Keep rodents out of your gutters roof home with nz s best rat mice screens.
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Roof rat which is black in colour has large ears pointed nose and a tail longer than its body.
However this may not be the best option to get rid of rats if they ve already made it inside the house obviously urine doesn t smell great so this is better as an outdoor solution.
The ship rat rattus rattus is the most commonly found rat in new zealand and is the smaller of the two european rat species it has a tail that is longer than its body and ears that cover the eyes when pressed forward.
Three species of rats are present in new zealand and all of them were introduced here.
Always wer gloves and a dust mask when entering places where rodents travel such as roof voids and sub floors and wash hands afterwards.
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Guide to the identification and collection of new zealand rodents author.
Attics lofts or ceiling cavities are ideal environments for possums rats and mice who damage stored items and electric cabling by gnawing and possibly causing fires they are also ideal environments for nesting birds that can spread disease mites and fleas.
Mouse which can be identified by its large ears small eyes and a tail longer than its body.
Norway rat which is brown in colour has small eyes and ears blunt nose and has a short tail.
One of the most natural ways to solve your rat problem is to trick the rodents into think there is a predator nearby.
Noises in the attic are worrying and can be an indication that rodents or other wildlife may be living in your roof.
The species of rodent rats and mice found in new zealand are.
Rodents and birds are adorable but when they scuttle across your roof and get into your spouting and make a mess in your gutters well most people would rather do without.
Ahhh autumn the leaves the cool misty mornings the clattering of rodents in the roofspace as you lie in bed.
Ship and norway rats.
With summer approaching we can expect to see whole families of pests lingering around rooftops but there are ways to prevent them from staying.
The brown rat norway rat or water rat scientific name rattus norvegicus.
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Red band gumboots while hosting a rave in our roof we engaged part one of our.
