Never Underestimate a Rats Abilities

Rats have physical abilities that make human athletes look totally undeveloped. These abilities must be taken into account by the homeowner or Pest Control professional to effectively get rid of rats and to keep them out of homes, schools and workplaces. For instance:

• Rats can wriggle through openings as small as 1/2″ (1.3 cm) square.
• Rats can saunter along horizontal wires easily while Roof Rats can even climb vertical wires
• Rats can crawl up the inside of vertical pipes as small as 1.5″ or 3.8 cm, in diameter.
• Rats can shimmy up the outside of vertical pipes up to 3″ or 7.6 cm, in diameter.
• If plumbing pipes or electrical conduit are within 3″ or 7.6 cm of a wall, rats can crawl up them, probably even wearing a tiny tool belt.
• Rats can jump 36″ or 0.9 m from a flat surface.
• From a flat surface, rats can stretch to reach about 13″ or 33 cm.
• Even though they may be the last ones off a sinking ship, rats are able to dive and swim underwater for as long as 30 seconds. In open water, they can swim as far as 1/2 mile or 0.8 km. They can use these remarkable aquatic abilities to swim upward through waste pipes and into toilets.
• Rats at the Dentist: Equipped with front teeth that continue to grow throughout their lives, rats are gnawing machines, attacking a vast array of materials from wood, lead pipes and cinder block to aluminum, glass, and adobe bricks.

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