They prefer nuts plants and fruits to grains or high protein stuff such as scraps of meat.
Rat tail roof.
Roof rats are long and thin rodents that have large eyes and ears a pointed nose and a scaly tail.
The diet of the roof rats is entirely different from their brethren species.
The roof rat feces are spindle shaped and reach about 1 2 inch in size the norway rat s droppings have a capsule shape.
Inspecting roof rat infestation.
Roof rats have soft and smooth fur that is typically brown with intermixed spots of black.
Adult roof rats measure 6 8 16 20 cm when combining their head and body length.
If you pull the tail back over the body it will reach over its head.
Conspicuously shorter than their combined head and body their tails are carried with comparatively less movement than roof rats.
They grow up to 18 in in length including their tail and weigh at least 5 oz.
And also because the norway rat can quickly adapt to the changes in the temperature compared to the roof rats.
Their undersides are often white gray or black.
It is a generalist omnivore and a serious pest to farmers because it.
It likely originated in the indian subcontinent but is now found worldwide.
Unlike the norway rat which is also known as a sewer or brown rat roof rats are smaller in size and their tails are longer than their bodies.
The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside.
Roof rats possessing a long tail.
Roof rats will also make.
Their 6 inch to 8 1 2 inch tails are dark on top with lighter undersides.