Photo: Gregory Smith
Recently homeowners have expressed concerns about Pack Rat actively and the potential of rodent infestation around their home and neighborhood.

The Pack Rat, White-throated Wood Rat, is a medium sized nocturnal hoarding rodent with big ears and liquid eyes, and a furry (rather than hairless) tail. They are a necessary part of the Sonoran Desert food chain, a key element in the diet of owls, hawks, bobcats, coyotes, ringtails and other wildlife. Thus the reason not to use poison.

Though this rodent maybe cute, it can become a destructive nuisance for homeowners and their cars if preventative deterrents are not taken. Most exterminators provide non-poisonous solutions, AND there are things homeowners can do themselves to prevent Pack Rats from being around and in their home as well as their cars…..READ MORE