Rat Control Facts You Need to Know!

It’s Rodent Season; Make These Rat Control Facts a Top Priority!

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in our many years of handling rodent problems, it’s that a few rat control facts can go a long way.  Time to take some preventative steps to protect your home and family. Before you run to the hardware store for some simple rat traps, here are a few facts that might make you think twice. Rats are a formidable foe making rat control best left to a professional.

Some Rat Control Facts:

Rats have been around for a long time and are built to last. Here are some unbelievable rat abilities and facts to know when considering do-it-yourself rat control at home:

1. Rats can swim up to 1/2 mile and tread water for up to three days.
2. Rats can jump vertically up to 3 feet.
3. Rats can fall up to 50 feet–without getting hurt!
4. Rats can chew through lead sheathing, cinder block, aluminum siding, glass, and even improperly cured concrete.
5. Rats can fit through a hole only 1/2 inch.
6. Rats have poor vision beyond 3 or 4 feet but are sensitive to motion up to 50 feet away.
7. Rats prefer a stationary object on at least one side of them so even in a clear glass cage they will be happy as long as they are against the glass.
8. Rats need about 110 calories per day.
9. Rats produce 30-50 pellet dropping per day!
10. The antidote vitamin K shot for dogs that eat rat bait costs about $400.

Some consider Norway Rats to be the greatest mammal pest of all time. They have caused more deaths than all the wars in history. Rat-borne diseases are thought to have killed more people in the last 1,000 years that all of the wars and revolutions ever fought. They harbor lice and fleas that carry bubonic plague, typhus, trichinoses, tularemia, infectious jaundice, and many other serious diseases.

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Some people find signs of a rats or mice in their home, go to the hardware store and simply set out a trap hoping it will protect their family. To be honest, buying a hammer doesn’t make you a contractor. It’s best not to take chances with the safety of your family. If you suspect you have rodents in your home get fast professional help with 100% guaranteed rat control results. Call Bug Zapper Pest Control for a FREE rodent inspection and rat control extermination estimate. We’ll perform a detailed inspection under, over, around and within your home to locate rodent entry points. You will receive a detailed report suggesting the fastest method to eliminate and prevent rodent entry. Learn more about how to prevent rodents with all-natural rodent control solutions!

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