Fact: In case anyone was wondering why rats never took off as popular domestic pets, consider briefly their association with death and disease. With a list of horrors such as the bubonic plague, hantavirus and leptospirosis credited to them, it's no wonder people will so easily accept the notion that rats in and of themselves are lethal.
Question: Where do Rats Live?
Answer: They nest in outside structures normally such as , outside buildings, woodpiles, trashpiles, covered objects like lawn mowers.
Question: Why do they come into a house?
Answer: This can be caused by a few reasons, safe warm place to nest, bird seed close by as food source,
Question: how did they get in my home?
Answer: The gain access into home by existing building gaps, chew holes, missing siding.
Question: Why don't we just put poison out and kill them all?
Answer: As a homeowner you do have this option, however you do risk the chance that they might die in your home. Once this has taken place they are very hard to find and if they are in the wall might be very costly.