Rats

Identifying A Rat

Rat Facts

• Rats prefer to live in groups, where they can groom and socialize with each other.
• There are currently over 50 species of rats.
• Gestation period is about three weeks.

What Do Rats Look Like?

• Rats usually grow between 12–19 inches, including their tails
• Their teeth grow constantly
• They usually weigh about 8 ounces
• Rats typically live around 3 years

frequently seen rat problems

• Rats have caused more problems for people than any vertebrate creature has. Rats are unhygienic by nature and can transmit these diseases easily to humans.
• Rat living quarters, when constructed underground, can be damaging to human-inhabited buildings' structures.
• Rats are also known to chew wires inside of attics and walls. Chewed wires and pulled insulation creates a hazard for an electrical fire.
   

Illnesses from Rats

• Rats are responsible for the spread of many diseases. They have the ability to spread these illnesses directly by their excrement and urine.
• If a flea bites a rat and then a human, disease can also spread this way.
• Some notable diseases associated with rats include Rat-Bite Fever and Leptospirosis. These diseases often share similar symptoms, and medical professionals must perform the proper diagnoses.

Rat Control

• Some believe killing rats is the best solution to a rat infestation, but the reality is that more problems can be created that way.
• Improper rat control can result in wildlife carcasses inside your home and additional infestations by insects and other animals trying to eat the carcass.
• Critter Control of Daytona Beach will implement professional rat control methods that will get rid of your problem long-term. Your technician will arrive and carefully inspect your home top to bottom.

Daytona Beach Rat Help

• After identifying the problem areas, removal methods will be implemented for your unique rat control problem. Once the rats have been removed, our technicians will clean and repair damages.
• Your technician will avoid future invasions by installing preventative measures to your home or business. Our prevention methods and wildlife control solutions will keep your home safe from further wildlife problems for seasons to come.

Contact your local Critter Control of Daytona Beach today for rat removal and control help: 386.487.2910.