Newcomers to Sandia Heights are sometimes alarmed to learn that several species of mice and rats live in our area. Not to worry! None of these species are like the house mice, black rats, and Norway rats that people dread and that spoil your food and carry disease. Native mice and rats are a normal part of our environment, and they prefer to stay outside. They help keep the insect population under control, and they serve as food for other animals. The easiest way to tell the difference between house mice and native mice is the tail: house mice have naked tails and native mice have furred tails. White-throated woodrats, also known as pack rats, have furred tails as well, while Norway and black rat tails are bare.
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