Are also easily noticeable signs.
Roof rat mid night.
Getting rid of roof rats.
Do you hear the rat on the roof during the night or the day.
Roof rats being nocturnal are not visible during the day.
Roof rats typically feed at dusk and again prior to dawn although they will forage several times per night and during the day.
The fur of roof rat is smooth while the fur of the norway rat is rough and shaggy.
When eating they prefer to be in a sheltered or hidden environment.
If you pull the tail back over the body it will reach over its head.
Roof rats become sexually mature between two and five months producing four to six litters per year that consist of six to eight young each.
In dense populations these rodents will establish a social hierarchy wherein dominant males mate more than subordinate males.
Roof rats in particular are food hoarders meaning that they have been known to stash supplies of things such as nuts and seeds.
If they are it means their population has increased considerably.
Once you have identified that roof rats are infesting your house you must try to get rid of them as soon as possible.
The common lifespan of these rodents is about one year.
Inspecting roof rat.
Make sure that any food or cover on the roof is removed while rats are also attracted to fruit trees so make sure that any branches are not overhanging the roof otherwise the rats can use those to get on to the roof again.
Go back to the main rat removal page for more information about rat on the roof and what types of noises or sounds they make.
The adult roof rat is about 7 10 inches long and weighs about 5 9 ounces.