10-05-2011, 05:56 PM
Tenting here is a common procedure for us in the islands. It's not as big a deal as you are worried about. You can enter the house the very next day. Hopefully you won't detect the odor of dead rodents in your ceiling or walls a week later. If you're lucky they will be in plain sight like the roaches so you can remove them immediately. The company should provide bags for your foods, cereal boxes, bread loaves, etc. Clothes, canned goods and dishes do not need to be bagged. Refer to the company's list as it will tell you what needs to be bagged and what doesn't need to be bagged. Wanted also to mention that the plants, close to the home, which fall under the tent, may die. Their recovery depends on how hardy a plant they are.