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Rats & Mice are serious pests of humans. They are well adapted to living in very close association with humans. Often sharing their food and shelter.
Throughout history rodents have been responsible for enormous losses of food. Owing to their ability to transmit disease to humans by various means they have also been attributed to enormous losses of human lives.
If you suspect you have a rodent issue it is of vital importance that you address the issue immediately for your own safety and peace of mind.
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Common types of Rodents in Australia
Norway Rat (common rat)
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Course Red Brown in colour. Heavy set body with a blunt nose and small finely haired ears. Tail is shorter than the body and head and is pale underneath.
Weight – 450g
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HABITS:
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Burrows, swims well and occurs in sewers. Lives outside and inside and nests in various places
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FOOD:
Garbage, meat, cereals and fish
Roof Rat
VISIBLE FEATURES:
Fine grey, black, brown in colour. May be white underneath. Slender body
with a pointed nose and large almost hairless ears. Tail is longer than the body and head and is uniform in colour.
Weight – 200g
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HABITS:
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Does not burrow. Climbs well. Poor swimmer. Rare in sewers but often found in high places
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FOOD:
Vegetables, fruit, cereals and grains
House Mouse
VISIBLE FEATURES:
Fine Brown to grey in colour. Slender body with large hairy ears and tail about the same length as head and body. Tail is partly naked.
Weight – 20g
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HABITS:
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Burrows as well as nests in furniture. Occurs outside and inside. Not in sewers
FOOD:
Cereals and Grains