House Mice
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The house mouse is a small, slender rodent with small, black, somewhat projecting eyes, large, almost hairless ears, and a virtually hairless tail with obvious scale rings. Although some daytime activity may be observed, house mice are primarily nocturnal creatures. Even if it can be the case for certain other rodents, seeing mice during the daytime does not always indicate that there is a large population there. Mice rely on their hearing, sense of smell, taste, and touch in lieu of their weak eyesight (called colour blindness).
Life Cycle
Rodents are mammals that give birth to litters of up to 12 young offspring after carrying them for roughly 20 days. After a month or two, newborns become sexually mature.
In contrast to the outdoors, where mating season lasts from early summer to late fall, rodents reproduce indoors all year long. They typically only have one year life span.
Signs Of Mice In Your Home
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Droppings
The common house mouse will leave droppings in places where you don't normally look. For example, behind the fridge, stove, dishwasher, and basement corners. These droppings look like dark coloured rice.
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Chew Marks / Holes
Mice are very destructive and can chew though drywall, creating holes for passage. They can also chew wiring in your house leaving an expensive repair bill or even cause -
Urine Smell
As mice infest homes they constantly leave dropping and urinate everywhere. This can be one of many signs that you have mice in your house.
What To Do If Mice Are Found?
Do The Following:
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Look for chew marks and nibbling on wiring. Look for holes or rubbing marks on the walls. Watch out for tiny, pellet-like droppings, keep the area where you prepare meals clean, Immediately clean up spills and crumbs. Take away food sources, such as bird feeders.
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Regularly sanitize and rotate dumpsters, Ensure that trash cans are tightly covered. the building's outside greenery should be cut back, Caulk or foam can be used to seal any cracks or holes. Fix leaking HVAC systems, soda or ice makers, Eliminate any outdoor puddles of water. Keep doors closed when not in use, Install weatherstripping around the windows and doors.
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Call Pronto Pest Control immediately!
How To Prevent A Mouse Infestation
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A thorough inspection must be performed to identify the points of entry into the building and address these issues while trying to manage rodents in homes. The next step would be to set up bait stations or traps near the rodents' habitation or movement patterns. Rodents love to hide in locations like attics, crawlspaces, drop ceilings, and wall voids, thus these spaces shouldn't be overlooked.
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Even more caution needs to be utilized while dealing with rats outside. Everything that contains traps or bait must be put inside authorized containers that can only be accessed by the intended animal.
House Mice TIPS & FAQ
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House mice have poor vision. Despite this, their other senses, including hearing, smell, touch, and taste are strong
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Dog food is a favourite menu item for Mice.
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It's critical to start rodent control procedures as soon as you notice a mouse entering your home. If not, rodent populations might grow rapidly. Without human help, one mouse pair may give birth to 200 young in just four months.
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Mice do require fresh water (15ml to 30ml per day) and cannot live long without it. They also require 25-30 grams (1 ounce) of food per day.
How Did I Get Mice?
Rodents enter homes in search of warmth, food, and water. In the fall, as the temperature starts to drop, they vigorously look for cover.
Mice and rats frequently seek shelter in residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and warehouses, dog houses, sheds, barns, and lawn decorations.
Do Mice Transmit Diseases?
There are several health dangers related to mice. In actuality, more than 35 diseases have been linked to mice. Direct contact with rodents, handling of live or dead rodents, coming into touch with rodent excrement, urine, or saliva, and mouse bites are all ways that these diseases can be transmitted to people. Through fleas, ticks, or mites that have consumed an infected mouse, diseases carried by mice can also be indirectly transmitted to people.
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