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A rat spotted running through a restaurant can mean the end of the road for that establishment, while no-one wants to share a hotel swimming pool with a bathing rodent. As if that all wasn’t bad enough, rats can even cause electrical fires! That’s right, if rats chew on electrical wiring (which is pretty common), it can spark and overheat. While there are several species of Antechinus in Australia, they share several traits in common, which, taken together, can set them apart from rodents such as rats and mice. These include: Rats’ long tails are used for balance and to keep themselves cool –they can direct some of their body heat out through them! They’re also great swimmers, able to hold their breath for several minutes. When it comes to eliminating the remaining rats, you’ll have two main options: set traps or bait with poisons. Traps

It is not common to be bitten by a rat, however when a rat is cornered they will often spring at the threat, biting to defend themselves.

They can help minimise pest activity with a range of techniques and have the technical knowledge and experience to apply products in an efficient manner, while minimising risk to the environment and non target species. A common misconception about rats is that they eat everything. However, the diet of a rat depends on the species. This misconception may have developed as a result of the highly adaptable brown rat and house rat. House rats eat nearly anything digestible, especially stored grains, when living humans. Meanwhile, the brown rat is omnivorous but prefers a carnivorous diet. Brown rats hunt a wide range of prey, including shrimp, snails, mussels, insects, and bird eggs.

If you choose to use rat baits and poisons to control your rat population, it’s really important that you follow the directions on the label carefully for your own safety. Peppermint oil. Peppermint oil has a strong smell that may deter rats to some extent in high concentrations. However, the smell will disappear over time and rats nest in numerous places around the home anyway. Ultimately, it’s unrealistic to think that this alone can solve your rat problem. The 19 species in the “Australia–New Guinea” group are native to Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands, and the Moluccan and Lesser Sunda Islands between Australia–New Guinea and continental Southeast Asia. They occupy habitats including sandy flats, open grasslands, and grassy areas within forest, heaths, savannas, and tropical rainforests. At home, rats are very social animals and live in large colonies, sometimes creating extensive burrows. The rodents work together, and studies suggest that social isolation has serious impacts on rat welfare. Rat superpowers Is it an agile climber, often seen in fruit trees, scaling fences and electrical wires or the roof of a house?The lifespan of a rat depends on the species. The average rat will live for about one year in the wild due to predation. Female rats often outlive the males. Some domestic rats can live closer to two years. Threats: Stop feeding birds. Rats eat pretty much anything, but could be attracted by bird food that falls to the floor. There are a number of rat control options that do not involve the use of poison. These range from traditional pest control methods to modern technological approaches. Here are just a few methods to try: In urban areas, taking in bird feed at dusk is a way to remove an easy food supply during normal feeding time.