How to Get Rid of Mice | Mice Exterminator in Bellingham & Everett

House Mice

How do you identify and remove house mice? Classic Pest Control & Installation is your local expert when it comes to extermination and removal of mice in your home. We proudly service the North Puget Sound from Bothell to Bellingham, Lynnwood to Everett and Edmonds to Whidbey Island.

Pest

House Mouse

Pest Category

Rodent

Do They Carry Disease?

Yes

Do They Cause Structural Damage?

Yes

Cost of Damage

Other Damage?

ducting and or insulation to your crawl space or attic

electrical wiring and plumbing in and around structures

can also infest furniture and automobiles

anywhere a safe and quiet, harborage can be found

Signs to Look For

Noises at night are a sure sign.

Foraging and building of nests at night is a common habit of most rodents.

Droppings and urine stain in attic and crawlspace insulation as well as smudges caused by rats and mice entering in and out of an opening consistently.

Their fur is rather oily and that oil rubs off when they come in and out of the same opening, eventually leaving a dark colored smudge.

One of the best indicators of a rat and/or mouse infestation is noise.

Scratching, clawing sounds in the late evening and early morning hours. Often times customers hear noises coming from the heat ducting that runs underneath or above the structure.

Both rats and mice tend to make nests in the insulation around the ducting and the floor registers because that area tends to be warmed by the heat from the furnace. Household pets will scratch, stare and sit by floor registers because they can hear the rodent activity. When a pet begins to do this it is a good sign that something is wrong.

If Untreated…

Rodents are often adaptive enough to live close with man, where they can cause minor to severe damage to things like wiring or your home’s insulation. This damage can be structural to a home with nesting behaviors. The constant growth of a rodent’s teeth throughout its life requires them to consistently maintain this growth by chewing on wiring, drywall, and internal structural components of a home or business. In most cases the rodents are a constant problem throughout the year, but certain times of the year are more problematic. Colder weather often escalates the problem, when these rodents begin to seek shelter and warmth. Being that most rodents are omnivores, there are a myriad of options for them to feed, and a food source will keep them around. Rodents are often very consistent in their behaviors including the use of the same paths throughout a home or business. This consistency makes it easier to keep them out of your house using rodent exclusion or by calling in a Classic Insulation and Pest Control mice exterminator to rid them of your home.

Habits

Mice of all species are constantly on the look out for food. They also are prolific breeders. A female, if temperature and food sources are favorable, can birth litters of approximately 6 young every 40 to 50 days. Mice are great climbers and are known to jump as well. They eat many times throughout the day, though usually small quantities at each feeding and can go for 3 to 4 months at a time without drinking water. House mice tend not to travel very far from their nests. They can be detected by the droppings they leave and the smell of urine stain.

Where are they noticed?

attics

basements

garages

crawlspaces

Tips

Bird feeders and pet food left outside are a magnet for these animals. A strong rodent control program needs to incorporate the following: Thorough inspection to determine the type of rodent that is being addressed. Finding and sealing the holes that rodents are using to enter the structure. The use of bait and traps and other applicable rodent control measures. Continuous monitoring of the baiting, trapping and other measures installed, as a deceased rodent is still a possible food source and source of unpleasant odor within the structure. Finally, identify and address the conditions that led to the infestation. There are also possible concerns to humans concerning living conditions.