Rodents

Do you have a rodent problem? 

Both Rats and Mice pose a threat to human health. They can transmit diseases through contact with their faeces and by making contact with food and drink that is consumed by humans. 
They damage commodities and the fabric of buildings.

Squirrels can nest in your loft space chewing through wires and pipes causing extensive damage to your home. 

They have also been known to cause fires after chewing though electrical cables.

 It is a legal requirement to control both rats and mice

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Rodents

Rats

There are two main species of rat in the UK with most common being the Brown rat - Rattus norvegicas (as pictured).


  • Require 30-60 ml of water per day and 20-25 g of food
  • Gestation period approximately 21 days
  • Sexually mature in 12 weeks
  • Weaning period approximately 21 days
  • Average litter 6-11
  • Cosmopolitan and widespread. Highly adaptive  and able to survive in a wide range of habitats  but always needs access to water to survive.
  • Size - weight 300 - 500 g
  • Body length 200 - 270 mm
  • Tail length 150 - 180 mm
  • Blunt muzzle with small ears/eyes, thick set body.

Most of the dropping will be found in the latrine (the site picked by the rats to use as a toilet) and will be rounded at the end approximately 12 mm in length.


The brown rat can do up to 40 droppings per day.

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Mice

There are six different species of mice in the UK with the house mouse - Mus domesticus (as pictured) being the most common.


  • Requires 3-4 g of food a day
  • Gets water from food
  • Gestation period approximately 21 days
  • Sexually mature in 5-8 weeks
  • Weaning period approximately 21 days
  • Average litter 5-8
  • Cosmopolitan and widespread. Highly adaptive and able to survive in a wide range of habitats.  
  • Average size- weight 15 g (can reach 25 g)
  • Body length 70-90 mm
  • Tail length 50-70 mm
  • Large ears and pointed muzzle giving a triangular shaped head. 
  • Droppings are a small spindle shape between 3-7 mm long in a scattered pattern. the house mouse can do up to 80 droppings per day as well as being incontinent.

Being omnivorous The house mouse will eat a wide variety of food depending on availability and location.

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Squirrels

There are two main species of squirrel in the UK with most common being the Grey squirrel (as pictured).


Grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis )

  • Both sexes are similar in size with a head and body length between 25 - 26.5 cm.
  • Tail length 22 cm
  • Weigh about 500 gm
  • Sharp claws for climbing and a bushy tail for balance.
  • Build nests (dreys) in trees and loft spaces from twigs, leaves or insulation
  • Breed between February - March and June - July.
  • Litters can be between 1 - 7 but average is about 3

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