Roof rats are a health hazard being one of the oldest transmitters of diseases.
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Rats can cause major damage in your attic.
Roof rat description facts.
If roof rats are seen exposed it often indicates their hiding spaces are all filled by other rats or that they have been disturbed such as by construction.
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Roof rats can be light gray to dark black.
Adult roof rats measure 6 8 16 20 cm when combining their head and body length.
Adult roof rats can grow to about 8 inches in length and their tail adds another 6 8 inches to their total body length.
Droppings are another good indicator of roof rat activity.
The roof rat s scientific name is rattus rattus and is one of at least two introduced rats that occurs in california the other being the norway rat rattus norvegicus the gambian pouch rat cricetomys gambianus of florida has not yet established itself in california roof rats were common on early sailing ships and apparently arrived in this country.
While there are many types of rats the sacramento area mostly has the norway and roof rat.
What do roof rats look like.
Roof rats get ferocious and tend to bite or scratch when threatened or cornered.
These rats have pointed noses large dark colored eyes and large ears.
These bites or scratches can cause what is known as rat bite fever or even tetanus.
They like to chew on things and can chew on wires causing electrical shorts and even fires.
Roof rats have soft and smooth fur that is typically brown with intermixed spots of black.
From rat bites and scratches to saliva and urine rats can cause many diseases.
Roof rats are a species of rodent that are dark brown or black in color with have gray highlights running throughout their fur.
Roof rat droppings are inch long with pointed ends.
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Just like with norway rats you can also do several things to help prevent a new infestation and reduce recurrences of existing infestation including.