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What's the smallest gap a rat can get through?
How narrow a hole or gap can rats typically get through?
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"rats and mice can get through a hole as small as a 5 pence coin"
Answered on 22nd Feb 2024 - Member since Feb 2024 -
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"About the size of a 2 pence piece for an adult rat and a bit less for a young one"
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"Half the size of its body.All holes must be proofed,call a professional"
Answered on 5th Jul 2023 - Member since Mar 2017 -
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"Anything a pencil can fit into so can a mice, they bend and sometimes break there bones to gain access, this is why air bricks are a common access point for mice."
Answered on 22nd Jan 2024 - Member since Jan 2024 -
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"Rats and mice can enter through holes typically as small as a 5 pence coin ish"
Answered on 9th Nov 2023 - Member since Jun 2023 -
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"A brown rat generally requires 15mm to access a gap, but a juvenile rat may access a smaller gap.
Regards.
Chris at ARI Pest Control."
Regards.
Chris at ARI Pest Control."
Answered on 26th Jun 2023 - Member since Jan 2023 -
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"Hi Joyce, a rat can get through a 20mm hole and a mouse can get through a 6-7mm hole about the diameter of a normal sized pen."
Answered on 16th Jun 2023 - Member since Jun 2023 -
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