Rats
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Rats: What you need to know
Identifying Characteristics
- Rats are generally no more than 13 inches in length from nose to end of tail
- They are typically brown or gray, have small ears, and their tails are semi-naked
- Their average territory is a 130 foot radius from nest
Active Season
- Rats peak season is during the spring and fall
- A female rat can have 4-7 litters per year, with 8-12 kittens/pups per litter
- A wild rat generally lives 5-12 months
Interesting Facts
- A Rat can fall as far as 50 feet and land uninjured
- There is approximately one rat per person in the United States
- Rats’ front teeth grow 4½ to 5½ inches each a year, but they wear them down by continuously gnawing on everything around them, including cement, brick, wood, lead and pipes
Cause for Concern
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- Rats cause the same types of damage as mice but in a larger scale
- They can contaminate food, causing sickness (in pet’s food as well!)
- Rats have disease spreading potential (however, they are not known to transmit rabies)
Town and Country Can Help
Customer Preparation
- Please be able to point out the area that you have been seeing the rats. If you will not be home for the treatment, please provide us with a thorough description or clearly mark the area of concern. Also, please be sure that there is access to areas where we can safely place our treatment out of the reach of children and pets
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