With their large ears, smooth black fur and slender bodies, roof rats look almost cute compared to their hefty, ground-dwelling cousins: the Norway rat. Roof rats (also known as fruit rats, ship rats and Alexandrian rats) are especially good climbers. They can spend their lives eating and raising their young in the treetops, but they readily adapt to human dwellings. Given the chance, they will build nests in cozy areas such as attics, ceilings, garages, inside a home’s walls, at the back of a laundry room, o... read more