Bobby Corrigan

“Protractor? We dun need no stinking protractor” says Rattus rattus. Hind feet firmly planted, neck torqued, 6 bites per sec at 7000 psi= Bam! Entry. Then leave a lasting scent for area cohorts to follow. (pho: R. Dymetryk; Humane Wildlife Control). 🐀🚪

How to tell a mouse/rat be using rooms you don’t (or do) have access? When M/R repeat squeeze under doors, etc., they leave easily seen sebum trails (darkened ‘rub marks’) + urine+ pheromones. I call this behavior ‘squeeze pointing’. Often at jambs for entry push leverage.🐀

(2) A one-second confirmation rodents have/have not the needed space to clear door/other gaps by inserting the Frye Inspection Tool (FIT) (Dr. Matt Fyre inventor). Small end = mice; large end = rats. Inspectors & techs of (Health, pest, building) = don’t leave home without it.🐀

Unsettling pitter patter above. Both rat spp LOVE ceiling voids (oft overlooked) dark/protected/warm by food via lines/chases to kitchen/ basemt trash). Ceiling rats tell-tale: scrabbling, chew holes in tiles, urine/blood stains. Ceiling cam above eatery kitchen (trap 60 rats).

The strollers of City Grand Boulevards. People vp: lush greenery, fountains, trees/shade…respites from hot cement streets. In the low shadows a few feet away, rats in cool shady earthen beds..will take their strolls--a bit later. 🌳🐀🐀🐀