Rats are other dangerous rodents besides mouse that can wreak havoc with your household. Rats are bigger than mice hence cause big damage. Mice look cute but rats look ugly and scary with their long tail and bushy body. They can scare the wits out of you with their size and demeanor and the repulsive factor with them is that they love to live and wallow in sewer. This is how they germinate diseases and spread them among family members so letting them settle and prosper will be dangerous for your household. The most practical way you can get rid of them is to engage the services of BBPP, best rat control Vaughan, and remove them from your household for good.
Types of rats your Vaughan home could be infested with
Rats come in medium sized and long tailed rodents belonging to the superfamily of Muroidea. Rats are truly the members of genus Rattus, and most familiar rats to human include the black rate and the brown rat classified as Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus respectively. Other rodent genera and families in the world too are called as rats as they carry the same characteritsitcs of genus Rattus. They are very distinguishable from mice by their form and size and the large species is called rat and if it is smaller it is called as mouse. The most commonly found rats in North America include
- Norway rat (Brown rat)
- Ship rat (black rat or roof rat)
- Marsh rice rat
- Woodrat (packrat)
Out of the above the most common human habitat dweller is the Norway Rat which has a thick fur coat of dark brown or dark grey. It can grow up to 8 to 10 inches and a tail measuring 7-10 inches. It is larger than your house mouse and an adult rate will weigh about 350g or 12 oz. females weigh less with 250g or 9 oz. Norway rats are nocturnal and become active after dusk and go hunting for food. When a rat infestation is of large size, they will venture out even during day time. They build nests either on ground level or below in burrows. They are practically blind but have keen sense of smell that they effectively to destroy food stocks. The female rat can wean more than 20 rats in a year which is quite dangerous for home owners like you.
Disease spread by rats
Rats are responsible for spreading 6 dangerous diseasea through infection to human. They include Hantavirus, Plague, LCMV, Salmonella, Tularemia and rat bite fever. These diseases are spread by rats through airborne particles from rodent waste like feces, urine, nesting material and saliva. You could also contract the infection through rat bites. If you handle an infected rat without protection you will catch them.
Besides spreading the above diseases rats by their movement can dirty your home surfaces and contaminate food material they steal from you. They will eat bird seed, tear open sacks of grains, and wallow in your barn and contaminate the surfaces they come in touch. With rat infection you are likely to have large damage as they have more capacity than mouse in terms of physical strength and ability.
If you detect rat infection you must immediately take note of it and call the best pest control Vaughan such BBPP, highly effective rodent exterminators, and get rid of them. You can contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com.