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Pest Identification Guide

Typical rodnet problems seem to involve any of three common pests, Norway Rats, house mice or roof rats. While Each is a rodent, they all have their own unique behavior patterns and physical characteristics. The first step in handling a problem with rodents is to be able to identify the species that you are dealing with.
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Typical House Mouse
  • House Mouse - The house mouse is easy to recognize, generally 5-7 inches long and gray in color. It loves to nibble. They are inquisive, although they tend to stay close to their nests. Typically, mice make their nests from shredded paper, straw or string. They prefer to eat seeds, cereals, grains and sweets, among others.
Norway Rat
  • Norway Rat - The Norway rat is a large rodent, usually from 13-18 inches long, weighing in at 12-16 ounces with brownish-red fur. Be careful, it's easy to mistake a young rat for a mouse. The Norway rat is a skilled swimmer and excellent climber, and uses its whiskers to aide in navigation. Norway rats tend to nest in burrows. Using its powerful front teeth, a Norway rat can chew his way through wood, electric cables, pipes and many other objects. They tend to be wary of anything new in its environment.
Black Roof Rat
  • Roof Rat - The roof rat (or black rat) is smaller than the Norway rat, weighing between 6-9 ounces, and usually lives along the West Coast and in the southeastern US. The roof rat can be distinguished by it's large, almost hairless ears. Its slender tail is longer than its head and body combined. The roof rat likes to nest in attics and upper floors of house and buildings, as well as in trees and tangled vines.
rodent droppings
Most rodent tend to be more active at night, making identifying them on sight more difficult. The next best alternative for identification is examining their droppings (feces). Rat droppings area about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in length; mouse droppings are 1/4 inch. Compare droppings from your problem area with those shown on the left. This should help provide an identification.
Some of the other key indications of rodent activity can include hair and tooth marks (signs of chewing and gnawing) and finding where they are nesting. The best places to look for signs of activity are in dark, shadowy areas where rodents like to travel.
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