Actually, that would be the worst "would you rather" question ever. These two pests are probably the worst of all creepy crawlies especially since they are so prevalent in urban areas. Wherever we go, we are sure to find at least one of these guys hiding in a corner or a hole in the wall somewhere.
Personally, I think rats are worse just because of their destructive capacity. They can eat anything. Roaches just scare people off because they can fly. Apart from that, it's a lot easier to get rid of them. Rats, on the other hand, are on a different level. Here are some answers from the Splinter staff:
Roaches by a mile. They look disgusting and move in an extremely creepy way. Plus they can survive a nuclear bomb and would probably mutate into super roaches the size of golden retrievers.
It’s definitely rodents. Roaches suck but getting rid of them is easier, both on the practical level and on the guilt level. If you have to kill a rodent, it’s horrible. They’re mammals, they make noise, they have faces. Killing a roach is deeply whatever. Also god forbid I ever have to deal with a whole rat in my house, I would lose it.
What do you think?
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Rodents can carry fleas which can carry some nasty diseases. Remember the Black Plague?
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I would prefer the furry creaturs... ;-) Especcially as they are bigger, leaving fewer space for them to hide. Additionally, i prefer mouse and rat traps over anything suitable to defend roaches. When it comes to defeat an enemy it is always easier if your opponent has fewer offsping, longer doubling time, provides a larger target area. To defend rodents it is possible to use a wide variety of predators such as cats, ferrets or dogs to hunt them inside a house.
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