Rats and Mice
- Identification: Rats are larger, with pointed snouts and long tails, while mice are smaller with rounded snouts and slender tails.
- Behavior: These nocturnal creatures can gnaw through various materials, contaminate food, and carry diseases.
- Signs: Look for droppings, chew marks, grease marks along walls, and nesting materials.
- Health Risks: Rats and mice pose health risks through their urine, feces, and bites, potentially spreading diseases like hantavirus and salmonellosis.
Did you know the life span of a house mouse is only 12 months, females are only pregnant for 21 days, can have a litter of 5-6 pups and 6-10 litters per year? Pups reach sexual maturity in 6-10 weeks and can have up to 15,000 descendants per year
