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HOUSE MOUSE
The house mouse is, unfortunately, the species
of mouse everyone thinks of when they hear
the word mouse. It is because they live
in close association with humans that they
are one of the most familiar small mammals
to humans. House mice are similar in size
solid grayish-brown color above and below.
Their tail is also scaly like a Norway rat
and not covered with fur like the deer mouse.
House mice are occasionally found in fields,
but usually in buildings. They will eat
most anything and breed year round having
as many as a dozen litters a year of 5-8
young each. A family of six mice can multiply into a family of 60 in 3 months.
Young are able to breed at a age of six weeks. The lifespan of a mouse is approximately one year. Because mice chooses to live
near humans, it is considered a pest. This
species is the one sought after in trapping
and poisoning efforts by humans.
NORWAY RAT
This rat lives both with man, and in the open
where vegetation is tall. It makes its home
principally in a basement or a burrow under
a sidewalk or outbuilding. It appears to
be most common around feed stores, chicken
houses and garbage dumps.
The Norway Rat is more at home on the
ground, but has been seen crossing from
one building to another along a telephone
wire, so it is an excellent climber. Around
poultry houses, the rat feeds extensively
on eggs and young chickens. It has even
been known to kill lambs and young pigs!
The Norway Rat is a source of food for
the spotted skunk, barn owl and house cat,
but because the rat is such a prolific breeder,
these predators are often unable to keep
the rat population in check.
This rat is known to be a reservoir of
bubonic plague, endemic typhus fever, rat
bite fever, and a few other dreaded diseases.
Therefore, buildings and garbage cans should
be rat-proofed.
ROOF RAT
LATIN NAME: Rattus rattus
APPEARANCE: Black or brown, can be 13 to 18 inches long, with long tail, large ears and eyes, pointed nose and weigh 5-9 ounces. Body is smaller and sleeker than norway rat's. Fur is smooth.
REPRODUCTION: Becomes sexually mature betwen two and five months, producing four to six litters per year that consist of six to eight young each. Lives up to one year
NESTING REQUIREMENTS: Roof rats nest outside in trees, woodpiles and debris and in dese vegetation. Inside, roof rats prefer to nest in the upper levels of a building in the attic and ceiling.
MEDICAL IMPORTANCE: Rats can spread disease. Sometimes they transmit directly by contaminating food with their urine or feces or by biting people. Indirectly, they transmit by infecting as when fleas bite a disease-infected rat. then the infected flea bites a person or other animal.
HOW DO ROOF RATS ENTER HOMES: They enter homes, sheds, garages and other structures through opening larger than a nickel. Looking for places safe from predators and good nesting. They follow pipes down from the attic, gnaw through drywall, to access structures.
They may chew through wood, plastic, aluminum siding, sheet rock and soft metals to gain access to interiors. Attics provide a safe refuge, a nesting place for their young and routes into the home below.
We sell Mintx garbage bags 45 gal 100 pack case. Mintx garbage bags repells rodents and raccoons with a EPA approved mint repellent. Call us for a price quote 800-544-7378
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