With temperatures dropping, experts have advised taking precautions to avoid "ultra rats as big as rabbits" from making themselves comfortable in your home. Heatwaves paired with abundant food from uncollected rubbish have created the perfect conditions for well-fed, fast-breeding rats.
According to experts from Gardening Express, this has led to the invasion of enormous ultra-rats who can grow almost as large as rabbits, with all their leftover energy going into accumulating body mass. This means they're also breeding even more than they usually would.
Given that female rats can produce approximately 72 baby rats a year - with these babies also ready to reproduce within a matter of weeks - this latest boom has left people worried. With dwindling food sources and dropping temperatures, and with far fewer burrows to seek shelter in due to drought, rats will be more likely to head to homes and gardens, creating a nuisance for humans.
