A plague of rats: in Arizona, rodents sneak into houses through sewer pipes

In Arizona, residents of the Paradise Valley city are faced with a rat infestation. They sneak into houses through pipes, gnaw through walls and spoil food. The edition told in more detail ABC15.

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“There are several ways rodents can enter your home. They basically crawl through the sewer system into the pipes and chew their way out,” said Chad Little, co-owner of Urban Desert Pest Control.

Rats, although small in appearance, have incisors that can gnaw through anything.

“Sometimes they bite through steel, cast iron pipes,” said Cole Rodenkirk, an employee at Urban Desert Pest. “They can chew a hole right through the plaster to get inside the house.”

And already inside the premises, the pest can cause great damage.

“I need a new dishwasher because the rats chewed up the pump in the old one,” complained David Schmidt. — They ruined the food in the pantry. We had to throw away a lot of things they ruined.”

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“I’ve seen some spend tens of thousands of dollars on rat problems,” Little noted.

Rodents not only cause financial losses, but also undermine the peace of mind of any homeowner. “One woman went to the toilet in the middle of the night. She opened the toilet and there was a rat,” he added.

“I thought somebody tickled my arm and I woke up with a rat running up my arm,” Tammy Mendez explained. “When I see little rats, it scares me, because I know: where the children are, there must be a mother.”

Mendes is right, and the reproductive facts are no less alarming. “Every 22 days, a rat is capable of giving birth to small rodents,” Little explained. “An animal can become pregnant the very next day after giving birth.”

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If rats enter the house through a pipeline, there is no real way to prevent it early, as the walls must be destroyed to find holes.

Expert advice is to deal with any rodent problems immediately. If you think you hear rats in your home, see feces somewhere, or notice bite marks on your food or walls, don't wait until it gets worse. Set traps, look for possible entry points, and call a professional if you can't solve the problem yourself.

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