For me, rats are filthy, gross, and creepy. But that is not why I fight them. I normally would not care about their presence as long as they stay on their side of the walls. But I fight them for two reasons:
Their teeth never stop growing. So they are teething their whole life and also build nests, which means non-stop house destruction.
They can carry hantavirus. It’s an airborne transmission and can come from rat urine and feces.
The day I decide to remove my ceilings (likely to take away rat turf), I expect to get a shower of feces.
Rats keep their teeth trimmed by grinding them together. They don’t need to chew things to keep them short; that’s just a myth. But I get what you’re saying. Be sure to wear a mask when you take your ceiling down! 😬
For me, rats are filthy, gross, and creepy. But that is not why I fight them. I normally would not care about their presence as long as they stay on their side of the walls. But I fight them for two reasons:
Rats keep their teeth trimmed by grinding them together. They don’t need to chew things to keep them short; that’s just a myth. But I get what you’re saying. Be sure to wear a mask when you take your ceiling down! 😬