Signs you have a rat

There are always more rats than you would think.

Roof Rat

Norway RatFew animals are hated and feared more than rats. They carry diseases including plague, jaundice, typhus, and others. They live in our homes, businesses, and destroy our crops. Rats are not a low-income problem - they have been found in penthouse apartments and across the street from the White House. In urban areas they live in or near waste management facilities or food processing and storage areas. Rarely is one home the source of a rat problem.

You see the brown fur scamper under the kitchen counter, you scream and grab the nearest broom. After chasing your uninvited guest around the house you call a pest control expert to come in and rid you of your new rodent roomies.

Problem solved right??

The word rodent is from a Latin word for gnawing. This is something that all rodents do, in fact their classification in the animal kingdom is based on gnawing. With their chisel-like teeth, they can cut through bark, nutshells, the walls of your house, and even cinder blocks (although only by certain rats). All rodents are similar in design but different in size and abilities. For example, some mice can get through a hole as small as a dime and some rats can swim up through the water trap in a toilet.