Rats dig holes to build burrows, not just search for food. Learn how to spot rat activity, remove them, and prevent future ...

Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, is a common bacterial disease caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with rat feces. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

Obesity in Rats. It's common for pet rats to be obese. They love eating anything they can get their paws on. Rats that live in cages are particularly prone to being overweight.

Norway rats (also known as the brown rat, common rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, or wharf rat) are larger at about 7 to 10 inches. They have more robust features including small ears and ...

Anticoagulant rat poisons, known as SGARs, not only avoid addressing the root cause of rodent infestations, they’re also toxic to nature’s best rat predators, animal advocates say.

Hermannplatz in Neukölln is so infested with rats that the district is imposing strict measures from July. According to the district office, the reason for this was discarded food and waste, but also ...