If you have found yourself with a mouse infestation in your home then it is probably very frustrating and you probably really want them gone. In general, when you have mice there are two directions you can take. The first is to try to do it yourself, the second is to get a trained technician to use commercial products to get rid of the mice in as little as a month. If you cannot afford it or just don’t want to spend the money on professional work then you will have to resolve the issue with domestic products. Not there are many types of products, most of which are human and inhuman traps.

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A humane trap is often electronic or mechanical and will be baited with something the mice like. They will enter, the door will close either through springs or through electronics. Inhumane traps kill or harm the mouse. These include the well-known snap trap as well as some other traps. The glue trap is by far the most inhumane trap to ever be devised. The fact that other animals and insects, helpful insects even, can get trapped on the trap along with what could be several mice. As the mice are trapped together and starving they will start eating each other and what you will find will be a bloody mess of body parts. This is something no one wants to see so avoid glue traps like the plague. There is also an electronic trap called a zap trap. This electrocutes the mouse to death. This is not humane or short, as seen by the thousands of mistakes made by the united states in punishing killers. The electrocution method rarely works to kill instantly and often takes multiple shocks to kill the person. The mouse has a much lower water content so the electricity has few places to go but to simply light their fur on fire. Avoid these traps as well.

The best of the best, the most humane and the least work involved in the modern plastic snap traps, leave the old wooden one alone, they are ineffective. That being said, be very careful handing modern snap traps as they can easily take off a finger. They are opened with a mechanism at the back so do it with both hands and if it snaps shut it won’t hurt you. Once is it open carefully bait it with a long spoon or chopsticks which work very well? If the trap closes it will just break the chopsticks and not your hand. 

Now the biggest mistake most people make is underestimating the number of mice in their home. They will see a couple of mice and then set up a couple of traps. This will have the reverse effect of teaching the mice to stay away from the traps as they will see their friend use it and die. You need many, possibly 50 or more set up all over the offending area. Keep checking and rebating. If you find a dead mouse don’t touch it without gloves on. There are many things you can catch from a dead mouse. You may also be using the wrong bait, mice do not eat cheese, they like rotting shellfish, that is their favourite. Shrimp shells work the best. 

While house mice are an issue all year round, entering your home through an open back door and cracks in the foundation, other mouse pests infiltrate other areas of the house during only the winter months. These are rarely house mice as they will invade just about any time of year. Instead, it is far more likely to be field mice or deer mice, these mice are not interested in your food generally, they want warmth to living in and then they leave to hunt for food outside in their natural way. While the issue of food eating may not arise unless your home is especially messy or you store food in the attic they will cause damage to the attic. They will defecate everywhere including in the insulation which will need to be replaced, they will also chew on electric wires that can easily cause a massive fire in the attic of your home. These issues can be much worse than house mice who take years to get to an attic.  

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You can protect your home from these winter invaders by either performing what is called exclusion yourself or highering a professional that can seal off your home in ways you may not have thought of like a deck exclusion often referred to as trenching. This process involves digging a trench around a deck or shed to prevent burrowing animals like rodents from getting under it and entering your home without being noticed. Bushes and shrubbery near the home are also a danger and can allow mice to easily hunt for an entrance to the house without being noticed. Tallgrass is the biggest danger and will allow any number of rodents to enter your home. Make sure to move plants near your home and cut the grass extra short to stop them from hiding and finding a way in with ease. You can also put sealers on the door and seal up gaps in windows with spray foam but a trained technician will be able to do everything and more. 

 So if you have winter mouse issues call the Exterminators for all your exclusion and mouse treatment needs. You will not regret your choice as all mouse treatments come with a 6-month warranty and exclusion comes with a 2-year warranty. If you have issues call us back and we will perform the rebait and repairs for free. So do not rely on domestic treatments as they may not work and may even make the situation worse. Call the professionals and get rid of them for good.