Rodents
The sewer rat is also called Norway rat, gray rat, and Norway rat. Its ears are small and seem to be half buried in its hair. They are red-brown or grey-brown in colour. Gregarious, rats live most of the time in very hierarchical groups.
DEVELOPMENT AND MORALS
Female rats reach sexual maturity very quickly and can begin to reproduce at around 3 months of age. They can have four to six litters per year, including eight to twelve young. The lifespan of rats, in their natural environment, is about a year, but males generally live longer than females. Rats appear mainly at night and are usually active when people are away from home. When hungry or well acclimatized to a place, these rodents can also feed during the day.
They prefer high-fat foods, but since they are not picky, they will settle for what they find. Their senses of smell, touch, taste and hearing are highly developed. On the other hand, their vision is weak. They are suspicious by nature, especially the adult rat, and any new object on their territory will make them react. Rats are very good swimmers. They usually settle near a water source, whether it's a sewer or oozing plumbing pipes, because they need to hydrate at least once a day.
Norway rats generally build their habitat in the ground and prefer areas that are damp such as crawl spaces and the edges of houses. The black rat prefers to live high up (attics, upper floors of buildings, etc.).
PREVENTION
Rats carry diseases and cause several significant damages in their path. They can damage electrical wires, sometimes causing short circuits or fires. They also eat away at pipes and can destroy the insulation materials in your property. To avoid these rat problems, here are some prevention tips:
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Check the plumbing system, as this is 99% the place where rats enter buildings. A backwater valve is often the first line of defense in urban areas against these pests that infest our sewers.
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Make sure garage doors and other entrances to the house are tight and tightly closed.
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Keep all household garbage in appropriate containers. In the event of a rat infestation indoors, food should also be out of their reach in airtight containers as much as possible.
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N’utilisez aucun poison à l’intérieur, car les rats aiment bien stocker des denrées qui les intéressent dans des cachettes. Ces denrées empoisonnées peuvent ainsi devenir accessibles à des enfants ou à des animaux, ou entrer en contact avec des aliments. Ces produits dangereux risquent alors de causer plus de problèmes qu’ils n’en règlent. Les cadavres des rats empoisonnés peuvent à leur tour occasionner des odeurs et attirer des mouches dans des endroits potentiellement inaccessibles.
If you have any doubts about the presence of rats in your home or if you want to establish a prevention plan, don't hesitate to call on an exterminator rat from Gestion Parasitaire FJ.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Rat fumigation treatment is a procedure that must be carried out by professionals and carried out according to an established protocol that guarantees the success of pest extermination. Therefore, FJ Pest Control guarantees you:
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That fumigation completely eliminates the rat infestation.
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The smoke test will be carried out in the affected areas and vulnerable to infection even before it occurs, to guarantee 100% success in extermination and prevention.
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Specialized treatment depending on the species and level of infection.
Contact our team at Gestion Parasitaire FJ to get the assistance of rat exterminator professionals who will offer you a safe, fast and effective approach to get rid of rats on your property. We can also simply draw up an infestation prevention plan for your at-risk buildings, such as restaurants, garages and warehouses.
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