Pack rat

Check out the newest blog on Mother Earth News on how we deal with pack rats aka wood rats. They are perhaps the most destructive creatures we have to deal with. Here is the link to the blog: http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/dealing-with-packrats-zbcz1607.aspx

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Pack rats, which are common throughout eastern and western areas of the United States, are one of the most feared pests to have in or around your home. The image of the rat is that of an unhygienic and disease-spreading creature that eats anything and everything it can get its claws into.

A packrat or pack rat, also known as wood rat can belong to any one of the varieties of the rodent genus Neotoma. These neotoma pack rats have rat like looks with big ears, long tails and big black eyes. Generally, they are noticeably bigger than harvest mice, deer mice, and grasshopper mice and rather bigger than cotton rats. Continue reading about the Pack Rat on our website.

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A reader once emailed in and asked me the following question: “I want nothing more than to declutter and simplify but my husband is a pack-rat of epic proportions and absolutely refuses to let go of anything at all. We live in a very small home with very limited storage space so I definitely need ... Read More about When You’re Married to a Pack-Rat

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