are at risk. I lived at the countryside for twenty years and we got ourselves two cats. Don't over feed them, so they get fat and lazy, and they will happily catch as many rats and mice as they can. If you're going to use rat poison, don't have any cats. If the cats catch a rat that is just eating the poison, they'll become poisoned themselves.
2026-09-11 06:46:13
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B-K-Nativae :
Why don't you find specialists to remove the rodants?
2026-09-11 11:28:35
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