Actually, rats will range to 300 feet, but they generally
will have their burrow within 15 feet of their food source.
I have seen them be about 50 feet away, but not often.
And if their colony is beginning to exceed the food source,
they will be out looking for alternate sites, and often during
the day.

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Michael, that is mice you are talking about. We are talking about Norway
rats here. They will range up to 100 feet for food.

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