Roof rats are long and thin rodents that have large eyes and ears a pointed nose and a scaly tail.
Roof rat alberta.
You can t have them as pets raise them as pet food or even employ them in the government.
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The roof rat also called gray bellied rat white bellied rat alexandrine rat black rat and ship rat.
Roof rats or rattus linnaeus are a type of commensal rats who are called so because of their inclination to inhabit the upper portions of any building.
As we all know rats are illegal in alberta.
They are also known as roof rat ship rat house rat alexandrine rat and old english rat.
Its origins go to the tree forests of southeast asia and are adept for climbing vines wires and narrow ledges.
Black rats are a rodent which was most likely introduced to north america by early european settlers and explorers in the middle of the 16th century.
They are located in the coastal areas of the usa since they do not adapt well to cooler temperatures.
Also known as black rats even though they vary in color roof rats are rodents that explore both indoors and outside and can be found on roofs in attics rafters the tops of trees and other high places around your home.
Edmonton for years alberta has had stringent protocols designed to keep rats out but sturgeon county confirmed friday some roof rats were found on a property in the area.
If you re caught with a rat you can face a fine of up to 5000 or jail time or both exceptions for zoos universities and research institutes.
Roof rats have soft and smooth fur that is typically brown with intermixed spots of black.
These rats are omnivores eating foliage like seeds leaves and stems in addition to small prey like birds and insects.
Knowing the type of pest you have can help you figure out the best approach to controlling them.
Alberta government inspectors recorded the province s first ever sighting of rats in 1950 at a farm near the border town of alsask saskatchewan.
They can access the upper part of any building because they are excellent climbers and can climb up wires vines and even thin or narrow ledges.
Adult roof rats measure 6 8 16 20 cm when combining their head and body length.
Alberta agriculture s pest specialist phil merril says it is a roof rat.
It will infest attics rafters or roofs and upper stories of buildings.
Their undersides are often white gray or black.
For example a rat trap is too large to kill a mouse.
