Last winter, I had to endure a rodent problem in my home, and it wasn't pleasant. After finding droppings in the kitchen and hearing tell-tale scratching noises at night, I contacted a pest control expert and asked him about the best way to get rid of rats as soon as possible.
Thankfully, he was a big help, and he gave me some invaluable advice. I bought some poison and a couple of traps, being careful with them because I have young children as well as a very inquisitve cat, and in no time at all their presence became a thing of the past.