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Rat
Rats, mainly dwell in sewers, and holes in old rundown houses. A rat’s diet, is mainly made up of, cheese, bread, and small insects. Rats can get from 1inch, to 2feet. Rats, are very fast reproducers. An adult, female rat, can have up to 9 babies a year.
Wildcat
Wildcats, are in many diferent collors. The most wildcats found, were in Canada, and SouthAmerica. Wildcats mainly eat, small rodents, and small mamals. Wildcats,can get from 3-4 feet.
Ermine, stoat
The stoat is actually just a white weasel. They are about the size of a normal weasel, whichis about one foot long. Weasels change into stoats in the winter. there are a lot of names for a stoat, ermine, short-tailed weasel, bonaparte weasel, and stoat! stoats live in North America, Europe, and Asia. They eat small mammals, birds, eggs, frogs, and invertebrates.
Ferret
What are ferrets? Ferrets are a medium sized vermin. Ferrets grow to be about twenty-five inches. Their fur is creamy colored with dark tips. Ferrets live all over the world. They eat smaller rodents than themselves. They are known to be good pets.
