Mouse Trapping and Removal

How, when and why they become a nuisance pest.

Mice will live in crawlspaces, walls, attics, basements, sheds, or any other place that offers food, shelter, and water.  Mice are nocturnal and can usually be heard scurrying in walls, or gnawing on acorns or other food items in the attic space.  Mice are prolific breeders and one mouse can create a lot of damage to your home, as they create many offspring.

Damage they cause

Mice may spread many diseases such as, Rickettsialpox,  Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, E.coli etc through bites, fleas, microbes, feces (a single mouse can produce up to 100 droppings in one day) and partially eaten foodstuffs. Mice will damage electrical wires by gnawing on them.  They do this to keep their teeth sharp and from growing to large.

Atlanta, Georgia mouse removal & mouse control.

Mice do well living around humans and adapt very well.  This makes mouse removal a difficult task at times.  Once rats and mice enter your home, trapping and poisoning them is a short term endeavor that usually causes more problems than good.  Mouse removal and exclusion go hand and hand with each other and is the only way to deal with these rodent pests.  The first and foremost procedure to mouse removal is trapping them out.  Mouse trapping is very effective and should be left to a professional, as trapping mice and rats can be a challenging endeavor to the novice or inexperienced homeowner.  Please contact a professional rodent exterminator, such as Atlanta Wildlife Solutions, LLC, before attempting rodent control on your own.

Modification to Habitat is the key to rodent control, which can be achieved by removing bird feeders, pet food bowls, human food from table, and refuse that is lying around.

Rodent elimination can be achieved when the proper steps are followed in conjunction with poison free mouse removal.

Rodent exclusion performed by trained rodent removal professionals is the most effective way to permanently remove mice from a home or building and gain control over a mouse infestation.  By sealing all gaps smaller than 1/4" in diameter, which is an arduous task, this ensures long term mouse control in your home. 

How to get rid of mice from your Georgia home and attic, by Atlanta Wildlife Solutions, LLC, a rodent removal and exterminating company, based in Atlanta, GA.

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Mouse Facts

• Mice constantly leave droppings in the areas they frequent. Approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch in length, fresh droppings are dark in color and soft in texture. As they age, droppings become hard and brittle.
• Mice travel the same runway time and time again, leaving a smudge mark - a buildup of dirt and oil from their fur - along walls, pipes and holes.
• -Footprints and tail drags can sometimes be seen is dusty locations. Non-toxic tracking dust such as talc or flour has proven helpful in determining the presence and location of mice.
• Mice can chew through anything that is softer than their teeth, so gnaw marks are a sure sign of mice. On wood, the darker the wood, the older the gnaw marks are.
• If your dog or cat unexplainably gets excited, it is more than likely that mice are moving about.
• The sound of mice gnawing, squeaking, or running through the walls or ceiling is occasionally the only sign of their presence.
• Favorite nesting materials of shredded paper, insulation material and string are often found in attics and garages.

Mouse Biology

The house mouse is remarkably well-adapted for living year-round in homes, food establishments and other structures. Homeowners are especially likely to notice mice during winter, following their fall migration indoors in search of warmth, food and shelter. Once mice become established inside a home, they can be extremely difficult to control.

Mice originated in Asia and spread through Europe many centuries ago. In the 1500s, mice arrived on the ships of the explorers in what is now Florida and Latin America. They quickly spread to the northern shores of North America along with the English and French explorers, traders and colonists.

Although most people consider mice less objectionable than rats, mice are more common and cause significantly more damage. Mice are prolific breeders, producing six to ten litters continuously throughout the year. The greatest economic loss from mice is not due to how much they eat, but what must be thrown out because of damage or contamination. Food, clothing, furniture, books and many other household items are contaminated by their droppings and urine, or damaged by their gnawing. House mice gnaw through electrical wiring causing fires and failure of freezers, clothes dryers and other appliances. Mice also can transmit diseases, most notably salmonellosis (bacterial food poisoning) when food is contaminated with infected rodent feces. Other diseases include rickettsialpox, lymphocytic choriomenigitis, leptospirisis, ratbite fever, tularemia, Lyme disease and dermatitis caused by the bites of mites from the mice. Hantavirus (pulmonary syndrome) is another danger becoming more common.

Mice are nocturnal creatures and are rarely seen by the homeowner.  The most obvious indicators of their presence are droppings (1/8 to 1.2 inches long, dark and pointed at both ends), sounds of them running, gnawing or squeaking, or damage to stored food or materials for nesting. Highly curious, mice explore their territory daily, paying special attention to new items or physical changes in their home range. Unlike rats, mice show no aversion to new objects.

Compared to rats, mice forage only short distances from their nest, usually not more than 10 to 25 feet. When food and shelter are adequate, their foraging range may be only a few feet. For this reason, traps and other control devices must be placed in areas where mouse activity is most apparent. Mice prefer to travel adjacent to walls and other edges- another critical point to remember when positioning control devices. Mice seem to prefer cereal grains and seeds in their feeding. They are sporadic in their feeding, particularly when there are many food sources available. In these situations, mice may make 20 to 30 visits to different food sites each night, taking as little as 0.15 gram of food at each site. Sites may vary from night to night, but certain sites where the mouse feels safe are nightly favorites. When food sources are limited, mice may visit the source 200 or more times per night, but only 20 milligrams may be taken during each visit. In all, the average mouse will consume only 3 to 4 grams or about 1/10th of an ounce, of food per night.

Atlanta Wildlife Solutions, LLC provides mouse removal, mouse exterminating, mouse trapping, mouse pest control, mouse control and  exclusion and damage repair in Atlanta and all of North Georgia, including the counties of Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Carrol, Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Conyers, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jones, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Oconee, Paulding, Rockdale, Schley, Stewart, Upson, Walton and Webster; the cities of Acworth, Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Buford, Carrollton, Catula, Columbus, Cumming, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Ft. Benning, Fortson, Midland, Mulberry Grove, Gainesville, Hapeville, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, McDonough, Marietta, Macon, Newnan, Peachtree City, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stockbridge, Suwanee, Thomaston, and Woodstock; and all of their surrounding metropolitan areas.