Here are some tips to keep rodents from making
themselves at home:
Rodents like dark places. They will search for
food in kitchens and pantries, too. Attics, basements and garages are most susceptible.
Mice and Rats are most active at night while
your household is asleep. But they also will get busy during the day,
especially to seek food. Mice and rats are nocturnal.
Check for any signs if you've had visitors and
where they've been. One mouse can expel 40 to 100 droppings a day. A mouse
dropping is less than 1/4 inch long with one or both ends pointed. Rat
droppings are 1/2- to 3/4-inch long. Roof rats scatter their curved,
sausage-shaped droppings with pointed ends. Norway rats tend to leave their
rectangular droppings, which have blunt ends, in small groups.
Rodents don't need big holes to get inside. “A
mouse can squeeze through a hole the width of a pencil even smaller, Rats need
only a hole the size of a quarter. So Block any entrances where they may enter.
One pair of rats can lead to up to 1,500 young
in a single year. They can reproduce at 3 months of age. A rat can have 12
offspring a litter and seven litters a year. Get rid of them ASAP.
When baiting traps, use food rodents prefer:
dried fruit, unshelled nuts (such as peanuts) or dog food. With
thread, fine wire or glue, attach the food to the trap so the rodent can't free
the bait without getting caught.
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