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It's a little more complicated than that, as different species 'mast' at different times. The 'mega mast' events they keep going on about I am told come about through multiple species going to seed one after the other. Knocking competition out of the running helps the rats, but also multiple litters throughout a year with warm temps and ample food just explodes things more. Rats are capable of reproducting at around the 10-weeks mark, gestation of 3 weeks and rinse and repeat. Efficient...
It may be a "little" more complicated than that but it is basically that.. rats breed like buggery when there is truck loads of feed.
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