Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. It is nearly impossible to completely rat-proof your home. They can fit in through openings as small as the diameter of a quarter.
Fast Facts about Rats
1. Rats have poor vision. They rely on their adorable whiskers to interpret their surroundings. They also don’t see in colour.
2. When rats are happy or playing, they let out a cheerful sound that is similar to laughter.
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3. Rats’ front teeth grow 4½ to 5½ inches each year. Rats wear them down by continuously gnawing on everything around them, including cement, brick, wood, lead pipes, and other small animals.
4. A rat can fall as far as 50 feet and land uninjured.
5. Rats have excellent memories. Once they learn a navigation route, they won’t forget it
6. Rats eat almost anything. They like meat, grain, seeds, fruit and vegetables.
7. Rats can have up to 20 babies at once.
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8. Rats can also carry and spread disease although diseases carried by rats are generally not passed on to humans
9. Their tails give them a great sense of balance, which makes them amazing climbers.
10. Although rats can live until they are 4 or 5 years old, female rats can no longer have babies after they are about 18 months old.
