Your home is supposed to be your place to get away from it all. It is not only your barrier to the outside world, but also provides you with a great deal of protection. You feel that you can go to sleep at night and know that your spouse and children are safe nestled in their bed because of your house.
You are not the only one who sees the incredible protection your home has to offer. Rodents like rats may see in the same way. That’s probably not a very appetizing thought for you, and may make you wonder if rats would have a nest of babies inside your attic area?
Think About It for a Moment
We want you to think about it for a moment. Think about your attic area itself. Most people don’t use their attic. It is a secluded area that has become nothing more than a place to store old memorabilia like clothing, blankets, newspaper articles, and books. You rarely go there.
Does that sound like an appealing area for a rat? You bet it does!
Your attic offers so many advantages that would make it the perfect location for a mother to have her babies. It starts with the materials that are present. Even if you aren’t storing blankets and clothing, which can be used to build the nest, you still have the fiberglass insulation. This is soft and warm, protecting her babies and keeping them warm.
You don’t often visit your attic. You may not even go in there for years. That makes it a secluded spot where the rat doesn’t have to worry about the babies being bothered by you.
Eliminating Predators from the Equation
Adding to the appeal of your attic is the protection that it provides. Outside of your home there are a number of predators who would love to get at that rat, and would definitely love her babies. They would see those little pink rodents as the perfect snack, and they would be very little that she can do to protect them from those predators.
That is not true in your attic. Where a fox, raccoon, owl, or similar animal would have the advantage outside in your backyard, they can’t even get into your attic area. This keeps her babies safe, as she knows no predator is coming after them.
Best yet, she can actually leave the babies for a time to go out and find food and water for herself and feel confident that when she returns they are going to be fine. It’s one of the best advantages that she has in the attic. No predators. No concerns about her babies’ welfare.
The primary role of the parent is to protect their young. Your attic affords a rat every opportunity to do just that. It’s an instinctual moment for these animals to know that they can have their babies inside this part of your home and feel confident they will be protected.
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