Black Rat (Rattus  Rattus) Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus)

There are two main types of rats

Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) Norway Rat

Black Rat (Rattus  Rattus)

Identification

Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus)

Weght - 150 to 500gm in weight

Colour - Normaly brown in colour

Length - 440 including the tail

Black Rat (Rattus  Rattus)

Weight - 150 - 300gm

Colour - Black

Length - 386mm including tail

Rodents spread Diseases, Weils disease, Rat bite Fever, Typhoild and dysentery, foot and mouth, Lymphatic meningtis, Scrub Typhus, Murine typhus, Salmonelaa spp, Plague

Teeth

Rats have to keep gnawing as theere teeth dont stop growing, Thew will chew anything from power cables to the wood in your loft which means this can cause alot of damage.

Were There found

Brown Rat - this is a very commen pest in the uk we think there is around 40-50 million Rats in manchester there is a 30% rise in there population levels

Black Rat - This is the rat that spread the BUBONIC PLAGUE this rat is fairly rare in the UK

Habitat

Brown Rat in Manchester - This pest loves to burrow around 2 foot underground, they can live anywere but likes stream/river banks, farms, stables, cellars, sewers, they seem to also like roof spaces

Black Rat in Manchester - This pest loves high buildings, Likes roof beams and rafters and over head pipework

Breeding

Brown Rat - 3-6 litters per year, Litter size 7-8 after born it takes 11 weeks before the young can bread

Black Rat - 3-6 litters per year, Litter size 3-6 after born it takes 11 weeks before the young can bread

Food

Both rats are omnivorous, animal and plant meterial eaten, rats have been around along time and will eat any thing they need to eat around 10% of its body weight aday also they need to drink 15ml of water each day

Rat Damage in Manchester

Control for manchester rats

there is a number of things we can do and use each case is differnt so its allways best to give us a call 0845 508 3119