When wild mice get into your home, it can cause a lot of problems, both health and infrastructure-wise. If left alone for too long, mice can triple their population in no time, and cause very costly damages.
Once they have grown accustomed to your home, it will be quite difficult to get them out. Mice quickly become aware of their surroundings, so placing traps on your own can prove to be difficult, as they will often not take the bait from a foreign object. And even if your traps are successful, it is important to know you should never handle mice, either living or dead. For that, you should enlist professional mouse removal services, like the ones we offer at Critter Control® Gainesville.
Where Do Mice Hide in Your Home?
It’s easy for mice to infest your home without you knowing. Mice can fit into holes and cracks ¼ the size of their bodies. And if they nest in your home undisturbed, a few mice can turn into a large infestation. And since your home has everything they need- food, water, shelter, warmth- they won’t want to leave on their own. The longer they stay, the more time they have to inflict damage on your home, like gnawing through your walls, ripping out your insulation, and fraying your wiring, causing fire hazards.
Signs of a Mouse Infestation
With a historic college town like Gainesville, it’s very easy for small rodents like mice to make their way into homes. With a mouse infestation, early detection is key. It’s important to address your mouse situation as soon as it arises, or else the infestation population can grow at an alarming rate. If you do find you have mice cohabitating with you, here are some important things to remember:
- Look out for nesting materials mice can use such as scraps of paper, cardboard, or insulation around your home.
- If you live in an apartment complex or townhome, talk with your neighbors and make a plan to keep an eye out for mice activity
- Keep food stored in airtight containers
- Avoid touching or picking up droppings on your own, as mouse feces are very unsanitary and can carry a variety of diseases
Problems Mice in the Attic Cause
With a historic college town like Gainesville, it’s very easy for small rodents like mice to make their way
into homes. With a mouse infestation, early detection is key. It’s important to address your mouse situation as soon as it arises, or else the infestation population can grow at an alarming rate. If you do find you have mice cohabitating with you, here are some important things to remember:
- Frayed electrical wiring, which will create a fire hazard
- Build-up of mice feces and urine, staining your ceiling and walls and soaking into your attic insulation
- Shredded attic insulation, driving up your electrical bill
- Damages to stored belongings
Health Threats
When searching for food or more nesting material, mice will venture out of their home in your attic, and you’ll run the risk of catching illnesses from them. The tricky part is that mice can spread diseases without you having to touch them. Their urine and feces contaminate the air around them, making it harmful to breathe around their nests. Some of the diseases mice have been known to carry include:
- Plague
- Salmonella
- Hantavirus
- Rat-bite fever
- Leptospirosis
4-Step Process for Mouse Control
Inspection & Identification
We begin with a careful, top-to-bottom inspection of your property to identify signs of pest activity, nesting areas, and potential entry points. This thorough review helps us understand the scope of the problem and catch issues that might not be visible at first glance. Next, we determine precisely what type of rodent you’re dealing with and how widespread the issue is. Proper identification allows us to choose the most effective treatment, since every pest species requires a different strategy.
Customized Rodent Trapping Plan
We have a wide range of ways to safely and effectively remove the mice from your home, ensuring relocation whenever the situation allows it.
Exclusion and Prevention
Last, we’ll go through your home and seal any entry points that the mice may have used, to ensure that you’ll never have an infestation problem again,
Restoration and Remediation
We’re able to clean up and repair any messes or damage your mice infestation may have left behind. It will be as if you never had any pesky house guests, to begin with.
With Critter Control, every step of the process is built on expertise, accountability, and a commitment to keeping your home or business safe and comfortable.
The Critter Control® Difference
At Critter Control® of Gainesville, we understand how important it is to have a pest-free home, which is why we put so much effort into getting rid of them and preventing a future invasion. Our concern for our clients ensures they receive the best possible care for pest control.
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