Do Not Give Roof Rats a Home!
There’s no season quite like this one for pest infestations. This time of year, it’s not uncommon to see anything from ants to moths to mice . . . but one of the worst things to find in your home this winter is roof rats. Besides being dangerous pests and vectors of deadly diseases, roof rats aren’t well known. What are these creatures, and what are the best ways to keep roof rats out? Identifying Roof Rats Roof rats are easy to mistake for common rats. They have brown fur and long, thin tails (with no fur on them). Unlike common rats, though, you’ll often find that roof rats are willing to climb just about anything to get into your home. They make their homes in trees and gutters many times but are perfectly willing to chew through drywall, siding, or even aluminum in order to make your home theirs. Even if you’ve got vinyl siding, roof rats will try to find their way in-which makes it even more worrying when they’re known carriers of diseases like typhus. Roof Rat Prevention Luckily,...