| Roof Rat |
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| Size: |
6 to 8 inches
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| Dropping
Size: |
Spindle shaped about 1 cm in size.
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| Food: |
15 to 30 grams a day, fruit, nuts, grain, vegetables and meat.
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Water:
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15 to 30 ml a day
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Climbing:
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Active climber and very agile
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| Activity
period: |
Normally night
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| Nest: |
Walls, attics, vines and sometimes borrows in trees.
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Age
at breeding:
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2 to 3 months
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| Breeding
season: |
Spring and
fall peaks
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| Gestation period: |
22 days
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| Young per litter: |
8 to 12, 4 to 6 litters per year
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| Length
of life: |
1 year
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| Treatment: |
Interior: Snap traps and sealing of entry points.
Exterior: Snap traps and baiting in a bait station. Bait is a
solid block, not loose bait, anchored in a bait station to
prevent non-target species from getting into the bait. All
stations are locked and contain a warning label indicating poison used
and P.C.P. # on the label. It is also recommended to change their
environment.
Bait contains a bittering agent to help lower the risk to non - target species.
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