{"id":8319,"date":"2024-01-24T20:34:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T20:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/?p=8319"},"modified":"2024-01-24T20:34:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T20:34:33","slug":"rat-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/rat-race\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a rat race!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ba263f530ba27b71e3059276ac7ed289\">Mischief Mayhem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What are these rats up to? A group of rats is called a &#8216;mischief&#8217;, which is pretty suiting considering the havoc they bring at times. I&#8217;m sure most of us have had a startling or possibly even near heart attack experience with a rat or mouse. Of course besides having them as pets, there are many reasons why we wouldn&#8217;t want them or their droppings (ew) near our homes, vehicles, or even us. Besides the mischief they cause by themselves, they can also attract their predators. However, they are a very important part of the food chain due to their size and their reproductive abilities as well as the health of grasslands and forests. Rats\/mice can be interesting as long as they aren&#8217;t running wild all over our homes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63bfde207422b01fb05a1c2de949652e\">Fun facts about Rats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ever heard the expression &#8220;you filthy rat&#8221;.. you&#8217;ll be surprised to know rats prefer to stay immaculately clean and groom themselves for hours a day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The enamel on a rat\u2019s teeth is stronger than some metals. This allows them to chew through <strong>cinder blocks, glass, lead, and wire.<\/strong>\u00a0This is one reason wild rats can cause a considerable amount of destruction when they are inside buildings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If rats experience an electrical shock, they\u00a0<strong>are often able to restart their own hearts.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When Rats\u00a0eat something they shouldn\u2019t, they use the practice called pica. This means they will eat dirt or clay to dilute the effects of their mistaken dinner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A female rat has incredible reproduction abilities and can have 60-80 babies in a year. Their pregnancies only last about 3 weeks!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With eyes on either side of their head that can move in\u00a0<strong>opposite directions<\/strong>, rats are even able to see what\u2019s happening\u00a0above\u00a0them to avoid their flying predators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last and most certainly least, a single rat can leave 25,000 droppings a year&#8211;pew-ey!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rat.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rat-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barnesexterminating.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rat-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mischief Mayhem What are these rats up to? A group of rats is called a &#8216;mischief&#8217;, which is pretty suiting considering the havoc they bring at times. I&#8217;m sure most of us have had a startling or possibly even near heart attack experience with a rat or mouse. 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