In Canada you will find 4 types of rats infesting homes, commercial establishments and outdoors. They are brown rat or black rat, the bushy tailed wood rat and the musk rat and the Norway rat. The former two species are native and the rest are introduced to North America by human. Your Stouffville home may be infested with any of the above but it is mostly the Norway rat that makes your home their homes. Rat infestation can be really bad as it has the potential to ruin your home and peace so consider calling BBPP, the best Rat Control Stouffville as soon as you spot any of the above and get rid of them from your premises.
Where rats build nests?
Two main types of rats infest Canadian homes and they are the black rat and the Brown Rat or Common Rat. There are 2 primary rat species that infest Ontario and they are Norway Rats and Roof Rats. Roof rats are excellent climbers and they routinely nest in lofty paces like attics, roofs, rafters, trees, dense vegetation, and upper parts of buildings. If required they will also nest underground. Norway rats are in the habit of building undergrounds with elaborate tunneling and burrowing at ground level. They prefer crawl spaces, damp areas and perimeters of buildings.
What they look like?
Rat is larger than mouse and can weight about 1 pound or 0.5 kilograms. Both roof rats and Norwary rats may appear similar but they are actually different in looks and habits. Norway rats are bigger in size and are covered with gray or brown shaggy fur and wear a tail which can extend up to 21cm. when it is fully grown its entire length may grow up to 40 cm and will weight 1 pound. They have scaly ears and tail and they can be scary to children and pets. In comparison roof rats are smaller to Norway rats but lengthwise equal, that is 40cm. they have pointy snout, large eyes, large ears and black or brown fur which is glossy. Their tail is without hair but scaly and their tails can outgrow the length of their body and head.
Rats have special abilities
Rats can squeeze through holes that are the size of a quarter because their body is flexible so are their bones. This special ability enables them to enter your homes through various openings of the above size or crevices. They have sharp incisors or teeth that grow continuously thus forcing rats to gnaw at things constantly so they could manage their growth. Once a rat gets it head into a hole it can pull through an opening by collapsing the body. This makes them highly dangerous because they will get in to your home by the slightest opening and cause extensive damage to furniture, food material, clothing, home appliance, insulation, wiring and other household items.
Their eating habits and fondness for certain foods that are also consumed by human make them formidable foes to your food stock. Rats are highly adaptable hence can eat anything ranging from fruits, meat, grains, nuts etc. They will also drink water many times a day to survive and greasy foods are their favorite. Roof rats are food hoarders and can steal large amount of food from your shelves and store them in their nests.
By now you might have come to know what is in store for you if you have rat infestation at your home. They are hard to catch by untrained hands hence it is advised that you engage BBPP, the most efficient Pest Control Stouffville and for nearby towns. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.