If you’ve seen the tail end of a rat diving for cover in your kitchen, you’ve already figured out that these pests are quite a bit larger than mice. They are also much smarter. Unlike mouse extermination procedures, simply buying spring traps, adhesive traps or rat poison isn’t enough and a rat extermination service is essential.
The most common type of rat found in Quebec homes is the Norway rat, also known as the gray rat. It can get into your pipe and sewer system and establish a colony of up to a hundred individuals. Females can have up to 12 litters of 10 pups per year. With their sharp teeth and claws, they can build tunnels and burrows in sewers, crawl spaces, attics and around buildings.
Moreover, since the rat is a very clever and cautious animal, it tests any new food it finds. It will initially swallow only a small amount to determine whether the food will make it sick. This survival instinct makes the use of poisons a bit complicated. Our rat exterminators are familiar with rat behaviour and have access to products and techniques that are effective against them.