Have You Got rats In Your Attic?

Rats in the attic can be as bad as bats in your belfry.  Lying awake at night listening to the scurrying, scratching and general messing about can be infuriating.  It can also be difficult to keep them out as attics can communicate with neighbours. Rats may be entering under eaves via drainpipes in places which are inaccessible to humans and so difficult, if not impossible to block up.

Rats can also spread disease.  Around 35 human afflictions are known to be transmitted through their faeces, urine and saliva. If a rat decides to expire in a hidden corner of your attic the smell can become unbearable as he decomposes.  Again, if he is wedged in an inaccessible place you will wish you had put more effort into repelling the little beasts.

Traps and repellents only go so far; only one rat needs to slip through your preventative net in order to keep you awake all night.  So what can you do?

An astonishing new device from Hammer Technologies is set to change all of this.  It is designed especially to create a defensive perimeter around the edge of your attic, keeps the little scurrying feet at bay.  Their website is also a mine of information on rats, their behaviour and how to get rid of them.

A Brand New Solution To Prevent Rat Infestation

Rat infestation can cause some serious problems in domestic, commercial, residential and industrial settings. The problems that rats can bring include;

• Soiling. Contamination with urine, spit and faeces can cause problems. It can result in the transmission of 35 different diseases which have been known to affect humans. 
• Chewing. The rat's teeth grow throughout it's life and need to be worn down. This leads them to cause damage to engines and other machinery by chewing the wires. 
• Fires. Chewing through high-voltage power cables had been known to result in fires from sparking. 
• Flooding. Biting water pipes and tubing can cause flooding of your home or facility. 
• Down-time. Loss of use of your equipment could cost your business a fortune against which you may not be insured.

Humans have used traps, repellents and nasty poisons against the little rodents for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Sometimes they do the trick but the technique only needs to be ineffective against one rat for it to fail. A single rat can cause many thousands of pounds worth of damage in only a short space of time.

Mercifully Hammer Technologies have a great new solution in the form of rat-repellent flooring. This protects your expensive possessions and equipment. It creates an impassible perimeter around the edge of your building. Click the link above to visit their website.

Rats Vs. Humans

Rats Vs. Humans

Rats have lived in very close proximity to people for thousands of years and, in fact, have followed them around the globe. Rats have taken advantage of humans' dwellings for warmth and have eaten the crumbs that have fallen from their tables. This has led them to be able to inhabit areas that would normally have been uninhabitable for them. The relationship has not always been harmonious.  This is partly because rats also carry and spread well over thirty human diseases in their urine, saliva and faeces. As well as this they also cause a dramatic amount of damage to people's property by chewing wires, containers and tubing. As well as this they often spoil spoil food and stock.

Sometimes when they chew they are looking for food. At other times, particularly when they chew wiring, they are wearing away their teeth. These grow continuously throughout their lives. Hammer Technologies new rat repellent flooring should help put an end to this problem.

Damage to an individual car can be in the region of £400 on average, peaking at around £7000 for a full rewire of an expensive sports car. Prevention is a must. Visit Hammer Technologies website to find out more about how you can save yourself a huge sum of money.

What Is The Role Of Rats In Culture?

What Is The Role Of Rats In Culture?

Rats are ubiquitous in our culture, our conversation and our religions.  In the Hindu religion rats are thought to be the physical vehicle of the elephant god Ganesh. They are considered to reincarnate as sadhus, Hindu holy men.  Every Ganesh temple has a statue of a rat in it.

In the Chinese zodiac the sign of the rat is the first.  People born under this sign are thought to be wasteful and intelligent. In the British Isle of Man, near the north-western coast 'rat' is certainly taboo.  In fact 'rats' is used as a mild expletive in the US, probably due the negative association of rats with spreading of human disease.

The main problem caused by rats is the huge amount of property damage caused by them chewing the wires in cars. They also damage property such as commercial stock, industrial machinery and robots.  A paper from 2009 demonstrated that rats cause $9 billion worth of property damage in the United States alone.  The main reason for this damage is the fact that rat's teeth surprisingly grow continuously. This happens during their whole lives, at a super rate of between 4.5 and 5.5 inches each year and they need actively to grind them down.  This new invention from Hammer Technologies is aimed squarely at stopping this damage.  It works as a perimetric deterrent which stops rats getting near to that which you want to protect.

Here's The Truth About Rats

Here's The Truth About Rats

Rats get bad press.  People are often talking about them damaging their property and spreading diseases.  They are seen as being unhygienic and unfriendly.

Rats are often thought be solitary but in fact they are highly social animals. They prefer to be in a group with their friends and family, rather than being on their own for any length of time. Otherwise they become sad, upset and even show signs of depression.  They communicate with their comrades by moving their eyes backwards and forwards very quickly. They also vibrate their teeth against each other and indicating their thoughts and feelings to each other with their tails.

Rats do nine billion dollars worth of damage to property every year in the US alone, according to a study from 2009.  It is often considered that rats do this maliciously. In fact they are often either looking for food and shelter or they are wearing their teeth down. They need to grind them down constantly to make up for the fact that they grow continuously throughout their lives.  Astoundingly they grow at between four and a half and five and a half inches a year.

Hammer Technologies new rat repellent flooring is an ideal solution to rats damaging your property.  It creates a perimetric zone around your property which keeps rats away.

Stop Rats Damaging Your Property

Stop Rats Damaging Your Property

Rat damage to property is a serious problem for many people. A single rat is able to do thousands of pounds worth of damage to an expensive car or commercial stock in only a short space of time. So what can you do about it?

- Seal gaps.  Holes around badly fitting doors can let rodents into your storage facility.  Fix doors and walls so rats can't get through.  Remember they can chew through wood and plastic and that they can fit through a hole the size of a dime.  Fill holes with cement and sheet metal so they can't chew through.
- Trapping.  This is a traditional method of rat control. It may be effective but you've only got to miss one rat for damage to be seriously expensive with extended equipment downtime. A recent scientific paper showed that the annual cost of rat damage is nine billion dollars in the US alone.  This is based on data from 2009 so the figure could now be far higher than this.
- Rat repellents.  These are widely used and widely available but are often ineffective against a determined rat.
- Hammer Technologies Rat Repellent Flooring is an excellent alternative to trapping and repelling.   It uses patent-pending technologies to keep rats away from your property without impeding access.