Rodents
Rats & Mice are serious pests of humans. They are well adapted to living in very close association with humans. Often sharing their food and shelter.
Throughout history rodents have been responsible for enormous losses of food. Owing to their ability to transmit disease to humans by various means they have also been attributed to enormous losses of human lives.
If you suspect you have a rodent issue it is of vital importance that you address the issue immediately.
Contact Core Pest Solutions on 0449 722 819 or online to discuss a plan to control rodents in your home or business
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NORWAY RAT
VISIBLE FEATURES:
Course Red Brown in colour. Heavy set body with a blunt nose and small finely haired ears. Tail
is shorter than the body and head and is pale underneath.
Weight – 450g
HABITS:
Burrows, swims well and occurs in sewers. Lives outside and inside and nests in various places
FOOD:
Garbage, meat, cereals and fish
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ROOF RAT
VISIBLE FEATURES:
Fine grey, black, brown in colour. May be white underneath. Slender body
with a pointed nose and large almost hairless ears. Tail is longer than the body and head and is
uniform in colour.
Weight – 200g
HABITS:
Does not burrow. Climbs well. Poor swimmer. Rare in sewers but often found in high places
FOOD:
Vegetables, fruit, cereals and grains
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HOUSE MOUSE
VISIBLE FEATURES:
Fine Brown to grey in colour. Slender body with large hairy ears and tail
about the same length as head and body. Tail is partly naked.
Weight – 20g
HABITS:
Burrows as well as nests in furniture. Occurs outside and inside. Not in sewers
FOOD:
Cereals and grains
