Picture Of Roof Rat Droppings

Droppings droppings are a good indicator of roof rat activity.

Picture of roof rat droppings.

Roof rats and norway rats are the two rat species most likely to enter homes. Common ways roof rats transmit diseases are from. Droppings from the norway rat closest to the penny is the largest of the three and has blunt ends. Look for 1 2 inch long curved droppings with pointed ends to be sure that roof rats and not another type of rodent are the culprits.

On the basis of the tail size. Roof rat droppings pose serious health risks to homeowners. With some size variance. Roof rats leave behind the most evidence of their presence in elevated places where they prefer to nest.

Roof rats being the smaller sized ones with a considerably slender body. If you see these types droppings in your attic or yard they were made by a rat. Their droppings are 12 to 13 mm with pointed ends whereas norway rat droppings are 18 to 20 mm and capsule shaped. Droppings from the roof rat middle is a little smaller than the poop from a norway rat and has tapered ends.

Fleas that feed on the rodents. You have already learned about different type rats poop their size color to identify the right rat in your area. The diet of the roof rats is entirely different from their brethren species. If they have inch long four sided shapes and have blunt ends you have a brown rat to kick.

These paths mark the routes they travel between food sources and nests. Roof rats possessing a long tail. Typically the length will still be the same but the thickness will be much greater than the typical field mouse. Now look at the following rat dropping pictures which will also help you for better rat poop identification.

While the signs of roof rats and norway rats are similar there are a few differences that aid in exclusion and removal. The following picture illustrates the difference between droppings from a rat and mouse using a penny as a reference point. Roof rat droppings are very similar to the house mouse but much thicker.