The movement of rats and mice is usually related to food, water and harborage. Because rats are excellent swimmers, they often live in sewers and occasionally enter homes through toilets. Rats and mice frequently gnaw on their surroundings. Their teeth grow 4 1/2" - 5 1/2" per year and only gnawing keeps them short and sharp.
Rats and mice are active mostly at night. Rats show greatest activity the first half of the night, if food is abundant. Mice are usually active both right after dark and between midnight and dawn. Both rats and mice will be active during daytime hours when food is scarce, when there is an overpopulation of rats, or when a poison has been used and the population is sick.
It is estimated there is one rat for each person in the United States. Rats can fall 20 feet without being injured. Rats can jump 3' straight up and 4' out from a standing position. Rats are capable of swimming 1/2 mile in open water. They can climb up insides of pipes with diameters between 1 1/2" - 4". A rat's teeth are so strong it can bite through aluminum, lead and other metals.
Allgood Pest Solutions of Jacksonville, Florida provides Pest Control, Termite Control and lawn care for your home or business.
For more information about the pests that Allgood Pest Solutions can control at your home, please click on the following links:
