 It's an animal that can get in a lot of trouble quickly. It can get into ceilings and chew on wires. As part of the two-day event, over 100 people are getting tips on how rats behave and how to manage them. Traps and poison baits and everything are about 20% of the picture. Part of that means accepting a brutal reality. I want to say eradicate rats, but they'll never be gone.